GL: You recently signed with Golden Boy Promotions. Can you give us some thoughts on that signing? "Very, very excited to be with them. Golden Boy Promotions has juice, the kind of juice I need to move my career in the right direction. You already know Boxingtalk knew because G is always on top of the latest with Joel Casamayor. We're looking to end this year with a big bang and we're looking forward to doing some big things."

GL: I recently spoke with Richard Schaeffer and he told me we can expect you back on either November 10 or December 8. Do you know anything more specific than that?

Joel Casamayor: "We went to California last week to meet with Eric Gomez and David and basically we're looking at November 10 with Mosley-Cotto or December 8 with Mayweather-Hatton. We're ready to fight on any card against anybody they put in front of us. We're ready for either date and we told Golden Boy that we're only interested in fighting the best. I have to continue to show the world who Joel Casamayor is."

GL: When will there be a more specific update?

JC: "September 1 is nine weeks away from November 10, so if it's going to be November we should know soon. If not either way we'll know which date it's going to be within the next week or so."

GL: Will you next fight be considered a tune-up or will it be someone the boxing world views as a threat?

JC: "I want a challenge. I already told them that I don't want a tune-up. I want to fight the best fighters in the world and whoever Golden Boy Promotions puts in front of me I'm going to destroy. I keep hearing Katsidis calling Juan Diaz, and the Ring Lightweight champion, the best 135 pounder in the world is ready to make a fight. Maybe that's the fight he should be looking to make instead of Diaz or anybody else. We're both with Golden Boy and if we can make that fight happen before the end of this year or early next year, I'll expose him in front of everybody."

GL: Are you confident that Golden Boy Promotions will be able to deliver you the marquee fights that have eluded you since your victory over Diego Corrales?

JC: "100% confident. Golden Boy is hot right now and whoever they put in front of me is getting destroyed. If Katsidis wants to fight I'll put him in the hospital."

GL: Is there anything you'd like to say in closing?

JC: "I want to thank Boxingtalk and my man G. Leon. I want to thank all of my fans and Golden Boy Promotions for stepping up to the plate and accepting me as the part of their team. I just want to fight the best fighters in the world. That's what I came here from Cuba to do, that's what I've done and that's what I'm going to continue to do."

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