Shane Mosley Jr. Hopes Daniel Jacobs Will Lead To Title Fights

Shane Mosley Jr. is set for the biggest fight of his life as he will take on Daniel Jacobs on July 6.

The bout serves as the co-main event of the Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz boxing match at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Mosley Jr. is the son of boxing Hall of Famer Shane Mosley, and the bout against Jacobs is a significant step up in competition.

With Shane Mosley Jr. getting a step up in competition, he hopes a win here will get him title fights.

“I think so,” Mosley said. “If I beat a two-time middleweight champion, especially when John Ryder went on to fight Canelo – he went on to fight all of these guys because of that fight with Danny Jacobs. That made him a legitimate name as a contender… “I’m a competitor. I’m somebody that wants to prove myself, so I want to prove myself to the best of my ability. So that’s why I want to fight somebody that is also trying to beat me as well.”

Shane Mosley Jr. is 21-4 and coming off a stoppage win over Joshua Conley. Daniel Jacobs, meanwhile, is coming off a split decision loss to John Ryder and Mosley Jr. wonders how much motivation he still has to fight.

“To be 100 percent honest with you, I have no idea how motivated he is leading into this fight,” Mosley said. “I would hope that he’s come back for the reasons being that he loves it and that he still wants to be a super middleweight champion.”

If Mosley Jr. can beat Jacobs on July 6 it would be a massive win for his career and change the trajectory of his career.