Clancy Is Odd Man Out of De La Hoya’s Corner

Saying he was outvoted by his management team, Oscar De La Hoya said Thursday that Gil Clancy would no longer be in his corner during fights.

De La Hoya (31-1, 25 knockouts) is training at Big Bear for his International Boxing Assn. welterweight title fight against Derrell Coley (34-1-1) Feb. 26 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

For two years, De La Hoya’s cornermen had been trainer Robert Alcazar, De La Hoya’s brother Joel, cut man Chuck Bodak and Clancy, who served as an advisor.

“There was too much confusion with [them] all in the corner,” De La Hoya said. “As much as I love the guy, I want to be focused, not arguing in the corner.

“[The vote] was 4-1 so the wise decision was to keep Gil out of the ring, out of the corner,” De La Hoya added. “I love him as a person and as a friend.”

De La Hoya is coming off the first loss of his professional career, a close but unanimous decision that went to Felix Trinidad last September.

Thinking he was well ahead on points, De La Hoya stayed away from Trinidad for the last three rounds, essentially giving the rounds and, as it turned out, the fight to Trinidad.

Clancy, 77, acknowledged at the time that he was the author of the ill-fated strategy.