By Scott Gilfoid: It was thought that welterweight Josesito Lopez (30-5, 18 KO’s) was out of the running for a bout against former IBF/WBO light welterweight champion Amir Khan (27-3, 19 KO’s) for the end of April, but Lopez’s promoter Ken Thompson is saying that he’s still looking to make fight with Khan.
Thompson told esnewsreporting.com “It’s on its way right now. I’ll be put together.”
I’ve got a couple of thoughts here on this. Khan reportedly wants Lopez to drain down to 140 or near 140 to make that fight. Lopez is now a welterweight, and not a particularly strong one at that.
By Dan Ambrose: A fight between welterweight contenders #2 WBA, Marcos Maidana (33-3, 30 KO’s) and #14 WBC, Josesito Lopez (30-5, 18 KO’s) is close for April 20th, according to Steve Kim. Stephen Espinoza of Showtime says the Maidana-Lopez is a real possibility for the April 20th date on Showtime, and Abner Mares is a possibility to fight on that date as well.
By Scott Gilfoid: Negotiations with the recently knocked out Josesito Lopez has fallen apart with former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan after Lopez reportedly had zero interest in draining down to close to 140 in order to make the catchweight that Khan wanted, according to the mirror.co.uk.
By Allan Fox: A fight between former WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (33-3, 30 KO’s) and Josesito Lopez (30-5, 18 KO’s) is being discussed by Golden Boy Promotions, according to Steve Kim. There’s no date yet for the fight, but given that both of them haven’t fought in 2013 yet, it would have to be soon.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (29-3, 19 KO’s) has four possibilities for his upcoming April 20th fight, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. If Khan fights in the United States on that date, which doesn’t look like it’s going to happen, Khan will be fighting the recently knocked out Josesito Lopez (30-5, 18 KO’s).
By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (27-3, 19 KO’s) is expected to announce his April opponent this week, and he’s talking about picking from one of three fighters: Josesito Lopez, Victor Ortiz and Vyacheslav Senchenko. The good news is those guys are not lightweights like Khan’s last opponent Carlos Molina. The bad news is two of those fighters are coming off of losses in which they didn’t perform well. 
By Scott Gilfoid: You can add WBC interim light welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse and former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz to the list of fighters that former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan may end up fighting in April, 2013. Josesito Lopez is already on the list, but his status is unclear because Khan hasn’t seemed really enthused when mentioning his name.
By Scott Gilfoid: Josesito Lopez (30-5, 18 KO’s) has been mentioned as a possible opponent for former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (27-3, 19 KO’s) in April next year. Lopez, 28, is highly interested in facing Khan, and he thinks he can beat him and make a name off of him. Lopez got a chance to see Khan’s win over the smallish 5’6” Carlos Molina last Saturday night, and Lopez wasn’t impressed at all in Khan’s performance in that fight, noting that Khan is still getting hit despite signing on a defensive trainer in Virgil Hunter.
By Scott Gilfoid: LA Times writer Lance Pugmire is reporting that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is highly interested in matching Amir Khan (27-3, 19 KO’s) with Josesito Lopez (30-5, 18 KO’s) for Khan’s next fight in April. Khan ended his two fight losing streak last night in beating lightweight Carlos Molina (17-1, 7 KO’s) by a 10th round stoppage at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles.