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Roy Jones Jnr and Joe Calzaghe look set to go head-to-head on September 20 in what is likely to be the undefeated Welshman's final fight.
Calzaghe has insisted he will have one more fight before hanging up his gloves - with Jones his preferred target.
The 36-year-old now looks to have got his dream send-off with Jones confirming that negotiations between the fighters are close to completion.
He told **********.com: "Calzaghe and I are going to be fighting this fall.
"They are holding September 20 or November 15 for us, but right now it's looking like September 20."
Both fighters have split from their promoters in a bid to secure the fight, with Calzaghe and Frank Warren parting company and Jones splitting from Don King.
Jones added: "I am free and he is free and this will be the first time in a very long time that two fighters sat down and ironed out all the details themselves.
"We didn't want nobody like Golden Boy, or Frank Warren or Don King involved and we're fortunate enough to get this done our way. It's going to be his last fast."
The deal also means Calzaghe will have to give up his WBC super-middleweight belt, with mandatory challenger Carl Froch now likely to fight for the vacant title.
Calzaghe has insisted he will have one more fight before hanging up his gloves - with Jones his preferred target.
The 36-year-old now looks to have got his dream send-off with Jones confirming that negotiations between the fighters are close to completion.
He told **********.com: "Calzaghe and I are going to be fighting this fall.
"They are holding September 20 or November 15 for us, but right now it's looking like September 20."
Both fighters have split from their promoters in a bid to secure the fight, with Calzaghe and Frank Warren parting company and Jones splitting from Don King.
Jones added: "I am free and he is free and this will be the first time in a very long time that two fighters sat down and ironed out all the details themselves.
"We didn't want nobody like Golden Boy, or Frank Warren or Don King involved and we're fortunate enough to get this done our way. It's going to be his last fast."
The deal also means Calzaghe will have to give up his WBC super-middleweight belt, with mandatory challenger Carl Froch now likely to fight for the vacant title.