49-Year-Old Boxing Legend Oscar De La Hoya Finally Quits Boxing: ‘It Just Drained Me’
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Over the past couple of years, many former boxing icons in Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr., and more entered the boxing ring to entertain the masses. Among these elites, Oscar De La Hoya too was once in contention to make a comeback last year. De La Hoya dropped many training videos, showing his out-of-the-box prowess.
However, the former boxing sensation has now arrived with a clear stance about his fighting stint.
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In a chat with Boxing Scene, De La Hoya said, “I can’t imagine myself in the ring anymore. I’m hanging up the gloves for sure and calling it a day…It’s not likely (I will fight again). I’m not feeling it. I went through so much in training. I was on it. When I trained, I left everything and my focus was 100%. It just drained me. I couldn’t handle it.” (h/t BoxingScene.com)
In 2021, De La Hoya was all set to headline Triller’s main event against Vitor Belfort. But just a few days before the fight, ‘Golden Boy’ tested positive for Covid-19 and he had to pull out from his high-voltage boxing return.
In his place, Evander Holyfield squared off with Belfort and he succumbed to a tragic first round finish by the ex-UFC elite.
Despite that, Triller was once again looking to re-align Belfort and De La Hoya in a boxing bout. But in the subsequent months, this fight didn’t materialize, and many understood that there was no chance of this fight happening.
However, De La Hoya seemed desperate, but to face another opponent.
Oscar De La Hoya challenged Floyd Mayweather for a $100 million fight
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Back in 2021 itself, Oscar De La Hoya called out his foe, Floyd Mayweather, for a $100 million fight. This ignited an immense fire among the fans as they wished to see the two rivals compete again.
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JUNE 06: Floyd Mayweather receives attention in his corner during his contracted exhibition boxing match against Logan Paul at Hard Rock Stadium on June 06, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
However, Mayweather maintained a neutral stance on this call-out. And he even remained doubtful about De La Hoya offering this much money.
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In all, nothing concrete came into the news for this clash as well. Now De La Hoya isn’t interested in fighting again and he’ll only carry his promoter role ahead.
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