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Former WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will decide between Martin Murray and Brian Vera as potential opponents on Aug. 3, according to Top Rank CEO Bob Arum.

WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. defends his eccentric training methods in advance of Saturday night's clash with RING champion Sergio Martinez. 

Trainer Freddie Roach does not believe that Amir Khan's fourth-round knockout loss had anything to do with Khan's parting with strength and conditioning guru Alex Ariza, a former assistant to Roach.

Danny Garcia and Amir Khan wll be subjected to random drug testing of blood and urine by the United States Anti-Doping Agency leading up to their July 14 fight, which currently is for the WBC and WBA titles.

Freddie Roach, Alex Ariza and Miguel Diaz have had a rocky relationship in the past, and one of the challenges of this Saturday night will be for the trio to set aside their differences and work together in Manny Pacquiao's corner.

WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has split with strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza in advance of his June 16 defense against southpaw Andy Lee.

Manny Pacquiao's charity foundation will get a new board of directors in the wake of a lawsuit leveled against it for a shipping controversy.

Conditioning coach Alex Ariza discusses Amir Khan's second week of training in the Philippines and the British star's fitness goals going into his rematch with Lamont Peterson. Ariza also provides an update on Manny Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao's conditioning coach Alex Ariza doesn't think the eight-division champ's recent tax issues will be a distraction as they prepare to begin training camp for Pacquiao's June 9 clash with Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas.

Amir Khan on drug testing: "I'm  probably one of the first fighters in our camp ... to say, 'look, I want to do random drug testing.'"

Amir Khan plans to take care of Lamont Peterson, finish off Tim Bradley, and then climb to welterweight for potential bouts against Floyd Mayweather or Shane Mosley.

Bob Arum: "The steroid problem is fading into the past."

Alex Ariza considers it to be "a huge compliment" that rivals believe his fighters' success, including that of Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, is a result of performance enhancing drugs.

Antonio DeMarco: "In the end, I just believe that my heart was bigger than Jorge Linares'. My desire grew and my desire was greater than his in the end."

Having risen from the canvas following his lone defeat, Jorge Linares eyes his fifth straight win against Antonio DeMarco and a shot at Mexican legend Erik Morales. 

Manny Pacquiao arrives in Los Angeles with trainer Freddie Roach and conditioning coach Alex Ariza ahead of his Nov. 12 fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. Photos by Chris Cozzone/Top Rank.

Forced to pull out of the Ronald Hearns fight, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will allow his injured hand to heal and then train for his next bout alongside Manny Pacquiao.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has received stitches for a cut on one of his hands, leading Bob Arum to believe doctors will advise him not to fight Ronald Hearns.

Trainer Freddie Roach might have to skip Julio Cesar Chavez's next fight due to a commitment to the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez press tour.

Lem Satterfield's notes include the delay of Chris Arreola's return to the ring, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s next will have Freddie Roach in his corner but not in the gym, plus prospects Joe Pedraza and Yordenis Ugas.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s manager is working to assure Freddie Roach's presence in the fighters' corner despite a possible scheduling conflict with the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez tour

After speaking with eight-division titleholder Manny Pacquiao moments ago, Michael Koncz, the fighter's adviser, dismissed a widely reported rumor in the Filipino press that Pacquiao had fired him.