By Mark Vester

Among the possible candidates to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya says former champion Kermit Cintron has a very good chance of landing the fight. De La Hoya saus the choice is not his. Mayweather's team will make the ultimate call on Cintron and other possibilities like Nate Campbell and Paulie Malignaggi. Cintron had a good 2009; fighting to a draw with Sergio Martinez, pulling off an upset over Alfredo Angulo and winning a showcase bout in Puerto Rico.

"Kermit Cintron is a great choice, but it's Mayweather's team who will have to decide. But the possibility is very great," De La Hoya told Puerto Rican scribe Carlos Rosario.

"Mayweather Jr. wants to fight one of the best welterweights and Cintron is considered as one of them. He's a natural welterweight and now that he's learned to box more, he looks like a tough opponent for Mayweather Jr."

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