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Oscar de La Hoya Announces That He Is Officially Coming Out of Retirement, Will Start Boxing Again in July
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Oscar de La Hoya Announces That He Is Officially Coming Out of Retirement, Will Start Boxing Again in July
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On Friday, boxing world champion and Olympic gold medalist Oscar de la Hoya announced that he officially coming out retirement.
The announcement that Oscar de La Hoya was coming out of retirement came at a press conference hosted by boxing and MMA enthusiast, Snoop Dogg.
Snoop Dogg teased the big announcement saying, “I smell something golden. You smell it?” before Oscar de la Hoya arrived on stage to reveal his big news.
“July 3, I’m making my comeback,” he said before dramatically dropping the mic and exiting the stage. Based on their reaction, the audience seemed excited about the news.
Oscar de la Hoya has been teasing his return to boxing for a while now.
Golden boy about the show these youngsters how it's done.
— Will (@WillieG1982) March 27, 2021
Rumors of de la Hoya boxing again had been circulating for months. In August of last year, the Golden Boy revealed to ESPN that he did, indeed, have plans to come out of retirement.
“The rumors are true, and I’m going to start sparring in the next few weeks,” he said. “It’s a real fight. I miss being in the ring, I love boxing. Boxing is what gave me everything I have today, and I just miss it.”
Oscar de la Hoya’s last boxing match was in 2008 against Filipino world champion Manny Pacquiao.
money talks
— Humberto đšđș (@imnothumberto) March 26, 2021
The 2008 fight was a major loss for de la Hoya and he stopped the fight after the eighth round. After that loss, de la Hoya famously said: “I don’t have it anymore.”
At the peak of his career, Oscar de la Hoya was the top-rated fighter in the world. Since he retired from boxing, he has spent most of his energy building Golden Boy Promotions, a boxing and mixed martial arts promotion firm. He is the first Hispanic-American to own a national boxing promotional firm.
The former world champion also founded the Oscar de la Hoya foundation, which aims to “help improve the quality of life for the community in his hometown of East Los Angeles.”
Tyson got all these old dudes coming back
— Eric A. Nelson (@eric_beingeric) March 27, 2021
De la Hoya isn’t worried about his performance, because he believes he has passion on his side. “These [young] guys are in it just for the money — that’ll be the big difference,” he told ESPN. “I will fight for the glory, and these guys only fight for the money. And guess what? The glory will always win.”
As of now, there is no word on who the Golden Boy will be fighting, although he previously said that he will fight “any top guy out there”. We’ll see how it goes!
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Dad Of Julio UrĂas Got A Tattoo Honoring His Son’s World Series Win
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Dad Of Julio UrĂas Got A Tattoo Honoring His Son’s World Series Win
Parents always find new ways to be proud of their children and how to tell the world how proud they are. This includes Julio UrĂas’ father who recently unveiled his newest tattoo in honor of his World Series-winning son.
Julio UrĂas’ dad is showing off just how proud he is of his son.
Tattoo artist Andres Ortega Rojas posted photos on Instagram showing off the tattoo. Carlos UrĂas forever enshrined his sons victorious lunge after Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays while a tattoo on his left arm.
Rojas told TMZ that the tattoo took nine hours to complete and that is was Carlos’ first tattoo. The moment captured on Carlos’ arm is one that is etched into the brains of Dodgers fans. It was the first time the Dodger has won the World Series since 1988 ending a decades-long dry spell.
The tattoo is catching everyone’s attention.
People are loving the tribute made to his son with a tattoo. It being his first tattoo is even sweeter. We all know how much our parents are anti-tattoos so seeing this happen is extra touching. Julio is framed by the flags of the Commissioner’s Trophy in the tattoo marking what is clearly Carlos’ most proud moment.
The moment marks a culmination of a long journey to athletic stardom.
Julio first pitched for the Dodgers in 2015. The Mexican baseball player was called up to join the famed baseball team. Carlos and the family made a 13-hour road trip from the Mexican state of Sinaloa to Maryvale Park in Phoenix, Ariz. It was after that long trip that Carlos got to see Julio on the field pitching against the Milwaukee Brewers.
It just goes to show you that anything is possible and that, if you work towards your goals, they can come true.
READ: Dodgers Win First World Series Championship Since 1988 And Itâs Great To Be An Angeleno
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