Golovkin's promoter says talks to fight Jacobs have been 'positive'

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http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la ... story.html

nnady Golovkin’s promoter said Monday that “talks are continuing” for a mandatory middleweight title fight against Daniel Jacobs and there’s “a positive outlook” to striking a deal by early next month.

Tom Loeffler said he’s planning a discussion this week with Jacobs’ manager Al Haymon after an extended talk between the pair last week.

Although Loeffler declined to discuss further details of the talks, boxing officials aware of the negotiations said a March 18 HBO bout at Madison Square Garden in New York is being eyed.

Another boxing official told the Los Angeles Times that a super-flyweight title rematch between champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and former champion Carlos Cuadras of Mexico is positioned to be added as a co-main event to Golovkin-Jacobs.

Talks have dragged on as the WBA enforced a rule that stipulates the full champion is entitled to a 75-25 purse-split percentage over the regular champion, prompting negotiations to avoid a purse bid that would keep the 75-25 split in place.

Golovkin is aiming for a September showdown against Mexico’s Canelo Alvarez, who’s recovering from a hand injury and is expected to fight at middleweight in the first half of 2017, perhaps against World Boxing Organization champion Billy Joe Saunders.

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2017 will be rung in with great potential.

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2017 will be rung in with great potential.

Somebody will have to open their pockets for that to happen.