According to TMZ.com, six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya has checked himself in a substance abuse treatment center in California.
De La Hoya tells TMZ he feels he will come out “a stronger, healthier person.”
De La Hoya issued a statement to TMZ that reads, “After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on. Like everyone, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws.
“Throughout my career and my life, I have always met all challenges head-on, and this is no different. I am confident that with the support of my family and friends, I will become a stronger, healthier person.
“I ask for respect and privacy as my family and I go through this process.”
Glad to see he is taking care of the situation before something terrible happened. If there was a red flag indicator of this it came during the Action Heroes post-fight presser in April: http://www.15rounds.com/video-morales-maidana-post-fight-press-conference-041211/
No one in the media made mention of this that I read.