Lamont Peterson's younger brother, Anthony, will compete in a lightweight bout on Saturday's undcard to Lamont's 141-pound main event against Lucas Matthysse.
Omar Figueroa stopped Abner Cotto in the first round of their chief undercard bout to the Saul Alvarez-Austin Trout junior middleweight championship on Saturday in San Antonio. Figueroa dropped his fellow unbeaten lightweight prospect twice before it was stopped.
Unbeaten lightweight prospects Omar Figueroa Jr. and Abner Cotto will square off in the co-featured bout to the Showtime-televised junior middleweight showdown between Saul Alvarez and Austin Trout on April 20 in San Antonio, Texas.
Once-beaten middleweight standout Fernando Guerrero scored a one-sided unanimous decision over game Jose Medina on top of the undercard to the Amir Khan-Danny Garcia junior welterweight championship in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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Michael Koncz on Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao: "If the fans still want to see this fight, we're willing to do it."
Bob Arum said Julio Cesar Chavez could fight Brian Vera next, and eventually, Andre Ward.
A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.
Arum says Mikey Garcia and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be in action this summer.
Juan Manuel Marquez told ESPN Deportes that he will fight Tim Bradley on Sept. 14. Promoter Bob Arum says "No comment" at this time regarding the fight.
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