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By Pablo Fletes

WBC super welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga is so sure he will defeat Oscar De La Hoya on May 6, he claims he will bet a million dollars in Las Vegas' casinos. According to Mayorga, the odds have De la Hoya as a 3:1 favorite to beat him. He plans to bet one million to earn three million. "I will win, it is a fact, because it is the most important fight of my life, of the year, and the history of the Nicaraguan people," said Mayorga from his training camp in Miami. "I am taking things very seriously," said the champion, who just finish his sixth week of preparation. "I am in the toughest stage of my preparation. I feel good and I am only 11 pounds over the limit." Mayorga has been running early mornings and evenings through the streets of Miami. He does his gym work around noon for about two-and-a-half hours with trainer Luis León. "We are working hard with Luis León. We are very sure of my victory. Only people who doesn't know boxing think I will lose," said a confident Mayorga, who plans to use his natural ability and hard blows against the Golden Boy. "I trust my physical condition and my punching power. You all will see when the bell rings, that chicken will have no place to run," said Mayorga, who predicts Oscar will not last more than seven rounds.