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Article: De La Hoya pursues a return to glory
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 23, 2001
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De La Hoya pursues a return to glory
AP, Los Angeles Times
Saturday, June 23, 2001
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 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 World Boxing Council super welterweight
(154-pound) ...