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RingTV.com poll: Fans favor Mares over Ponce de Leon

Fans expect Abner Mares to earn his third world title in a third weight class when he challenges WBC featherweight beltholder Daniel Ponce de Leon in the co-featured bout to the Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero showdown in Las Vegas on Saturday.

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Mares faces biggest test versus Ponce de Leon

Abner Mares recognizes that fellow two-divsion beltholder and current WBC featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon represents "stepping into a heavier weight class" and "going in against a heavy puncher."

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Report: Hopkins-Murat targeted for July 13

Bernard Hopkins will make the first defense of his IBF light heavyweight belt against Karo Murat on July 13 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., ESPN.com reported.

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Who wins Alvarez-Trout? Ask R. Guerrero, Mares, D. Garcia

The fighting peers of junior middleweights Austin Trout and Saul Alvarez offer their thoughts on who will win Saturday night's Showtime-televised clash of unbeatens.

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Video: REAL TALK with Abner Mares

REAL TALK: Abner Mares answers fans' questions about his May 4 challenge to WBC featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon; future fights with Nonito Donaire, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Mikey Garcia and Gary Russell Jr.; and the meaning of his walk-in skull bandanas.

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Dougie's Monday mailbag

Read on for a lot of fan feedback on Guillermo Rigondeuax’s unanimous decision over Nonito Donaire in this week’s Monday mailbag. Fans are split on whether the fight was one-sided or close and whether it was entertaining or a total stinker. Enjoy!

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Donaire-Rigondeaux: Chess match or fireworks? Experts weigh-in

RING junior featherweight champ Nonito Donaire on clash with Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday: "When it comes down to the title fights, we're both aggressive and we can both be offensive guys."

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Q&A: Mares to 'please the crowd' vs. Ponce de Leon

Former WBC 122-pound titleholder Abner Mares on his upcoming fight with Daniel Ponce de Leon on the Mayweather-Guerrero card: "I'm taking this big step and I hope that we can steal the show that night."

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Lem's latest: All-Access: Canelo vs.Trout Preview

"I'm going to win. Without a doubt, I'm going to win. This fight is personal because Trout beat my brother," Saul Alvarez said of his April 20 championship match with Austin Trout in Showtime's All-Access: Canelo vs. Trout Preview.

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Mares: Donaire KOs Rigondeaux in seven

Former WBC 122-pound titleholder Abner Mares on the Nonito Donaire-Guillermo Rigondeaux junior featherwieght championship bout: "I see Nonito winning by knockout. I estimate a seven-round knockout by Nonito if Rigondeaux doesn't just run and box all night."

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Video: Mayweather appears at NCAA's Final Four

Floyd Mayweather called Robert Guerrero "a solid, tough competitor" during Saturday night's interview on CBS between games during the NCAA's Final Four.

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Santa Cruz, Love official for Mayweather-Guerrero card

Former IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz and undefeatd middleweight prospect J'Leon Love will compete in separate bouts on the undercard of the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero Showtime Pay Per View event.

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Mayweather-Guerrero closed circuit tix on sale Wednesday

Closed circuit tickets for the May 4 Showtime Pay Per View-televised clash between Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero will go on sale on Wednesday at 10 a.m.

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Mayweather-Guerrero to hit movie theaters

Fans will have the option of watching Floyd Mayweather's May 4 defense against Robert Guerrero on the big screen in movie theaters.

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Peterson-Matthysse finalized for May 18

Lamont Peterson on the hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse: "I don't think he's going to pose any problems for me."

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Alvarez-Trout, Mayweather-Guerrero cards

Omar Figueroa, of Texas, could appear on the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Austin Trout card.

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Mayweather-Guerrero tickets on sale

Floyd Mayweather on Robert Guerrero: "42 have tried, 42 have failed. He will be number 43."   

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Mares-Ponce de Leon? 'Get it done,' says Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was keen on his May 4 defense against Mexican-American Robert Guerrero being complimented by an all-Mexican clash between Abner Mares and Daniel Ponce de Leon.

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Mares-Ponce de Leon on Mayweather-Guerrero card

Mexico-born Abner Mares' challenge to Mexican featherweight beltholder Daniel Ponce de Leon has been added to the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero pay-per-view undercard.

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Golden Boy's big spring

Richard Schaefer said the Alexander-Brook fight looks like it is bound for Atlantic City, maybe under Peterson-Matthysse.

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Lem's Latest: Khan-Diaz to be co-feature to Garcia-Judah

Former 140-pound titleholder Amir Khan could get a stiff test from former 135-pound titleholder Julio Diaz on April 27 in Khan's native England.

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Ponce de Leon-Mares set for April 20 on Showtime

Abner Mares will challenge WBC featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon on April 20 on Showtime, the former bantamweight and junior featherweight titleholder and his management team, Espinoza Boxing, announced on Twitter on Monday evening.

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Lem's latest: Santa Cruz vacates 118-pound belt; Katsidis retires

Leo Santa Cruz has vacated his IBF bantamweight belt in favor of rising into the junior featherweight division. 

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Mares to pursue Ponce de Leon?

Frank Espinoza, who manages two-division beltholder Abner Mares and WBC featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon, says that a Mares-Ponce de Leon clash at 126 pounds could happen if Ponce de Leon defeats Jayson Velez on March 2.

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Dougie's Friday mailbag

Readers comment on Nonito Donaire's recent decisions and his legacy, tomorrow night's Frankie Gomez-Lanard Lane fight, major boxing cards being scheduled on the same day, and RingTV.com's current poll in this week's Friday mailbag.

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Absent Donaire bout, Mares rises to 126

Abner Mares is vacating his WBC 122-pound belt in order to campaign at 126 pounds. The former bantamweight beltholder had hoped to unify junior featherweight titles with RING/IBF/WBO 122-pound champ Nonito Donaire.

