Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao have started a tour to six locations to promote their match on December 6 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

The tour started at the Statue of Liberty in New York City and would continue to six cities in the U.S.

De La Hoya said the scheduled match with Pacquiao would be the one of the best moments of in his professional boxing career similarly to when he was awarded the Olympic gold medal while the national anthem was playing.

The American boxer said he felt the fight with Pacquiao would be a challenge that forced him to have a three-month intensive training.

Vernon Forrest announces after reclaiming his WBC super welterweight title from Sergio Mora there will not be a third fight between the two.

“There will not be a third fight between me and Mora. Actually, the second fight should not have happened. He beat me in my worst night, but I am able to beat him back in one of my best nights,” said Forrest.

The American champion is looking to the welterweight class to find a famous boxer to be his next opponent.

“I have proven that I could beat a good fighter, so I am looking for a super fight which will mean a lot to me. Once you are in boxing, you will have to strengthen your bones then you will be able to make a lot of money. I have done every thing to prove myself, so I will not fight aimlessly, which I think is not wise at all,” said Forrest.

WBO bantamweight junior champion Fernando Montiel says he wants to fight with the winner of the match of Christian Mijares and Vic Darchinyan.

“I want to fight Mijares because I believe I can beat him, either in the 115- or 118-pound weight class. This great fight is coming sooner or later,” said Montiel.

Mexican Mijares is holding the super flyweight titles of WBC and WBA, while opponent Australian Darchinyan is the IBF junior bantamweight champion. Their unification match will be held on November 1.

Oscar De La Hoya has decided to hire trainer Nacho Beristain to prepare him for the fight with Manny Pacquiao.

American superstar boxer De La Hoya, who has claimed six different world titles, is confident the experienced Beristain would be able to help him win the fight in Las Vegas on December 6, as the trainer is familiar with his opponent Filipino champion Pacquiao.

De La Hoya had to search for a new trainer when his long-time mentor Floyd Mayweather Sr. left him three weeks ago to train English champion Ricky Hatton who is scheduled to fight Paulie Malignaggi on November 22, also in Las Vegas.