PINABULAANAN ni Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar De La Hoya ang balita na hindi matutuloy ang depensa ni WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse ng Argentina kay eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao ng Pilipinas sa Hulyo 15 sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Nilinaw ni Dela Hoya na hindi dapat paniwalaan ang pinalutang ni Top Rank big boss Bob Arum na posibleng makansela ang kampeonato dahil handang-handa na si Matthysse sa laban kay Pacquiao.

“I read comments on Bob Arum taking about Lucas Matthysse, look. We have a fight with Pacquiao coming up within three weeks,” diin ni Dela Hoya sa Boxingscene.com. “He’s looking strong, he’s looking great, looking forward to it and fight is full steam ahead. We have a fight.”

“I feel very, very confident the fight is going to happen, let’s put it that way,” paglilinaw ni De La Hoya. “I can’t give you specific details of our deal but I feel very, very confident it’s going to happen.”

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Idinagdag ni Dela Hoya na magtutungo siya nang maaga sa Malaysia para tulungan si Pacquiao sa promosyon ng laban.

“I might be there for about ten days, I want to go out there and help Manny promote and do my rounds in Malaysia,” dagdag ni Dela Hoya. “I have my plane tickets already. So we’re set to go, we have a fight.”