By Jim Dower: #2 WBC 154 contender James Kirkland (31-1, 27 KO’s) is the leading candidate to face WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) on September 15th on HBO pay-per-view, according to the LA Times. Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, wants this in house Golden Boy fight between Alvarez and Kirkland despite their being arguably much better fights out there for the 21-year-old Alvarez.
Alvarez-Kirkland
Saul Alvarez could defend title against Kirkland on September 15th
By Jim Dower: If WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KO’s) gets past 40-year-old Shane Mosley on May 5th in their fight on the undercard Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto, Alvarez will be back in the ring on September 15th, possibly against junior middleweight contender James Kirkland (31-1, 27 KO’s), according to RingTV.
De La Hoya: I actually like the fight – Saul Alvarez vs. James Kirkland
By Jason Kim: Someone brought up the idea of matching unbeaten WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KO’s) against contender James Kirkland (30-1, 27 KO’s) to Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions on his twitter and this is what De La Hoya said in response: “I actually like the fight, and I don’t need a writer telling me to make it happen.”