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Bermane Stiverne said he would chop Chris Arreola's head off but the Haiti-born Canadian instead put on a boxing clinic en route to outpointing the slugger in Ontario, Calif., on Saturday. Stiverne, who scored a third-round knockdown, won by scores of 118-109 and 117-110 (twice).

Former street tough and amateur boxing standout Bermane Stiverne took an unlikely route to his WBC heavyweight title elimination bout with Chris Arreola on Saturday but the Haiti native believes his patience – and power – will pay off.

"Forty-three had a game plan: 'We're going to keep pressure on Mayweather,'" Floyd Mayweather says in part two of Showtime's All Access: Mayweather Vs. (Robert) Guerrero. "The game plan is just to come in there and get your payday."

A new deal between Golden Boy and Fox Sports will result in a new Monday boxing series and allow fans to rewatch classic bouts from the promoter's fight library featuring Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Bernard Hopkins, among others.

Mike Alvarado's unanimous-decision win in his rematch with Brandon Rios drew 1.2 million viewers on HBO, according to the network.

Mexican Olympian Oscar Molina will fight for the second time this month on Saturday night, and is slated to be in the ring twice more in April.

HBO's Ken Hershman has severed ties with Golden Boy "to focus our efforts and resources on those strategic relationships where we better share common goals and business philosophies."

Unbeaten featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr. claims he has been pursued by promoter Curtis Jackson, who is also known as the rapper 50 Cent. Russell is managed by Al Haymon and has a working relationship with Golden Boy Promotions.

The world should know soon whether it will witness a 154-pound clash of unbeatens between WBC beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and WBA titleholder Austin Trout.

Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola meets Bermane Stiverne in a March 9 eliminator bout for the right to face Vitali Klitschko.

An injury to RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward's right shoulder has forced the cancelation of a scheduled March 2 defense against former middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik.

Undefeated heavyweight contender Tyson Fury easily outhustled and outboxed Kevin Johnson to a lopsided unanimous decision in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday. Fury won by scores of 119-110 and 119-108 (twice).

The Jan. 26 clash featuring RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward and former undisputed middleweight titleholder Kelly Pavlik unites promoters Bob Arum, Dan Goossen and Don King. 

Olympian Oscar Molina will make his professional debut by fighting on the same Nov. 24 card as his twin, Javier, who already has 12 professional bouts.

Don King's $1.1 million purse bid to promote the Chris Arreola-Bermane Stiverne WBC heavyweight eliminator bout doubled that of counterpart Dan Goossen. 

Chris Arreola could position himself for a rematch with Vitali Klitschko if he defeats Bermane Stiverne in a proposed WBC heavyweight title eliminator.

Rumble in the Jungle II? Bermane Stiverne's manager says promoter Don King is trying to maneuver the Canadian puncher into a challenge to WBC heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitscko in Africa.