Oscar De La Hoya is Not Playing Around! – Breaking Boxing News

Golden Boy Promotions has added undefeated WBC Interim Latino and WBA Fedecentro welterweight beltholder Rashidi “Speedy” Ellis (14-0, 11 KOs) of Lynn, Massachusetts and amateur light heavyweight star Niko “Baby Face” Valdes of Miami, Florida to its stable of fighters. Ellis trained with Canelo Alvarez as a sparring partner in preparation for his November 21 super fight against Miguel Cotto. Valdez won the Florida Golden Gloves state championship four times and claimed bronze at the National Golden Gloves in 2014 at 178 lbs.

“Golden Boy Promotions is kicking off the New Year by adding new, top talent to our stable with Rashidi Ellis and Niko Valdes,” said Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “We are committed to developing top talent to become boxing’s future champions, and will look to do just that with the addition of Ellis and Valdes to the Golden Boy family.”