LOS ANGELES - Oscar De La Hoya announced Friday he contracted coronavirus and was in the hospital receiving treatment, and that he had to pull out of his upcoming fight against Vitor Belfort.De La Hoya, 48, posted a video of himself on Twitter in a hospital bed.
He said he contracted the illness despite being fully vaccinated."Wanted you to hear directly from me that despite being fully vaccinated, I have contracted Covid and am not going to be able to fight next weekend.
Preparing for this comeback has been everything to me over the last months, & I want to thank everyone for their tremendous support," he tweeted."I am currently in the hospital getting treatment and am confident I will be back in the ring before the year is up.