Maliban kung kakasahan ni Floyd Mayweather Jr. si Manny Pacquiao, tiyak na isasabak ng Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) si dating WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez sa Mayo 2, ang araw na pinili ng pound-for-pound king, sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ang Spaniard ay tila patungo sa malaking panalo nang kanyang kunin ang unSa panayam ni Rick Reeno ng BoxingScene.com, iginiit ni GBP President Oscar de la Hoya na ikakasa niya si Alvarez sa Mayo 5 dahil mas may karapatan ang Mexican boxer sa araw ng kalayaan ng kanilang bansa.
“Canelo is exploring his options after Golden Boy was unable to reach an agreement to fight WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto,” ayon sa ulat ni Reeno. “Unless Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KOs) intends to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd, there is a possibility that Floyd’s upcoming fight will go head to head with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs).”
“There are widespread industry rumors that Mayweather and Cotto will collide in a rematch, likely at a catchweight of 154.5 or 155, which allows Mayweather the opportunity to capture the WBC title at 160-pounds,” dagdag sa ulat. “If those rematch rumors turn out to be accurate, that won’t necessarily intimidate Canelo from returning on the same date.”
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“If they make Mayweather-Pacquiao, then there is going to be change of date - and we will do it out of respect for the fans. People have been waiting for [that fight for] the past seven years, but if it’s Mayweather with Cotto or Mayweather with Khan, then we’ll see,” pahayag ni De La Hoya.
“We have many options. We’ll speak with HBO to determine if it’s going to be an event on HBO Pay-Per-View or [regular] HBO. We will be moving the pieces in the coming days,” dagdag ng dating boksingerong pinagretiro ni Pacquiao noong 2008 matapos mapatigil sa 8th round sa sagupaang ginanap sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
