OSCAR DE LA HOYA has confirmed that he will be making his comeback on July 3 aged 48 in excruciating fashion.
The boxing legend was demolished by Manny Pacquiao in his last bout back in 2008.
Now he has revealed he will be getting back into the ring – although he will be praying the fight goes better than his big announcement.
The Golden Boy broke the news during tonight’s press conference for the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight.
The six-weight world champion appeared on stage alongside Snoop Dogg – whose Fight Club banner the fight will take place under – and boxing analyst Al Bernstein.
Unfortunately for De La Hoya his microphone was not working, and hardly anyone heard him say: “July 3rd, I’m making my comeback.”
The icon then immediately dropped the mic, but Snoop had to repeat what the star had said as the veteran walked off stage without naming his opponent.
Snoop Dogg’s Fight Club banner is teamed with Triller, the social media platform which is behind the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren event.
De La Hoya finished his career with a record of 39-6 and won 11 world titles during that journey.
After hanging up his gloves, the American went on to become a successful promoter and has rising star Ryan Garcia under his Golden Boy Promotions banner.
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Boxing comebacks are all the rage right now after Mike Tyson’s against Roy Jones Jr late last year.
That exhibition bout was also produced by Triller.
Most fans will be delighted to catch another glimpse of De La Hoya, but unfortunately for him his painful mic drop incident had many more laughing on social media:
De La Hoya has already called out Gennadiy Golovkin, bizarrely claiming it would be ‘easy’ to beat the Kazakh warrior.
He has also being linked with fighting Marcos Maidana as well as Canelo Alvarez following their acrimonious split.
But a shot at redemption against Floyd Mayweather is what De La Hoya seemingly wants most after he lost on a split decision to Money in 2007.
Speaking to Fight Hub TV, the ‘Golden Boy’ said: “I’ve always prided myself in fighting the very best, and why go after the second-best?.
“Why not go after the guy that beat [Canelo]? Why not go after [Floyd] Mayweather, for instance, in a revenge fight?
“That’s something that’s very intriguing. We’ll see how I feel, and then we’ll take it from there.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
