Boxing icon and one of the futures Hall of Famer the Golden Boy of the boxing arena ‘Oscar dela Hoya’ encounters the strongest opponent in his entire life and he was totally knock down by drug abuse, according to medical report.
Most of the boxing fans were shock while hearing the report that their boxing idol Oscar dela Hoya was confined in rehabilitation clinic in California.
Richard Schaefer, the Golden Boy’s friend who helped him building his empire was feeling so sad when the report reached to his ear.
He hoped and wishes for best of Gold Boy’s immediate recovery together with all his fans, he said while waiting for the fight between Hopkins versus Pascal.
The reason he could not able to see him during one of the biggest Golden Boy promotion of the year knowing that the man was in rehab, said Schaefer.
According to the report, Dela Hoya has retired after he was defeated by the Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in 2008.
According to ESPN.com, the Golden Boy was asking favor that his present situation should be treated with privacy as he faces the new challenge in life
Until this time, there was no official statement on what particular substance abuse causes his rehabilitation, but according to FightHype.com Dela Hoya has engaged with cocaine.
FightHype.com said that they have received from reliable sources that Dela Hoya has been connected long time before with cocaine issues.
One boxing website also confirmed that Dela Hoya was hoping for a comeback fight, but he was advised that he should clear the issues regarding substance abuse problem, said the report.