Sergio Martinez vs Andy Lee Likely at MSG, Says Steward
By Lem Satterfield
A deal is close to being completed for WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez to defend his title against southpaw Andy Lee in an HBO televised event at the WaMu Theatre in New York's Madison Square Garden, according to Lee's trainer and manager Emanuel Steward.
Steward revealed that Martinez's promoter Lou DiBella is currently meeting with HBO to finalize the deal for March 12.
"Lou DiBella is trying to complete the deal today. It's a natural for HBO, and he's in New York trying to work on it. But it most likely, if it goes, will be in New York," said Steward. "There are only two places that it's most logical in New York, and [those places] would be in the main arena at Madison Square Garden, or, in the small one [WaMu Theatre.] There is no way that HBO would let Martinez go to some other network."
em 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.
