Chavez Jr. Eyes Golden Boy Move? Leaving Top Rank?
By Lem Satterfield
During a recent video interview with AOL FanHouse, Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya expressed his interest in an all-Mexican mega-fight between superstars Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Chavez Jr. is promoted by De La Hoya's business competitor, Top Rank.
The Golden President dropped a bombshell when he disclosed that Chavez Jr. is claiming to be a free agent and already reached out to Golden Boy to discuss a possible working relationship. Before De La Hoya's company actually speaks with Chavez Jr., they will verify his free agent status. Chavez is headlining a Top Rank Latin Fury pay-per-view on December 4.
"I believe that it's a possibility, absolutely. I believe that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. made some comments about him being a free agent in Mexico. He has no more contract with Top Rank. He has no more contract with [manager Fernando] Beltran. Obviously, if that's the case, then Julio Cesar Chavez has reached out to us already, saying that we can talk to him," said De La Hoya.
"Well, obviously, we will talk to him and we can talk to him if he has no contract -- if that's the case. But we respect every other contract that every fighter has with every promoter," said De La Hoya. "But if that's the case, then that would be a very special project that we would put together over the next two, three years. Because a fight like that between [Alvarez] and Chavez Jr. would be huge. If Chavez Jr. wants to sit down and talk to us, we're more than happy to talk to him if he has no contract."
Lem Satterfield is the news editor for BoxingScene.com and the boxing editor for AOL FanHouse. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.