Richard Schaefer

Schaefer: Mayweather expected to pick from Cotto, Alvarez or Guerrero for next opponent

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Image: Schaefer: Mayweather expected to pick from Cotto, Alvarez or Guerrero for next opponentBy Chris Williams: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will likely be selecting his next opponent from the following three fighters: Miguel Cotto, Robert Guerrero and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. However, Schaefer thinks that Guerrero is the one that will get the pick by Mayweather for his next fight.

It’s interesting that Cotto is still in the running for a fight with Mayweather because he already fought Mayweather last May and was beaten by a 12 round decision. It was thought that Mayweather would then move on.

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Schaefer: Canelo is ready for Mayweather, Sergio Martinez and Cotto

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Image: Schaefer: Canelo is ready for Mayweather, Sergio Martinez and CottoBy Dan Ambrose: Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, figures that his fighter WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) is now ready to take on the big names – Miguel Cotto, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Sergio Martinez – after Alvarez defeated welterweight Josesito Lopez by a 5th round TKO last Saturday night in Vegas.

Schaefer said to Fighthubtv.com “Tonight was the coming out party in a different way for Canelo Alvarez…Three names which jump out…Floyd Mayweather. Another one is Miguel Cotto, And another one is Sergio Martinez.”

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