By Miguel Rivera
Sources with knowledge of the details have advised krikya360.com that the Barclays Center in Brooklyn has been placed on hold, for December 10th, to potentially host the World Boxing Association mandatory bout between Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (36-0, 34KOs) and Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29KOs).
Both New York venues, Barclays and Madison Square Garden in New York City, are hoping to land the anticipated fight.
Golovkin's promoter, Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions, is currently negotiating the terms with Al Haymon, the manager of Jacobs.
According to WBA President Gilberto Mendoza Jr., the two boxers have until October 10th to reach an agreement of a purse bid will be called. They have 120 days to stage the fight.
Jacobs, the mandatory challenger, has no problem with fighting on HBO if the monetary terms are substantial. Golovkin, who holds the WBA/IBO/WBC/IBF middleweight belts, wants to fight Jacobs sooner than later.
Golovkin was in action on September 10th, when he traveled over to the UK and stopped IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook in five rounds at the O2 Arena in London. Brook had moved up by thirteen pounds to take the fight after Chris Eubank Jr. was pulled from the negotiations.
The night prior to Golovkin-Brook, Jacobs returned to the ring for the first since last December and retained his WBA 'regular' title with a knockout victory over former champion Sergio Mora, in a rematch of last year's bout which Jacobs won in two rounds after Mora fractured his ankle.
While working out the details for the fight with Jacobs, Loeffler is also attempting to reach an agreement for a mega-fight between Golovkin and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for September 2017. Canelo is sidelined with a hand injury until 2017, and likely won't fight again until May.