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Oscar De La Hoya claims Liam Smith is most popular fighter in the UK
- Updated: July 19, 2016
Oscar De La Hoya is no stranger to outlandish statements. After all, the head of Golden Boy is a promoter – he promotes. But in trying to sell the public on Canelo Alvarez vs. lightly-regarded Liam Smith in September, he went above and beyond the call of duty with his praise for Smith at a press conference today:
“Liam Smith is the most popular fighter right now in the UK.”
Smith (23-0-1, 13 KO) is the current WBO light middleweight champion, but has never fought outside of England and doesn’t even have a massive following there to begin with. In fact, he might not even be the most popular fighter in his own family – three of his brothers are also professional boxers, with Paul having fought the likes of …
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