May 12, 2008
Boxing
De La Hoya wins easily
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CARSON, Calif. - Oscar De La Hoya showed he could still beat a contender. Next up is cashing in again like a champion.
In what was little more than a tuneup for a much bigger fight, De La Hoya kicked off his retirement tour last night before an appreciative crowd by pitching a near shutout over a game but overmatched Steve Forbes.
De La Hoya got a chance to shake off ring rust and put on a show in front of his hometown fans, who came out in big numbers to cheer him on against a fighter whose previous biggest claim to fame was losing in the final of the Contender reality series. He didn't disappoint, battering the smaller Forbes around on his way to an easy 12-round decision win in his first fight in a year.
The victory set up a September rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who beat De La Hoya by split decision last May in what was the richest fight ever.
De La Hoya won all 12 rounds on one judge's scorecard and 11 out of 12 on the other two.
"I was hoping I'd stop him or knock him out," De La Hoya said. "I'm a little disappointed."
De La Hoya had little to fear against the light-hitting Forbes, a former 130-pound champion fighting at 150 pounds.
De La Hoya, who says he will retire at the end of the year after two more fights, needed an impressive performance to help set up a second fight with Mayweather.
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