De La Hoya will return to the ring on Sept. 11 in Los Angeles after a 13-year hiatus to fight former UFC champion Vitor Belfort (1-0, 1 KO).
“You suppress everything,” said De La Hoya. “You’re living this life, the Golden Boy, but, oh sh!t, 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.”