Loeffler: GGG To Be Active, Won't Wait For Cotto/Canelo

By Steve Kim

With another knockout victory in the books for WBA/IBO middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin this past weekend at the Forum in Inglewood, California against Willie Monroe, K2 Promotions is looking ahead to Golovkin's next date.

Tom Loeffler, the managing director of K2 Promotions told the ringside press on Saturday night - "We'd like to plan the next fight in September."

And they are bracing for Miguel Cotto-Saul Alvarez in the fall.

"It looks like that's the direction they want to go into. I mean, Cotto has a tough fight in June (versus Daniel Geale) and we're going to keep doing the same formula," said Loeffler, who has positioned Golovkin as the mandatory to Cotto after Golovkin stopped Marco Antonio Rubio in two rounds last October for the WBC interim belt.

"We can't wait on fighters, if we waited on (Julio Cesar) Chavez Jr. - Gennady would still be waiting and that fight wouldn't happen.

"So it's my job to put the best fights, if we can get Cotto in the ring, that's a great fight.'Canelo', it looks like they want to build that fight, which is great. That could be next year. You can't force someone to fight so we're going to keep doing what we're doing. You see how the crowd reacts.

On Saturday night the official attendance was announced that just over 12,300, which is a few hundred short of capacity. It's clear that Golovkin is now a bona-fide ticket seller.

"The crowd reacts, they like Gennady's style, he's fan-friendly, they like the fact he fights often," said Loeffler. "He's a people's champion and people come out to see Gennady, regardless of who he fights."

As for where Golovkin's next fight will be held, Loeffler stated - "L.A's great, we'd like to explore Texas, we'd like to explore Las Vegas. I'd like to go back internationally. It really depends on the opponent, really depends on the location and the date. But September's the target date."

Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com