Oscar De La Hoya Says Teofimo Lopez vs. Ryan Garcia Fight Would Be a ‘Classic’

“I think [Teofimo Lopez] is the future in the lightweight division and there’s a lot of great fights out there for him — including our very own Ryan Garcia, which would be a massive, massive fight.”

That’s Oscar De La Hoya already trying to line up a fight between Teofimo Lopez and Ryan Garcia … explaining it would be an instant classic that would be HUGE for the sport.

Oscar tells TMZ Sports he was incredibly impressed with Teo’s victory this weekend over Vasyl Lomachenko — a fighter many considered the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet.

“If you saw the fight, Lomachenko came in strong toward the end, but it was too late,” Oscar says … “Teofimo looked amazing. He stepped it up. He showed his true colors.”

Of course, Oscar is one of the top promoters in boxing and reps Ryan Garcia — one of the top young fighters in the game.

Garcia is 22. Teo is 23 … and Oscar says a clash between these two young superstars seems inevitable and would be amazing!

“That’ll be like Fernando Vargas vs. De La Hoya all over again, bro … I mean that’s a classic!”

Garcia is 20-0 with 17 knockouts — though he’s gearing up for a big fight in December against Luke Campbell, a guy who went the distance with Loma in 2019.

Garcia fights at lightweight — and Lopez just became the unified lightweight world champion. So, the weight class wouldn’t be an issue.

Look, Teofimo has said he wants big fights — and if Garcia gets through Campbell … Garcia would be a very attractive opponent.

“I think both guys are skilled, amazing fighters. That will be a classic,” Oscar says.

Meanwhile, Oscar is keeping busy by raising money for the Oscar De La Hoya Foundation, which contributes to schools and hospitals in East L.A.