By Allan Fox: If you were one of the many boxing fans who were looking forward to seeing a rematch between Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) and the “Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov (24-4, 17 KOs), you can forget it because the rematch isn’t happening, say Matthysse’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya.
De La Hoya says he’s going to move the 32-year-old Matthysse forward to bigger and possibly better fights in the future rather than putting him back in with the 31-year-old Provodnikov for another fight. This is bad news for boxing fans obviously.
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya isn’t concerned that a fight between WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) and De La Hoya’s fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) can still take place despite Cotto recently signing a multi-year deal with Roc Nation Sports. 
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya is hoping that his fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s fight against James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) on May 2nd will break the long-standing record for attendance at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The date of the Canelo-Kirkland fight may change from the 2nd of May to the 9th, depending on whether the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao mega-fight takes place on May 2nd. 
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is expecting a huge crowd for the May 2nd or 9th fight between former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and James Kirkland (32-1-1, 28 KOs) in Texas. 
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoys is expecting his flagship fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s next fight against 31-year-old James Kirkland to be a huge one filled with a lot of slugging a ton of excitement when the two fighters face each other on May 2nd or May 9th at the Aladmodome in San Antonio, Texas. 
By Chris Williams: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya is counting on the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao bout taking place on May 2nd. De La Hoya believes the fight will be great for the sport of boxing due to the huge amount of attention the fight will get from the casual fans. 
By Chris Williams: Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t understand why the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao fight hasn’t already been made for May 2nd, and De La Hoya sees it as a case of Mayweather not wanting to fight due to De La Hoya thinking he just wants to protect his record. 
By Sizzle JKD: Much has been made about the pay-per-view money split between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. It has reportedly been agreed upon by both camps that Mayweather will be receiving 60% of the pay-per-view split and Pacquiao will get 40% once the fight is made.
By Dan Ambrose: As of now former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1, 31 KOs) is scheduled to be fighting on the May 2nd Cinco de Mayo holiday against James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. 
By Dan Ambrose: Despite the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao fight likely to get made for May 2nd, Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar de La Hoya is still saying that he’s going to have his fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) fight the inactive James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) on the same night unless Mayweather and Pacquiao actually takes place.