LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya will end a long layoff with a fight against WBC super welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga on May 6 at the MGM Grand.
It's De La Hoya's first fight since he was stopped by Bernard Hopkins in the ninth round on Sept. 18, 2004.
A six-time champion, De La Hoya, 33, has said he probably will fight twice before retiring. De La Hoya is the WBC's top-ranked challenger in the 154-pound division.
He is 37-4, with 29 knockouts. Mayorga, 32, is 28-5-1, with 23 KOs.
De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions is promoting the bout.
