Oscar De La Hoya will train in Big Bear

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Oscar De La Hoya has plans once he is done with a cross-country publicity tour, in which he will be joined by his Dec. 6 opponent Manny Pacquiao.

Those plans involve De La Hoya and his new trainer, Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Beristain, setting up training headquarters in Big Bear, De La Hoya’s business partner Richard Schaefer said.

The boxer owned a cabin in the San Bernardino Mountains -- and trained for some matches in the high altitude -- before relocating his base to Puerto Rico for more recent fights, including his 2007 loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and this year’s decision victory over Steve Forbes.

Current world lightweight champion Pacquiao will continue training in Hollywood for veteran trainer Freddie Roach.

-- Lance Pugmire

: Reed Saxon / Associated Press