“Glad I didn’t fight this monster”- Oscar De La Hoya is glad he dropped out of his fight against Vitor Belfort
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The much anticipated Oscar De La Hoya vs Vitor Belfort almost happened but an unfortunate incident spoiled this dream fight for the fans. The legendary boxer, Oscar had to be hospitalized on the count of COVID-19, and he was forced to pull out of the event.
Oscar De La Hoya was scheduled to fight Vitor Belfort in a Triller boxing promotion on September 11th. Unfortunately, the boxer contracted the COVID virus and was forced to pull out of his fight. The promotion had a backup plan ready for such a situation, and another former champion stepped up to the challenge. they do have a back plan. Evander Holyfield took this fight on short notice, and he faced the hard-hitting MMA veteran.
The fight was originally scheduled to take place in California but the location was shifted to Florida. Many expected a good back-and-forth battle between these two, but Vitor surprised everyone, and just ran through Holyfield to get the victory. Holyfield looked slow and immobile, and he just took punches from Vitor before the referee stopped the fight in the very first round.
“No, I’m done”- Oscar De La Hoya drops all plans of coming back to the boxing ring
Oscar was still recovering from the virus, and he talked about this fight during his appearance on The MMA Hour, he says even though he was pushing himself a little too much in the training camp, he wasn’t actually ready to face Belfort. “When I was sparring, I was getting hit a lot. So it was kind of like, I was being stubborn. I was in great shape, I felt my reflexes were incredible, but when I was sparring, I was getting hit too much.”
He added, “Everything happens for a reason. It didn’t take place, unfortunately, but I’m glad I didn’t fight this monster of a fighter, because he’s a big guy, he knows what he’s doing, he’s talented. As old as we were, we still can throw punches. We saw it with Evander Holyfield, where he knocked him out, so I think I dodged a bullet there.”
“No, no, no, I’m done. Like I said, everything happens for a reason and I’m actually glad I didn’t come back. I think my ego got a little bit of me as a fighter,” Oscar concluded.
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