Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort does not believe that Oscar De La Hoya had to pull out of their boxing match because of COVID-19.
Originally paired up against the ‘Golden Boy’ at Triller Fight Club on September 11, the ‘Phenom’ ended up facing legendary heavyweight Evander Holyfield once Oscar withdrew from the contest due to the virus.
However, Belfort tells Ag Fight that De La Hoya’s story sounds more like an excuse to leave the fight. In Vitor’s opinion (which matches with Dana White), Oscar lied about being sick in order to escape from their fight because he was scared of taking on the Brazilian in the ring.