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===Retirement and proposed comeback=== De La Hoya announced his retirement on April 14, 2009, ending any speculation about a potential fight with [[Julio César Chávez Jr.]], son of the former champion and Mexican icon [[Julio César Chávez, Sr.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-14 |title=De La Hoya announces retirement from boxing |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4068202 |access-date=2021-09-05 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Later in 2009, De La Hoya held an exhibition boxing fight versus basketball player [[Shaquille O'Neal]] as an episode of the television show ''[[Shaq Vs.]]'' On November 25, 2020, De La Hoya told [[DAZN]] that "I'm 90 percent positive that I'm coming back the first quarter of next year," and that he was open to fighting [[Gennady Golovkin]] in a bout.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/oscar-de-la-hoya-comeback-2021-gennadiy-golovkin/76d0r6q4xnb81ohjj4j0j4s33 |title=Oscar de la Hoya '90 Percent Sure' He Will Make Comeback in Early 2021, Targets Gennadiy Golovkin |last=Hale |first=Andreas |work=DAZN News |date=November 25, 2021 |access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref> On June 17, 2021, it was announced that De La Hoya would return to the ring in an exhibition bout against [[Vitor Belfort]] on September 11, 2021, under the [[Triller (app)]] Fight Club banner.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/31653028/oscar-de-la-hoya-vs-vitor-belfort-exhibition-match-set-sept-18 |title=Promoter: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Vitor Belfort exhibition boxing match set for Sept. 11 |last=Raimondi |first=Marc |work=ESPN News |date=June 17, 2021 |access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> On July 21, it was announced that the match would not be an exhibition, and instead would be an official boxing match sanctioned by the [[California State Athletic Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/31858008/oscar-de-la-hoya-vitor-belfort-boxing-match-sanctioned-fight-rather-exhibition |title=Oscar De La Hoya-Vitor Belfort boxing match to be sanctioned fight rather than exhibition |last=Coppinger |first=Mike |work=ESPN |date=July 21, 2021 |access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref> On September 3, De La Hoya announced that he would not be fighting Belfort due to contracting [[COVID-19]]. In a message to his fans, he stated that he was fully [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccinated]] and receiving hospital treatment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oscar De La Hoya hospitalised with coronavirus; Vitor Belfort to fight Evander Holyfield instead |url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12398801/oscar-de-la-hoya-hospitalised-with-coronavirus-vitor-belfort-to-fight-evander-holyfield-instead |access-date=2021-09-05 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>
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