Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya enters rehab

Canelo Alvarez and I have big fights coming up this weekend. His is the ring and mine in treatment. I will not be at the fight to cheer Canelo to victory since I have voluntarily admitted myself into a treatment facility. I explained this to Canelo and he understood that my health and long term recovery from my disease must come first. Thank you for your understanding. I ask for your support and privacy during this difficult time for me and my family.

“I got a bunch of text messages,” after De La Hoya released a statement that he had admitted himself to a treatment facility, Mayweather said. “I wish him nothing but the best. Hopefully, he can get better. Hopefully, he can pull through like a true champion.”