Eddie Hearn has stated that he would be more than content to have some of his players take on Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy stable in a 5v5 tournament.

Since Hearn and Frank Warren pitted five of their players against each other earlier this year in Riyad, there have been calls for him and his long-time nemesis De La Hoya to do the same.

And while the two fighters haven’t had much cross-promotional fights in the past, the Golden Boy general manager stated that he would “love” to face the Brentwood powerhouse before going on to tease him about some of his fighters’ recent performances.

– I mean, I’d love to… I’d love to! And what about him? He’s 0 and 17 now, or 0 in 24, 25,” De La Hoya said on the show DAILY function

“Yes, why not?”

Hearn reached out to X (formerly Twitter) to respond to the former six-weight world champion, citing five potential Matchroom vs Golden Boy fights that he described as “basic to make”:

1. Jaron Ennis vs. Ryan Garcia fight
2. Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda
3. Vergil Ortiz Jr vs. Israil Madrimov
4. Gilberto Ramirez vs. Jai Opetaia
5. Jack Catterall vs. Jose Ramirez fight

Boots v. Ryan, Shakur v. Zepeda, Ortiz v. Madrimov, Zurdo v. Opetaia, Catterall v. Ramirez = basic job! https://t.co/PcIwoQ9oAC

— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) November 6, 2024

In June, during the inaugural 5v5 concept, Hearn was gored by Warren, and each of his players lost that night.

His suffering was worsened just a few months later by his prized heavyweight fighter Anthony Joshua suffered a brutal defeat at half-time to Warren’s long-time protégé Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium.

Hearn and De La Hoya have been exchanging information on social media and in interviews for years, and it is unlikely that a 5-on-5 meeting will be as cordial as Warren’s earlier this year.

The Briton became a regular target of the Californian’s weekly social media segment “Clap Back Thursdays”, with him repeatedly questioning De La Hoya’s mental state.

Jake Paul has opened up about his heartbreak when boxing icon Mike Tyson had to postpone his highly anticipated fight. The YouTube sensation was preparing to face Tyson in July, but the legendary heavyweight fighter suffered a flare-up of ulcers during the flight, causing a four-month delay.

Tyson, who was hospitalized and diagnosed with a significant bleeding ulcer, was advised to stop training and postpone the fight to November 15. Now, with the rescheduled fight looming, the pair are set to fight in Texas in front of a potential crowd of 80,000.

Paul, who boasts 10 wins in 11 fights, confessed his disappointment in the Netflix documentary. “When I received the news that he wasn’t on the team and wasn’t able to fight, I was just numb and thought: ‘f**k…’,” he lamented.

“I’m the type of person who likes a schedule and likes to know what I’m doing. It just decided I couldn’t do anything, it was out of my control.”

He added: “Nobody can tell Mike Tyson what to do and if he wants to fight me, of course I will say yes. This is the chance of a lifetime to fight one of the two most celebrated boxers of all time; Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson I see Mike Tyson as a killer, so I never expected something like this.

Paul faced bare-knuckle fighter and former UFC challenger Mike Perry on the day originally scheduled for his fight with Tyson and was victorious in the sixth round.

He stated: “At the end of the day, the Mike Tyson fight is great, but I have a goal to become world champion and I won’t ponderous it down for anyone.”

Tyson last appeared in the ring four years ago when he drew with boxing icon Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition match he largely controlled.

Paul also performed that night, delivering a second-round knockout punch to the NBA’s Nate Robinson. The upcoming fight between Tyson and Paul will be officially recorded and will consist of two eight-minute rounds in which the fighters will wear 14-ounce gloves.

It marks Tyson’s return to professional boxing since retiring midway through his fight with Kevin McBride nearly two decades ago.

Tyson Fury admitted that he would like former opponent Deontay Wilder to hang up his gloves.

Fury and Wilder shared an epic trilogy from 2018 to 2021, with the Briton racking up back-to-back victories after a controversial draw in their first meeting.

Since then, the ‘Bronze Bomber’ has looked like a shell following defeats to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang, the latter of which was an emphatic fifth-round stoppage.

Some observers believe his grueling fights with Fury have weakened the Alabama fighter’s fight, and the consensus in the boxing world is that it’s time to call it quits.

And keep talking Pound 4 Pound Podcast“The Gypsy King” revealed that he shares this view.

“To be straightforward, I would like indigent ancient Deontay to retire from boxing.

“Of course he lost three fights against me. We have taken many years of our lives away.

“This war, which ended in the 11th round by knockout, takes a lot out of your tank and you don’t recover from such fights.

“There were ten knockdowns in our trilogy between me and Wilder. It demands a lot from a warrior.

“Even when he came back and has had several fights since then against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang, he is only a shadow of his former glory.

“The only thing left of Deontay is his name. And that’s it. So I would definitely want him to retire before he hurts himself.

“𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐨!” 👀

Is it finally time for… @AnthonyJoshua and Deontay Wilder will lock horns? 🔥#Box #AnthonyJoshua pic.twitter.com/PksPqUwVB6

— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) October 21, 2024

Despite calls for retirement, Wilder is expected to continue his career, and his trainer Malik Scott has confirmed that his goal is to make money in fights. Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou.

And while the American would undoubtedly be handsomely rewarded for both fights, one wonders whether it’s worth the attendant risks to his long-term health.