‘The time to talk it out is done’: Oscar De La Hoya blames manager for ruining Vergil Ortiz’s career
Oscar De La Hoya insists he’ll never again work with Vergil Ortiz’s manager.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 22: Oscar De La Hoya speaks at a press conference at AVALON Hollywood on January 22, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Melina Pizano/Getty Images) | Getty Images Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya is back on social media today for his latest Clapback Thursday series, and this time takes aim at manager Rick Mirigian , who represents Vergil Ortiz . De La Hoya makes it clear that Ortiz’s career has essentially been ruined by Mirigian’s advice, and says he has no intention of working with him whatsoever to settle their dispute which will likely keep Ortiz on the sidelines for a while to come.
“Everything has taken a trip to Shitsville for this snake of a human being [Rick Mirigian],” De La Hoya began. “Just a few weeks after a Nevada judge ruled to keep Vergil sidelined, we announced this week that Golden Boy extended our TV broadcast partnership with DAZN . Now that he knows, he’s f-cked.
“Micro-d-ck Rick is suddenly blowing me up and begging me to call him back and fix this [shows screenshots of messages]. Motherf-cker, you convinced my fighter to sue me to get out of his contract. Now Vergil’s career is f-cked because of your greedy terrible advice.
The time to talk it out is done. You tried to burn me but ended up f-cking yourself and Vergil. Now all you have to show for it is nasty legal bills…I will never work with Rick Mirigian ever again, and fighters need to beware.