Oscar De La Hoya Returns to Take on Vitor Belfort

Oscar De La Hoya, King of Pay-Per-View To Return To The Ring on Triller– Taking up Former UFC Celebrity Vitor Belfort at First-Ever TrillerVerz Struggle Membership Pageant — Full Pageant Weekend of September 10-12 in Las Vegas, NV

Los Angeles, CA (June 17, 2021) – Triller at this time introduced that 11-time Boxing World Champion Oscar De La Hoya will return to the ring to face former UFC Celebrity Vitor Belfort on Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV as a part of the brand new TrillerVerz, the first-ever competition bringing collectively the facility of Verzuz and Struggle Membership into one large weekend competition. This would be the first of the TrillerVerz festivals.

The inaugural TrillerVerz will launch Friday, September 10 with a stay Verzuz, adopted by a full Saturday competition live performance lineup with battle night time leisure produced by “So You Suppose You Can Dance” co-creator Nigel Lythgoe with the competition persevering with on Sunday and Sunday Evening.

De La Hoya and Belfort, two of essentially the most revered and adopted tacticians of their respective disciplines, will meet in a boxing ring for the primary time Saturday, September 11.

TrillerVerz is a partnership developed between Triller-owned Verzuz and Triller owned Struggle Membership bringing collectively the cultural phenomenon the 2 have created all through the music and sports activities worlds.

“We proceed to create the largest and most talked about occasions of the yr, and we’re thrilled to introduce TrillerVerz, a spectacular weekend of music and occasions programmed by the legends themselves, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland,” mentioned Bobby Sarnavesht, Triller co-owner, co- founder and Chairman. “There isn’t a extra anticipated and talked about return to the ring than Oscar De La Hoya, and his matchup with a legendary UFC Champion in Vitor Belfort can be a must-watch for leisure and athleticism,” mentioned co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh.

“I’m able to return to the ring and I’m proud to be a part of Triller and Verzuz and their game- altering mannequin of reimagining the boxing enterprise as four-quadrant leisure,” De La Hoya mentioned. “I’ve nothing however the utmost respect for a champion like Vitor Belfort as we present the world what excessive degree boxing is all about.”

It was extremely necessary to me my comeback was on this date because it represents such an necessary second in historical past for me, my followers and the phrases tradition. That is a lot greater than simply me and this occasion, for all these with ties and or roots in and to Mexico.”

Mentioned Belfort, “It will likely be a pleasure to symbolize MMA once more, this time within the ring in opposition to one of many largest names within the historical past of boxing. It will likely be a struggle to not be missed and a battle my youngsters can be speaking about. That is sure to make fight sports activities historical past.”

Referred to as ‘The Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya gained 11 world titles in six weight lessons, together with the lineal championship in three weight lessons in addition to being an Olympic gold medalist. He’s among the finest drawing boxers within the sport’s historical past and was named The Ring journal Fighter of the 12 months in 1995, and was its top-rated fighter on this planet, pound for pound, in 1997 and 1998. He introduced his retirement as a fighter in 2009, following knowledgeable profession spanning 16 years.

Brazilian MMA fighter Vitor Belfort is thought to battle followers as “The Phenom” for his explosive hanging energy that helped him safe the UFC Gentle Heavyweight Championship title and tie for third for essentially the most finishes in UFC historical past. His fights turned a part of two of the largest all-time best-selling UFC Pay-Per-View occasions in a profitable profession that features combating in UFC’s Heavyweight, Gentle Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions, combating for the Strikeforce, Delight and Affliction promotions and successful the Cage Rage championship.

The complete competition lineup and particulars can be introduced shortly accompanying the world class boxing card.

The TrillerVerz weekend competition comes on the heels of the Triller’s record-breaking Tyson-Jones occasion in November adopted up by the chart-topping Jake Paul-Ben Askren occasion Triller Struggle Membership occasion in April.

Verzuz, lately acquired by Triller, has change into a cultural phenomenon breaking limitations in music with co-founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland and 43 of the world’s prime hip hop artist as companions together with, John Legend, DMX, Alicia Keys, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Too $hort, Patti LaBelle, Gucci Mane, Jeezy, E-40, Bounty Killer, D’Angelo, Ludacris, RZA, The Dream, Babyface, Nelly, Jagged Edge, Fred Hammond, Jadakiss, Fabolous, Brandy, Monica, Gladys Knight, Boi-1da, Hit- Boy, Ne-Yo, Johnta Austin, Scott Storch, T-Ache, Lil Jon, DJ Premier, Mannie Contemporary, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, 112, Kirk Franklin, Sean Garrett and D’Angelo and has shattered social information typically breaking thousands and thousands of concurrent views throughout triller, fite.television and Instagram.

“It is a first step in increasing the Verzuz ecosystem however actually not the final. It has not solely modified tradition however is the middle of a paradigm shift. We listened fastidiously to the viewers and are giving them what they requested for.” Mentioned Sarnavesht. CEO and chairman Mahi de Silva mentioned “Triller modified social media, Struggle Membership modified boxing, Verzuz modified music. The TrillerVerz will shift tradition”.