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Arum rules out Mares for Donaire, focuses on Rigondeaux

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is pretty confident that fans will see THE RING/WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr., against unbeaten WBA 122-pound titleholder Guillermo Rigondeaux on April 27.

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Lem's latest: Live stream of Kovalev-Campillo weigh-in

Light heavyweight Gabriel Campillo will have been out of the ring for nearly a year when he meets Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night.

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Lem's latest: Arum on Marquez-Pacquiao V, Donaire, Bradley, Rios

Will Manny Pacquiao's next fight, likely against Juan Manuel Marquez, take place outside of the United States?

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Lem's latest: Quillin-Guerrero done; Golden Boy gets Lara-Martirosyan II

WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin will make his first defense against Fernando Guerrero on the Feb. 9 undercard of a main event featuring RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia and Zab Judah.  

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Lem's latest: Bika says 'This is my time to shine'

Having lost title bouts to Andre Ward, Lucian Bute and Joe Calzaghe, super middleweight contender Sakio Bika looks to cash in on a potential WBC title fight agianst Nikola Sjekloca on Feb. 16. 

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Q&A: Salido plans to 'cut down' Garcia

WBO beltholder Orlando Salido says featherweight rival Mikey Garcia "has never faced a fighter who applies the type of pressure that I do," adding, "I'm going to give him trouble from the first bell to the last."

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Santa Cruz would face Moreno 'if the people want it'

IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz aspires to the greatness of Mexican predecessors such as Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Juan Manuel Marquez and Oscar Larios.

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Massive media round table with Schaefer

The prospect of a highly-anticipated clash of junior featherweights between Abner Mares and Nonito Donaire was among the many topics broached by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer in New York on Wednesday.

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De La Hoya would call Arum to make Donaire-Mares

Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya said he would contact Bob Arum, personally, to arrange a Nonito Donaire-Abner Mares fight -- a move Arum claims he would be open to.

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Video: Exclusive Oscar De La Hoya interview

RingTV's Bill Emes and Lem Satterfield spoke exclusively with Oscar De La Hoya on a number of subjects including the Golden Boy-Top Rank feud, Amir Khan, Danny Garcia, Canelo Alvarez, and the big fights he wants to make.

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Lem's latest: Broner: This is my Mayweather-Corrales moment

Adrien Broner: "Critics are like butt holes: Everybody's got one. If I really just wanted to hear a butthole, I'll pass gas."

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Dougie's Monday mailbag

Fans give their opinions of Abner Mares-Anselmo Moreno, Erislandy Lara-Vanes Martirosyan, Nathan Cleverly-Shawn Hawk, Antonio DeMarco-Adrien Broner, and the late, great Carmen Basilio, among other subjects in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

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Mares: 'I want Donaire next'

WBC junior featherweight titleholder Abner Mares calls a clash with RING, IBF and WBO champion Nonito Donaire "the only fight for me."

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Weekend Review: Mares makes statement

Abner Mares took a giant step foward in his career with his convincing unanimous-decision victory over talented Anselmo Moreno on Saturday in Los Angeles.

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Hopkins eyes record against Cleverly, Shumenov or Cloud

Former RING light heavyweight and middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins is being targeted for a comeback on March 9 opposite 175-pound titleholders Nathan Cleverly, Beibut Shumenov or Tavoris Cloud.

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Video: RingTV post-fight wrap-up: Mares vs. Moreno

RingTV.com editor Doug Fischer gives his post-fight thoughts on Abner Mares' unanimous decision victory over Anselmo Moreno immediately after the junior featherweight showdown at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Video: Mares-Moreno weigh-in

Watch Abner Mares and Anselmo Moreno weigh-in for their junior featherweight showdown at Staples Center on Nov. 10. IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz and Alfredo Angulo also weighed in for thier undecard bouts.

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Mares and Morneo easily make weight for their 122-pound title bout

WBC 122-pound titleholder Abner Mares and his challenger Anselmo Moreno easily made weight on Friday at Staples Center in L.A., the site of their Showtime-televised showdown on Saturday. Mares weighed 121.8 pounds; Moreno weighed 120.8.

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Santa Cruz ready for Zaleta and the junior featherweight division

Leo Santa Cruz's days are numbered at bantamweight, but the unbeaten IBF titleholder will remain at 118 pounds at least until the end of the year. He defends his belt against Victor Zaleta on the Abner Mares-Anselmo Moreno undercard at Staples Center on Saturday.

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Angulo 'the dog' looks to restore his bite against Casarez

Junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo, who meets Raul Casarez on Saturday night, plans to donate his long hair to the charity Locks of Love, which assists children who suffer hair loss as a result of chemotherapy to treat cancer.

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Mares, Moreno interviews and public workouts

RingTV's Dominic Verdin spoke to WBC 122-pound titleholder Abner Mares and WBA bantamweight beltholder Anselmo Moreno about their anticipated Showtime-televised showdown on Saturday followng a public workout in Los Angeles.

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Mares, Moreno say they're ready for their showdown

WBC 122-pound titleholder Abner Mares says he's evolved into a complete fighter capable of turning back the challenge of highly respected Anselmo Moreno, who says he's ready to win a hard-fought championship bout when they meet on Saturday.   

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Fighters of Mares-Moreno card to hold public workout today

The combatants of the stacked Showtime-televised card topped by Abner Mares’ WBC 122-pound title defense against Anselmo Moreno on Nov. 10 will hold a public workout at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles today.

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Lem's latest: Moreno calls Mares 'just another opponent'

"I'm very hungry for this fight, and that's what's going to carry me to victory," said once-beaten Anselmo Moreno, who will make his 122-pound debut on Nov. 10 against undefeated WBC tltleholder Abner Mares.

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