Magomed vs. Perez in Play For Golovkin-Stevens Card

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).

Sources with knowledge of the details have told BoxingScene that Magomed's team received an offer for the fight, which Magomed accepted, and now both fighters are waiting for the contracts.

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.