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Fri 05 May 2007Vegas set for biggest bout in yearsBOXING:Oscar De La Hoya has predicted he will roll back the years to prove he is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world when he faces the challenge of the undefeated Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tomorrow with De La Hoya's WBC world light-middleweight title at stake.The 34-year-old 1992 Olympic gold medallist has been boxing's biggest draw outside the heavyweight division for more than a decade, and the fight is predicted to generate more than $100 million, outstripping the profits of Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson's contests a decade ago.