De La Hoya fails tests, arrested

Oscar De La Hoya was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of drunk driving after he was stopped for speeding in Pasadena, officials said.

The 43-year-old former world boxing champion and Golden Boy Promotions chairman, who has battled post-retirement addiction issues, was taken into custody after failing a series of field sobriety tests, according to the California Highway Patrol.

“As for his [blood-alcohol content], he was over the legal limit of 0.08%,” said Officer Xavier Bejar, a CHP spokesman in Altadena.

Golden Boy Promotions declined to comment to The Times about the arrest.

De La Hoya was pulled over about 1:57 a.m. after he was spotted speeding in a Land Rover on Del Mar Boulevard, just west of Arroyo Boulevard, the CHP said.

While an officer spoke to De La Hoya, he “detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from inside the vehicle,” according to the CHP.

De La Hoya had been scheduled to attend a news conference Wednesday in Indio for his World Boxing Council super-featherweight champion Francisco Vargas, who will fight Saturday at Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino, but a spokesman for Golden Boy said that De La Hoya no longer was expected.

De La Hoya has entered rehab at least twice since retiring after his loss to Manny Pacquiao in 2008 .

De La Hoya earlier this week visited with MGM Resorts officials in Las Vegas as a bidding war between T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and AT&T Stadium in Texas is expected to commence for the May 6 Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. bout.