According to Robert Morales of the Press-Telegram, a rematch between pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. and six-division champion Oscar De La Hoya is imminent. In a conversation with Morales, Promoter Bob Arum, who had been trying to negotiate a fight between De La Hoya and WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, stated "that fight is a done deal."
Arum continued, "I don't think Oscar really wanted to fight Cotto. I think he used a possible fight with Cotto to put leverage on Mayweather in their negotiations. I knew it wasn't going to happen because the truth is, if Oscar fought Cotto, he'd be in for a serious beating. And with Mayweather, he just plays around. It's not a real ... nobody gets hurt."
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer did not deny the fact that negotiations with Mayweather's team have taken place. "I am not going to say the fight is done until it is signed. If for some reason the Mayweather fight doesn't work out, then it's going to be Cotto," stated Schaefer who made it clear that there are still several items that need to be worked out before a deal with Maywether can be finalized.
One could assume that the rematch would take place on May 3rd of this year during the Cinco de Mayo weekend, nearly one year after their first encounter where Mayweather won a 12-round split decision in a fight that shattered pay-per-view records with 2.4 million buys.