Lucas Matthysse will take on Hank Lundy as a televised co-feature to the Devon Alexander – Kell Brook IBF Welterweight title fight on January 19th in Los Angeles according to Dan Rafael of espn.com
“If there would be a pound-for-pound (list) of the most exciting fighters in the world, Lucas Matthysse would be at or near the top, and he is always must-see TV,” said Golden Boy Promotions Richard Schaefer. “I am very happy to have him back in January and if all goes well, we plan to bring him back in May for a big fight.”
“My dream is still to eventually do Maidana versus Matthysse, but first things first,” Schaefer said. “With Lundy, he is facing a determined fighter who realizes this is a big opportunity.”
Golden Boy matchmaker Robert Diaz said that the opening bout of the telecast would pit Turkish welterweight Selcuk Aydin (23-1, 17 KOs) against Mexico’s Jesus Soto Karass (26-8-3, 17 KOs), both of whom are regularly in action-packed fights.