By Edward Chaykovsky
According to promoter Kalle Sauerland of Sauerland Event, Olympic bronze medal winner David Price will potentially face Eric Molina in the fall.
Sauerland is currently negotiating a fight between Price (20-3, 17KOs) and Molina (25-3, 19KOs) for a Matchroom card later this year.
As reported recently on BoxingScene.com by Elliot Foster, Price will potentially return on October 15th in Liverpool as part of the undercard to Tony Bellew's first defense of the WBC cruiserweight world title.
Sauerland hopes a win over Molina will show Price's worth for a potential fight with countryman Anthony Joshua, who holds the IBF heavyweight crown.
Sauerland told Sky Sports: "I would expect [Price] to go on the Liverpool show, certainly against decent opposition, leading up to a Molina fight in November.
"The Molina fight is definitely one. We've reached out for Molina already, and I don't see a problem with that fight. It's a real test, a good fight. I think that's something that will happen later this year.
"If he comes through those two, he's right back in the mix. Talking about Anthony Joshua opponents, if [Price] comes through these two fights there will be all sorts of cries, especially from the north-west, for a Joshua-Price fight."
Price recently snapped a 10 month layoff with any easy knockout of Vaclav Pejsar at Goodison Park. He was knocked out last year by Erkan Teper, who tested positive for anabolic steroids and suffered a minor suspension.
Joshua will make a defense of his title in November, and Sauerland would love to have Price vs. Molina on that show.
"Domestic fights always sell," Sauerland said. "They attract the attention of fans and they're great for boxing. Next year there will be big, big fights in the heavyweight division in the UK when you look at the characters around. I'm putting David in a position, hopefully, where he's also in that mix. There's five or six good heavyweight names in the UK."
