This former A+ list athlete turned s.t.r.i.p.p.e.r./e.s.c.o.r.t./c.o.k.e. lover bailed on a commitment using COVID as an excuse.

It isn’t true.

Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya Hospitalized for Breakthrough COVID, Withdraws from Comeback Boxing Match

Oscar De La Hoya will not be able to participate in his upcoming comeback boxing match after contracting a breakthrough case of COVID-19.

The Olympic gold medalist, 49, revealed that he has been hospitalized for the respiratory virus on Friday, saying in a statement shared to his Twitter and Instagram, “Wanted you to hear directly from me that despite being fully vaccinated, I have contracted Covid and am not going to be able to fight next weekend.”

De La Hoya was scheduled to square off against UFC champion Viktor Belfort at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 11. The boxing match would have been his first since his retirement from the sport in 2008.

“Preparing for this comeback has been everything to me over the last months, and I want to thank everyone for their tremendous support,” De La Hoya said in his statement. “I am currently in the hospital getting treatment and am confident I will be back in the ring before the year is up. God bless everyone and stay safe.”

De La Hoya also spoke about contracting COVID-19 in an accompanying video filmed from the hospital. “I mean, what are the chances of me getting COVID? I’ve been taking care of myself and this really, really kicked my a–,” he said. – Source

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