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De La Hoya hoping to put together Garcia-Peterson bout

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya said he "would love" to have Philly;s Danny Garcia meet Lamont Peterson in Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY - Oscar De La Hoya was his typical promotional self after watching his business partner, friend and former adversary take a 12-round beatdown at the hands of Sergey Kovalev early yesterday morning.

The Golden Boy Promotions leader congratulated Bernard Hopkins - a minority partner in the company - on surviving 12 rounds at the age of 49. De La Hoya fielded questions about future fights for boxers under the Golden Boy umbrella, including Juniata Park's own Danny Garcia.

The 26-year-old Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs), who holds the WBA and WBC junior welterweight titles, last fought in August when he got rid of an overmatched Rod Salka in two rounds at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

On the same card, current IBF titleholder Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) also cruised to a win against an inferior opponent. The matchup of Garcia and Peterson to unify the titles seems to be on the agenda in the near future.

"We have several fights that are brewing," De La Hoya said. "One of them that I'm really excited about that is not official, we're just talking, it's a fight that I really, really want because the fans are asking for it and that's a Danny Garcia fight with Peterson. I would love that fight to be here [Atlantic City]. That's one fight that deserves to be here."