Article: De La Hoya pursues a return to glory

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) ...

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