By Rick Reeno

BoxingScene.com has been advised that a heavyweight shootout is being seriously discussed for the HBO televised co-feature to Gennady Golovkin vs. Curtis Stevens, which takes place on November 2 at The Theather in New York's Madison Square Garden. Talks are ongoing to finalize a fight between unbeatens Magomed Abdusalamov (18-0, 18KOs) and Mike Perez (19-0, 12KOs).

Magomed's promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, was unavailable for comment as he is traveling with Sergio Martinez to Texas for a television shoot with HBO Latino.