Boxing myth Oscar De La Hoya is attend.
The frail multi-division champion supplied Friday at Triller’s Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren press convention that he’s making a comeback.
De La Hoya’s announcement became preceded by an look from hip-hop megastar Snoop Dogg, who puffed up a shock sooner than summoning the ex-champ and boxing promoter to the stage. Ended in by Snoop Dogg to spoil the news, De La Hoya mentioned, “July 3. I’m making my comeback.” He then dropped the mic and exited the stage.
De La Hoya, 48, has now not competed in boxing since Dec. 6, 2008.
No further particulars had been supplied on De La Hoya’s return. After stepping out of the ring, he Hoya transitioned to boxing promotion, heading up Golden Boy Promotions, an outfit that rapidly bought into the MMA sport and typically raised the ire of UFC President Dana White.
Triller honest now not too prolonged within the past entered the boxing enterprise this previous November with an occasion headlined by an exhibition bout between frail world champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. The rep pay-per-appreciate became reportedly a smashing success.
The social-networking company’s second boxing occasion takes dilemma on April 17, headlined by YouTube principal particular person Jake Paul and frail ONE Championship and Bellator champion Ben Askren.
De La Hoya competed professionally from 1992 to 2008, compiling a 39-6 (30 KOs) official file and establishing himself as one in all the finest pay-per-appreciate draws in boxing historical previous. He has parlayed that reputation into a lot of a hit multimedia ventures, including a Grammy nomination in 2000, and he most honest now not too prolonged within the past seemed on television because the “Zebra” on the inaugural season of FOX’s The Masked Dancer.
In recent years, De La Hoya has teased a comeback on a lot of cases, even suggesting that with now not much less than three months to organize, he’s assured he would possibly perchance perchance perchance knock out UFC megastar Conor McGregor internal two rounds. White reacted to De La Hoya’s in all probability return with mockery.
