By Edward Chaykovsky
A battle of former welterweight champions is close to being locked in for December 13th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Contender Amir Khan and Devon Alexander will battle in the main event, according to Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya.
The two fighters were set to battle late last year, but Khan stepped away from the negotiations to focus on a potential May fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The maneuver didn't work out as planned, with Mayweather instead choosing to face Marcos Maidana.
The card, which is also going to feature the return of welterweight puncher Keith Thurman, will go head to head with HBO's card headlined by a welterweight fight between Timothy Bradley and Diego Chaves, and that Las Vegas card takes place a few miles away at the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino.
"We at Golden Boy are partners with everyone and this is what you see here," De La Hoya said to Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports. "It couldn't be avoided [having the shows on the same night], so there will be different start times. I've talked to HBO about it. I've talked to [Top Rank president] Todd duBoef about it. I've talked to Showtime. We have so many dates and so many fighters, this couldn't be avoided, but the good thing is, we're giving the fans a great show and that's the most important thing."
It was previously reported on BoxingScene.com that WBO 154-pound champion Demetrius Andrade is going to see action on the Mandalay Bay card in a match against undefeated Jermell Charlo.
