Six weight world champion Oscar De La Hoya recently announced his comeback to the world of boxing through an interview with ESPN. He said, “The rumors are true, and I’m going to start training in the next few weeks.”

“It’s a real fight. I just miss being in the ring. I love boxing. Boxing is what gave me everything I have today, and I just miss it. Look, it’s been a long time, yes, but actually, my jab feels faster than ever. I have to make sure that my conditioning is perfect, my health is good. And that’s going to take place in the next few weeks. So we’ll see.”

To display his physical training for his anticipated return, ESPN Ringside posted a video of him jumping rope. The video is captioned, “The Golden Boy looks light on his feet.”

A little about Oscar De La Hoya ahead of his comeback

The 47-year-old Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) last fought twelve years ago. Widely regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers ever, De La Hoya, besides winning eleven world titles in six weight divisions, has also won the lineal championship in three weight divisions.

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His last bout was against the current WBA (Super) welterweight champion Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao. A bout he lost via corner stoppage in the eighth round. De La Hoya founded his own combat sports promotional firm named “Golden Boy Promotions” in 2002.

He is since working as the owner cum promoter for the organization and has got several famous names under his belt with the current WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and the WBC Silver lightweight champion “King” Ryan Garcia to name a few.

As far as his comeback is concerned, there is a long list of potential opponents in the conversation. Some names include veteran fighter Marcos Maidana, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and even the UFC President Dana White, with whom he has a history of bad blood. But on top of the heap remain two fighters, namely Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. against whom he has a split decision loss, and the former UFC double champion Conor McGregor. Both fights would generate the highest numbers in terms of box office.

“I’d Have to Give Floyd Mayweather the Most Credit”-Oscar De La Hoya