Oscar De La Hoya is becoming the latest legendary boxer to come out of retirement and has high hopes for a potential opponent.
The 48-year-old boxer announced on Friday that he is officially returning to the ring on July 3, during a Triller Fight Club event alongside Snoop Dogg. He did this with a literal fall from the microphone.
De La Hoya’s opponent is currently TBD, but Triller founder Ryan Kavanaugh told Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports that De La Hoya’s goal for an opponent is none other than Floyd Mayweather.
Will Oscar De La Hoya face Floyd Mayweather?
De La Hoya’s fight against Mayweather in 2007, a split decision victory for Mayweather, was the most profitable boxing match in history at the time, generating more than $ 150 million with $ 120 million in pay-per-revenue alone. -view. There were plans for a rematch the following year, but that never materialized due to Mayweather’s retirement.
There was no need to see why De Lay Hoya would be interested in a rematch, even 14 years later. This obviously depends on Mayweather’s willingness to participate this time. Mayweather actually called for a rematch against De La Hoya in 2015, but De La Hoya said he was fine with being retired.
Mayweather is scheduled to face YouTuber Logan Paul in a match that was initially scheduled for February 20, but has been postponed to a later date. The last time Mayweather faced an opponent with any high-level boxing experience was in his 2015 fight against Andre Berto. Since then, he has faced UFC star Conor McGregor and kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, the latter in a friendly.
De La Hoya has not fought professionally since his loss to Manny Pacquiao in 2008, working as one of boxing’s biggest promoters since then. He had already announced plans to return to the ring last August, but with no plans from companies other than wanting to face “any top guy out there”.
Per ESPN’s Marc Raimondi, Kavanaugh also said that De La Hoya’s fight is likely to take place in Texas, with AT&T Stadium a potential venue. Triller is also reportedly interested in a “big” UFC name as another possible opponent.
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