Oscar De La Hoya vs. Arturo Gatti, billed as A Real Hero Returns, was a professional boxing match contested on March 24, 2001.

In his previous fight, Oscar De La Hoya had lost the WBC welterweight title to Shane Mosley by a close split decision on June 17, 2000. Following his loss, De La Hoya would go on a nine-month hiatus, as a rift with promoter Bob Arum led to De La Hoya filing a lawsuit in an attempt to sever his promotional contract with Arum. Though his initial lawsuit was still unresolved and his contract with Arum had not legally been nullified with Arum, De La Hoya announced that he would exclusively be promoted by Jerry Perenchio, the billionaire CEO and chairman of Univision, causing Arum to countersue citing interference from Perenchio in regards to his contract with De La Hoya. In January 2001, the lawsuit was settled when a Los Angeles judge ruled in favor of De La Hoya, officially nullifying his contract with Arum and paving the way for him to continue on with Perenchio as his promoter. Arum was not the only member of De La Hoya’s team that he decided to replace; his longtime trainer Robert Alcazar was dismissed in September 2000 after having been criticized and blamed for De La Hoya having lost twice in his last three fights, as was legendary cutman Chuck Bodak who was replaced with Joe Souza. De La Hoya ultimately decided to hire Floyd Mayweather Sr. as his new trainer praising Mayweather afterwards claiming “If I had Mayweather a long time ago, I’d be undefeated.” while also criticizing Alcazar and his other previous trainers stating “It’s a shame that I had the trainers I had before. But that’s how things are.”

Only days after the settlement was announced, De La Hoya announced the end of his nine-month hiatus and his return to boxing to face former IBF junior lightweight champion Arturo Gatti in March of that same year. De La Hoya would also announce his intentions for the bout to be his final fight as a welterweight before moving up to the super welterweight division in his next fight. However, before the fight would happen, De La Hoya announced another lawsuit, this time against TV network HBO, who broadcast De La Hoya’s fights for a long time, in an attempt to sever his existing exclusive contract with the network, which had four fights remaining, in order to gain another, higher-paying pact with them. A week later, a judge would once again rule in favor of De La Hoya, officially ending his contract with HBO and effectively making him a free agent with the ability to shop his fight with Gatti to another network of his choosing, though a deal was ultimately reached that would see the fight broadcast on HBO.

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🗣️”There’s no such thing as bums‼️”

Throwback to when Mike Tyson gave Moses Itauma some invaluable advice.

The unbeaten youngster takes on Jermain Franklin this Saturday LIVE on DAZN.

The American has taken Anthony Joshua & Dillian Whyte the distance and is yet to be stopped as a pro.

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“LOYALTY⁉️ He chose Conor Benn over his brother in-law‼️” Matchroom CEO, Frank Smith, reacts to Ben Shalom’s takedown …

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😱Hide & Bentt in SHOCKING Brawl‼️

Herbie Hide knocked out Michael Bentt #OnThisDay in 1994 to win the WBO heavyweight championship of the world but the two had already exchanged blows in the build-up to the fight.

At the Sheraton Park Tower Hotel in London the pair are seen engaging in tense conversation – very much the norm – before coming to blows in one of the most shocking pre-fight incidents in boxing history.

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