By Lem Satterfield
After holding an afternoon meeting with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Shane Mosley (46-6, 39KOs) appears to be inching closer to a fight with fellow former champion and stablemate Sergio Mora (21-1-1, 6KOs) at the agreed upon weight of 154-pounds. The fight would take place on September 18 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Schaefer presented Mosley with three options - which included the fight with Mora. The other two options were a fight with WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto, and a catch-weight encounter with WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.
After taking a beating in his decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. back on May 1, sources close to the situation suggest Mosley didn't feel ready to fight someone on the level of a Sergio Martinez so soon. Berto was unwilling to budge from a 50-50 split on the money, which left Mora as the likely option.
The September card will be a pay-per-view event that Golden Boy plans to tie in with the Mexican Independence Day festivities. Junior middleweight prospect Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will see action on the show.
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
