By Sean Jones: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya says David Lemieux could be the backup option for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s next fight if the negotiations with Gennady “GGG” Golovkin don’t result in an agreement for their rematch in 2018. Earlier on Tuesday, it was announced that Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) and WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) have agreed to a deal for a fight on December 16 on HBO Championship Boxing from Place Bell, Laval, Canada.
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s now official that Golden Boy Promotions fighter David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) will be challenging WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) on December 16 on HBO World Championship Boxing from Place Bell, Laval, Canada. Dan Rafael broke the news that the Lemieux vs. Saunders fight is a done deal for December 16.
By Scott Gilfoid: Knockout artist David Lemieux and WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders are in negotiations for a fight on HBO Boxing for December 16 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
By Jim Dower: Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) says he’s “happy” at hearing the World Boxing Organization has ordered him to defend his WBO middleweight title against mandatory challenger David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) for his next fight.
By Jeff Aranow: The World Boxing Organization has ordered WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) to begin negotiations with #1 WBO mandatory contender David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs), according to the WBO president Francisco Valcarcel, Esq. Earlier on Monday, the WBO ordered Saunders and Lemieux to begin negotiations starting immediately.
By Dan Ambrose: David Lemieux won’t be fighting on the undercard of Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) vs. Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) on December 2 on HBO. Instead, the former IBF middleweight champion Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) will be headlining his own card on HBO Boxing on December 16, possibly against Hugo Centeno Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs) or James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs).
By Scott Gilfoid: Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs) has challenged former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) to fight him in December. Saunders, who holds the WBO middleweight title, plans on fighting in December as well.
By Jeff Aranow: David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) has confirmed his next fight will be on December 2, and there’s the possibly could be against Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) on HBO World Championship Boxing in New York. Both guys have been mentioned fighting on the December 2 card.
By Dan Ambrose: Lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 KOs) is still in the running for a December 2 fight against WBO World junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs). Mikey, 29, is waiting for Cotto to decide whether he wants to fight him or one of the other options he has.
By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto and David Lemieux could be facing each other on December 2 on HBO at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to Dan Rafael. If Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) and Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) don’t face each other on that date, then Lemieux will still wind up on the undercard in the co-feature.