By Gareth Rees: Days after traine Freddie Roach was singing Nathan Cleverly’s (24-0) praises saying he would like to train the 25-year old Welshman, Oscar De La Hoya has revealed that Golden Boy want to promote Cleverly in the USA.
The Golden Boy President has vowed to help Cleverly the current World Boxing Organization (WBO) Light-Heavyweight champion secure big fights in 2013 against the like of Bernard Hopkins.
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions, the promoters for WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s), are reportedly interested in setting up a mega fight between Alvarez and Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO’s) for May 5th, according to Fightnews.com. Martinez, 37, has already said that he’s willing to move back down to 154 lbs to make the fight with the 22-year-old Alvarez in order to try and recapture his WBC 154 pound title that Martinez gave up when he moved up to middleweight.
Besides Martinez, Golden Boy is also interested in trying to put a fight together between Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather Jr, or Miguel Cotto for May 5th. Obviously, the Mayweather fight would be #1, Cotto #2 and Martinez #3 in that order in terms of fights that Golden Boy wants for Alvarez. However, the Martinez fight might be the more realistic option for Golden Boy to make because Mayweather and Cotto might be tough to get in the ring with Alvarez.
By Dan Ambrose: IBF junior middleweight champion Cornelius “K9” Bundrage (32-4, 19 KO’s) has reportedly left his promoter Don King and signed with Golden Boy Promotions in a move that Bundrage hopes will make him a more active fighter. Bundrage, 39, has been fighting rarely since 2009, fighting only once per year. He defeated Cory Spinks to pick up the International Boxing Federation 154 pound title back in August 2010, and has defended the belt twice, beating Sechew Powell and Spinks.
Bundrage is hoping he can get a unification bout with WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who also is with Golden Boy.
By William Mackay: With Amir Khan now having lost his last two fights and there being a good possibility that he’ll suffer additional losses in the near future if he’s matched halfway tough should his promoters at Golden Boy Promotion look to cash out with Khan by trying to land the hugest fight possible, such as a bout agaisnt Manny Pacquiao if were possible?