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Article: De La Hoya out to reclaim title
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- June 23, 2001
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LAS VEGAS - One minute, Oscar De La Hoya is talking about
retirement. The next, it's big rematches with Felix Trinidad and
Shane Mosley.
He wants to be a singer. He wants to be a boxer.
In De La Hoya's often-contradictory world, only one thing is
certain - he intends to become a champion once again tonight against
Javier Castillejo.
"I miss being a champion," De La Hoya said. "I miss fighting the
megafights."
De La Hoya gets a chance to be a champion again for the first
time since Trinidad gave him his first defeat nearly two years ago
when he challenges Castillejo for the WBC 154-pound title.
Actually, challenge might not be the correct term for De La
Hoya's role in the fight. Castillejo ...