Boxingscene is reporting that Floyd Mayweather's (43-0, 26 KOs) next opponent has already been selected and that the five-division world champ will be facing former two-division world titlist and current interim WBC welterweight champ, Robert Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs).
Mayweather-Guerrero may take place on May 4, 2013 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Although a network has yet to be named, it's likely that Mayweather will stick with HBO PPV and not move along to Showtime.
Last year, the thought of matching the former featherweight and super featherweight world champ against Mayweather was amusing to some. This year, however, after a solid win over Selcuk Aydin and a dominant unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto, the match-up doesn't seem so far-fetched.
Guerrero is 29 years of age and, despite competing at 126 lbs. just four years ago, has looked impressive in every weight class he has visited. "The Ghost" has captured world titles at 126 and 130 lbs., but also managed to win an interim title at lightweight before jumping over junior welterweight to compete at 147 lbs.
Along the way, Guerrero has faced some pretty solid opposition. Other than Aydin and Berto, the native of Gilroy, California has scored wins over fighters like Michael Katsidis, Vicente Escobedo, Malcolm Klassen, and the aged Joel Casamayor. His lone defeat came via close split decision to Gamaliel Diaz back in 2005.
