Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya revealed on Wednesday he was “raped” by an older woman when he was a teenager.
"You suppress everything. You’re living this life, the Golden Boy, but, oh s--- wait, that’s still there. Like I never, like, thought about it, I never processed it, I never really thought how my feelings are … until one day it just comes out, and you don’t know how to deal with it," he told the LA Times.
De La Hoya fought professionally from 1992 to 2008 and had already stepped away from the ring once. His last bout came in a loss to Manny Pacquiao via a referee technical decision in December 2008. He beat Steve Forbes via unanimous decision in May 2008.De La Hoya and Belfort will square off at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Belfort is a former UFC star. He last fought in a boxing match in 2006 against Josemario Neves and won via knockout.
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