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Arum: For Chavez Jr., it's either Murray or Vera

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.

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Garcia has 'obligation' versus Lopez

Mikey Garcia on his upcoming clash with Juan Manuel Lopez: "We both have power, so I think that the fans are definitely going to be looking forward to seeing a knockout on the night of the fight."

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Lem's latest: Brook injured again prior to Alexander fight

Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook has suffered yet another foot injury that could jeopardize his scheduled challenge to IBF beltholder Devon Alexander for the third time.

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Arum: NSAC has 'different standard' for Mexicans

Bob Arum: "If the Nevada Commission has one standard of punishment for Americans, and one standard of punishment for Mexicans, then they should say that."

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Broner's back on HBO on June 22, Chavez likely June 29

It appears that Adrien Broner will fight Paul Malignaggi on HBO on June 22 and that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will return on the same network on June 29. It was thought that Broner and Chavez were targeting the same June 22 date.

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Chavez Jr.'s counsel answers NSAC complaint

Attorneys for Julio Cesar Chavez have requested a maximum six-month suspension and a $10,000 fine as a penalty for his positive drug test for marijuana following September's loss to Sergio Martinez. Chavez can be suspended for up to a year and fined the entire amount of his $3 million purse, or a combination of both.

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Vera takes the rocky road back to Friday Night Fights

Bryan Vera overcame setbacks en route to his his fight with former 154-pound beltholder Sergei Dzinziruk in this week’s Friday Night Fights main event. If he beats Dzinziruk he could get a shot at WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin.

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Commission confirms Chavez's positive test for marijuana

The Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director officially acknowledged Julio Cesar Chavez's positive drug test for marijuana on Friday.

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Martinez-Chavez Jr. gate totals more than $3 million

Sergio Martinez's unanimous decision over Julio Cesar Chavez on Saturday drew a live gate of $3,052,475, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director, Keith Kizer.

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Martinez recovering from injuries suffered in Chavez fight

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez suffered various injuries during his unanimous decision victory and 12th-round knockdown scare against WBC titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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Martinez camp notes, second edition

Sergio Martinez says he would make adjustments in the American amateur boxing system if he were given the power to do so.

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Q&A: Chavez Jr. corrects discipline problems, dicusses Martinez, Alvarez

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. insists that discipline problems are behind him, that he doesn't care about rival Mexican star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, and that the time is right to beat middleweight champ Sergio Martinez, who he fights on Sept. 15. 

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Martinez cancels media workout amid threats, car's vandalism

Promoter Lou DiBella is considering the cancelation of all media appearances by RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez to promote his Sept. 15 bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the wake of threats against the fighter.

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Martinez's training camp notes

Sergio Martinez's charitable deeds outside of the ring serve as a sharp contrast to his brutal, razor-like efficiency inside of it.

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Chavez Jr.'s training camp notes

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: "It was my dream to become a world champion. That’s why I decided to become a professional fighter ... Of course, I now like hearing the ring announcer say, 'The winner, and still...'" 

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Lem's latest: Chavez Jr. 176, Martinez 174 one month out

WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. weighs 176 pounds 30 days prior to making his defense against RING champion Sergio Martinez, who is currently tipping the scales at 174.

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Sept. 29 represents a rebrith of a different sort for E. Rodriguez

Super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez has a big fight with Jason Escalera on Sept. 29 -- six years to the day from when his twins, Serena and Edwin Jr., barely survived their premature births.

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Roach: On juggling Khan's future with Pacquiao, Chavez Jr.

Freddie Roach on his conversation with Amir Khan: "I had a very nice breakfast with Shah Khan and Amir. So we had a nice meeting yesterday, and no one talked about getting fired."

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Q&A: Martinez vows to brutalize Chavez Jr.

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez says the straight-ahead style of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. wll  make their HBO-Pay Per View-televised clash an easier fight for him.

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Chavez Sr. gets cake, gets colorful on 50th birthday

Feisty at fifty: Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. says RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has "been talking a lot of bulls--t." Martinez meets his son, WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas.

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Lem's latest: Martinez's promoter calls Chavez Jr. 'big challenge'

Can aging RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez stop young juggernaut Julio Cesar Chavez, the unbeaten WBC beltholder? The two are scheduled to meet in a pay-per-view showdown this fall.

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Photo gallery: Chavez vs. Lee

Images of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's seventh-round TKO of Andy Lee to defend his WBC middleweight title in El Paso, Texas.

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Chavez Jr. aims to end Martinez's 'smack' talk

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: "Sergio Martinez has talked a lot of smack, some real bad stuff about me. Let's see if he backs it up and comes to fight when we get into the ring."

