Confident De La Hoya looks ahead to Mayweather rematch

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

CARSON, California (Reuters) - Oscar De La Hoya confidently turned his thoughts towards his rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. later this year after comfortably beating fellow American Steve Forbes in a non-title bout on Saturday.

"I can't wait for September," the 35-year-old told reporters after registering a unanimous decision victory over Forbes in front of a crowd of 27,000 at the Home Depot Center.

"It's all business now. It is personal and I am going to beat him (Mayweather). You watch. I'm going to beat him. It's all about having the perfect game plan.

"The harder you try, the better it is for Floyd junior. We will get it done. This is very personal."

"Golden Boy" De La Hoya, in the twilight of his career and arguably the biggest name in boxing, was beaten on a split decision by Mayweather in Las Vegas 12 months ago.

In the sport's highest-grossing fight, Mayweather won a tight verdict from two of the three judges and De La Hoya knows where he needs to improve in the much-anticipated rematch.

"Just more jabs, stay on my toes more and move my head more," said the Mexican-American, who has won world titles in six different weight divisions.

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