by David P. Greisman
Gennady Golovkin’s next fight is set — he faces prospect Willie Monroe Jr. on May 16 in Los Angeles.
But Golovkin’s trainer is also hoping that Golovkin could end up facing David Lemieux later in the year. Lemieux will face Hassan N’Dam for the vacant IBF belt, likely this spring. Golovkin’s team is aiming at facing whatever other titleholders will face “GGG.”
“I sure hope that he’s [Lemieux] in the running,” Abel Sanchez said. “But it just seems that everybody is wanting to get in the ring with Golovkin, just not next. Not now. In the future. David Lemieux is a heck of a fighter. David Lemieux’s got a great record. He’s got a great style for TV. I think a fight with David Lemieux would be a barnburner here at the Bell Centre.
“I just hope that they can put it together, that the promoters and the managers can work something out to put it together to give the fans a great fight.”
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