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Cotto eyes Pacquiao, Mayweather or Chavez Jr.

Miguel Cotto would consider rematches with Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr. if not a clash with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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E. Rodriguez: Lee will beat Chavez Jr.

Sparring partner Edwin Rodriguez believes that Andy Lee will out-box Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in El Paso.

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Bradley-Pacquiao will be reviewed on HBO's 'Fight Game'

HBO commentator Jim Lampley calls Duane Ford, one of two referees who had Tim Bradley defeating Manny Pacquiao, "a standup guy." Ford will be a guest on Lampley's Fight Game, which airs Saturday night.

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Lee aiming to KO Chavez, says Steward

Trainer Manny Steward says challenger Andy Lee is looking to score a knockout against WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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WBO to review Bradley-Pacquiao

Bob Arum on Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao: "We have to have everybody, including myself and everybody connected with the fight in for some serious questioning."

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Photo gallery: Chavez Jr. workout

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. borrowed trainer Freddie Roach from Team Pacquiao to get in a workout at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas ahead of his June 16 fight against Andy Lee.

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Photo gallery: Chavez Jr. workout

As his father stood by, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. worked out in preparation to defend his junior middleweight title against Ireland's Andy Lee at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas on June 16.

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Roach stays with Chavez Jr., says Ariza's out

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.

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Chavez to face Lee in June, Martinez in the fall

WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has agreed to defend his belt against RING champion Sergio Martinez should Chavez get beyond a June 16 defense against Andy Lee.

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Golovkin to make fourth defense against Fuchigami on May 12

WBA middleweight beltholder and knockout artist Gennady Golovkin will look to keep his undefeated record going against Japan's Makoto Fuchigami on May 12 in Ukraine.

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Chavez Jr.-Lee fight is back on in El Paso

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will defend his WBC middleweight belt against Andy Lee in El Paso as originally planned. 

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Security concerns force Chavez Jr.-Lee fight's relocation from Sun Bowl

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum called it a "racist" move for by the University of Texas at El Paso Board of Regents to cancel the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee fight that was scheduled for June 16 at the univerity's Sun Bowl Stadium.

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Lem's latest: Could Donaire-Mares happen?

It appears that newly-crowned WBC junior featherweight beltholder Abner Mares will have to wait in line for a shot at RING No. 4-rated pound-for-pound fighter, Nonito Donaire, his WBO counterpart.

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Lem's latest: HBO debuts "Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out" in April

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be profiled on HBO's "Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out" in April in advance of his May 5 showdown with Miguel Cotto.

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Q&A: Martinez anxious to meet Chavez Jr.-Lee winner

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has faith that he will face the winner of the upcoming title bout between WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee in September. 

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Martinez signs deal to fight Chavez Jr.-Lee winner on Sept. 15

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has signed a deal meant to guarantee him a shot in September against the winner of a June title clash between WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee.

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Q&A: Roach discusses Pacquiao, Khan, Chavez Jr., drug testing

Freddie Roach spoke to RingTV.com regarding Manny Pacquiao's recent developments, as well as drug-testing issues surrounding Amir Khan and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's next move.

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Video: Lee one-on-one interview

Andy Lee says he's ready to fight for the middleweight title. The Irish middleweight standout fights on the Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin undercard at Madison Square Garden on March 17.

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Lee seeks revenge against Vera, eyes future bout with Martinez

Andy Lee is out to avenge his only loss against Brian Vera -- after which he intends to challenge middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.

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Dawson vs. Hopkins minus Steward?

Dawson to train for Hopkins close to home near newborn, likely without Steward

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Lee-Vera rematch added to Martinez-Barker undercard

Middleweight fringe contenders Andy Lee and Bryan Vera are set for an Oct. 1 rematch of their entertaining 2008 encounter that Vera won by seventh-round TKO, according to Lee's trainer Emanuel Steward.

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Alvarez tentatively scheduled to fight June 18, probably in Mexico

Saul Alvarez is tentatively schedueled to return to the ring on June 18, probably in Mexico. "Canelo" is coming off his one-sided decision over Matthew Hatton last Saturday,

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Arum: Chavez-Vera likely; Ward next?

Bob Arum said Julio Cesar Chavez could fight Brian Vera next, and eventually, Andre Ward.

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Broner-Malignaggi press conference on Saturday

A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.

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M. Garcia to return on June 15, Chavez Jr., July 13

Arum says Mikey Garcia and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be in action this summer.

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Marquez-Bradley on Sept. 14?

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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Alvarez-Trout, Mayweather-Guerrero cards

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

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