Senchenko Very Interested in Facing Saul Alvarez on 3/5

By Jhonny Gonzalez

WBA welterweight champion Viacheslav Senchenko (31-0, 20 KO's) is very interested in defending his title against Saul "Canelo" Álvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO's) on March 5 in the United States. Senchenko's team is currently negotiating a deal with Alvarez's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions.

Reporter Nike Gonzalez was told by Senchenko's manager that Golden Boy was presenting an offer of $250,000 for the fight. Senchenko's team was trying to get the fight to Europe, which HBO rejected. The cable network is not interested in travling overseas to broadcast the fight. The likely location is the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California.

"We are interested in the fight and it's possible. We are in talks with Golden Boy and we are interested," confirmed Dmytry Eliseev, Senchenko's manager, by telephone from Sevastopol, Ukraine.