MONACO: Boxing legend, businessman and philanthropist Oscar De La Hoya will kick off the Sportel Summit 2018 as the keynote speaker May 15 at 11:00 am at the W South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida.
The invitation-only Sportel Summit unites an exclusive circle of decision makers from the international sports marketing and media industries that shape the business for tomorrow, an official release states.
“I am honoured to announce the legendary Oscar de la Hoya will join us for an exclusive keynote, as part of the prestigious line up at the first Sportel Summit,” said Laurent Puons, Sportel CEO. “His outstanding achievements in the world of boxing, transitioning from one of the greatest fighters to esteemed business executive and hugely successful promoter, make him an elite reference within the international sports industry, exemplifying the visionary thought-leadership of the Summit.”
As the keynote for Sportel Summit 2018, De La Hoya will share his insights from his decades of fighting, from winning the Gold medal at the ’92 Barcelona Summer Olympics to reaching the top of boxing’s professional ranks as one of the best fighters in recent history. De La Hoya transitioned successfully from fighting upon retiring in 2009 to lead his company, Golden Boy Promotions, as one of boxing’s best and most respected promoters around the world. De La Hoya has been at the forefront of moving the sport of boxing into the digital age, having launched Golden Boy Media and Entertainment in 2015, a new division of his company devoted to live streaming and delivering content on the sport to online audiences around the world.
“As a former professional athlete turned international businessman, I’m looking forward to keynoting at the Sportel Summit 2018, among an exclusive group of individuals leading sports business and marketing into the next era,” said De La Hoya. “I’ve had the opportunity to be part of some of the biggest sporting events in recent history, whether as the athlete or promoter on the business side, and I look forward to sharing my experiences from those opportunities with other decision makers in the sports business world in Miami Beach next year.”
A superstar whose popularity transcends boxing, De La Hoya is known around the world not only as one of the best fighters of his era, but as an elite promoter, Grammy-nominated singer, active philanthropist and astute businessman. Over the course of his boxing career, he was an Olympic Gold medalist, 10-time world champion in six divisions and among the biggest draws in the history of the sport. Since retiring from the ring in 2009, De La Hoya has focused his attention on building the company he founded, Golden Boy Promotions, into one of the most successful boxing promotion companies in the world. He runs Golden Boy Promotions as its chairman and CEO from Los Angeles, representing some of the best fighters in the sport today include Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, a three-time world champion in two weight classes and next Pay Per View king of the sport in the US.
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