Ortiz sued Golden Boy on January 16 to terminate his promotional agreement, and Golden Boy sued Ortiz’s manager, Rick Mirigian, seeking more than $10 million in damages.

Earlier this month, Ortiz-Ennis appeared to be getting finalized and was supposed to be set for April in Las Vegas, but Golden Boy filed a temporary restraining order that prevented Ortiz from moving forward without the company’s involvement in the fight.

De La Hoya expressed his feelings about the situation while the two sides remain entangled in a legal matter.

“It's unfortunate, I never expected this from Vergil Ortiz, not in my wildest dreams. And then out of the blue, when you're ungrateful, there's nothing I can do. I've done my job as a promoter,” De La Hoya told reporters.

“I haven't heard from Vergil Ortiz Jr. I don't even know if he knows what's going on, seriously. He did an interview in December saying how grateful he is and how I took him to the top. His father texted me during Christmas, saying, 'Thank you very much everything.' I am blindsided by this.

“I am not going to be disrespected anymore. Enough of the ‘Golden Boy’ bulls*** and Mr. Nice Guy. I'm going to protect my rights and do what we have to do.”

Ortiz Sr. shared his stance after he caught wind of De La Hoya’s comments.

“Oscar said my son is ungrateful, huh,” said Ortiz Sr. “The only reason I haven’t said anything is to keep this respectful. Wait till I go live. I’ll always remember when Vergil was sick, Óscar was nowhere to be found. No calls, nothing. So before you use the word ungrateful, look in the mirror.

“Imagine not showing up to your fighter’s big fights and nowhere to be found when he’s sick, while your best fighter kills himself to make you look good, to just be called ungrateful. Sounds like he's upset he got caught. Oh, and he’s lying about the 60/40 [split for Ortiz-Ennis].”

Ortiz (24-0, 22 KOs) and Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs) have been focused on a fight against each other since Ortiz knocked out Erickson Lubin in two rounds on November 8.

Immediately after the fight ended, Ennis and promoter Eddie Hearn entered the ring and kicked off the buildup with a face-to-face confrontation, but the negotiations for the fight has been a frustrating, drawn-out saga.

Ennis, a former Ring, IBF and WBA welterweight champion, made his 154-pound debut in October with a first-round stoppage win against Uisma Lima.

Ortiz is The Ring's No. 1-rated fighter in the junior middleweight division; Ennis is ranked fifth.