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Anyone for Marquez-Bradley, Pacquiao-Cotto II?

Top Rank has reserved the MGM Grand for a Nov. 10 pay-per-view event whose headliner will not be Manny Pacquiao. 

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Advisor: Pacquiao will fight on Dec. 1

Manny Pacquiao's advisor, Michael Koncz, says that the fighter will return to the ring on Dec. 1 rather than Nov. 10.

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Lem's latest: Rigondeaux bout in jeopardy?

The bout between junior featherweights Guillermo Rigondeaux and Roberto Marroquin on the Sept. 15 Chavez-Martinez undercard could be in jeopardy following a complaint from promoter Gary Hyde.

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Don King turns 81 on Monday

Promoter Don King, who turns 81 on Aug. 20, invited Pygmies to the "Rumble In The Jungle," claims to be able to communicate with Floyd Mayweather in "ghetto-ese," and once killed a man -- just a few stories from the life of the man who coined the phrase "Only in America."

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Q&A Bradley: 'Mayweather flattens Pacquiao'

WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley: "If Manny Pacquiao doesn't want to fight me, then I'm looking for a Floyd Mayweather fight. Or I'm looking for a Miguel Cotto fight... I belong in the ring with these guys."

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M. Jones eyes new trainer in Mayweather Sr.

Mike Jones on his potential switch in trainers: "They say that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. But it got broken, so I'm trying to fix something."

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Broner says rivals running scared

Adrien Broner: "Don't nobody want to grab that rope to hang themselves."

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It's official: HBO, Top Rank announce Oct. 13 double-header

Nonito Donaire will face junior featherweight Toshiaki Nishioka after former lightweight beltholder Brandon Rios makes his junior welterweight debut in a clash of unbeatens with Mike Alvarado on Oct. 13.

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Vargas-Martinez slated for Sept. 13 in Las Vegas

Unbeaten welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas will debut under Top Rank against Aaron Martinez on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.

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Q&A: Alvarado says he'll stop Rios within seven rounds

Junior welterweight Mike Alvarado believes he will prove himself to be the bigger, stronger fighter -- as well as the superior boxer -- when he and Brandon Rios both put their undefeated records on the line, Oct. 13.

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Alvarado's manager calls fight with Rios "a done deal"

Junior welterweight Mike Alvarado has signed to face former lightweight beltholder Brandon Rios in an HBO-televised bout on Oct. 13. 

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Manager: Alvarado has advantages over Rios

Junior welterweight Mike Alvarado has agreed in principle to a clash with former WBA lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios on Oct. 13 at The Home Depot Center on the Nonito Donaire-Toshiaki Nishioka undercard.

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Pacquiao eyes rematches with Bradley, Cotto, Marquez

Manny Pacquiao's advisor and promoter are on their way to the Philippines to discuss the fighter's next move, which could be a return bout with either Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Cotto.

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R. Martinez-Beltran for WBO belt rounds out S. Martinez-Chavez Jr. card

A WBO junior lightweight bout between Roman Martinez and Miguel Beltran Jr. will be on the undercard of the HBO Pay Per View-televised main event featuring RING middleweight champ Sergio Martinez and WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Sept. 15. 

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Donaire-Nishioka, Rios-Alvarado on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center

WBO junior featherweight beltholder Nonito Donaire will defend his crown against former titleholder Toshiaki Nishioka on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center. Brandon Rios makes his junior welterweight debut against Mike Alvarado on the undercard.

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Rigondeaux-Marroquin on Chavez Jr.-Martinez card

WBA junior featherweight titleholder Guillermo Rigondeaux will pursue his fourth straight knockout victory against Robert Marroquin on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas.

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Lem's latest: Arum "rooting for" TMT Promotions

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum applauds the creation of TMT Promotions by rapper 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying it will energize the sport and possibly set the stage for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

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Lem's latest: Dunkin wants Salido vs. Garcia, Marquez vs. Rios

Manager Cameron Dunkin's plan for Mikey Garcia is to match him against Orlando Salido in the fall, while the hope for Brandon Rios is a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.

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Schaefer: 'Adrien Broner is a superstar'

Richard Schaefer: "Adrien Broner is obviously going to be one of the superstars in the sport of boxing."

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Lem's latest: Lara-Martirosyan; Golovkin-Proksa; IBF crowns Casimero

Vanes Martirosyan could face Erislandy Lara in a junior middleweight eliminator bout for the right to face WBC beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

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Golovkin-Proksa eyed for Sept. 1?

A Sept. 1 defense for WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin against Grzegorz Proksa may be close.

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Martirosyan or Proksa eyed for Golovkin

Undefeated junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan is being considered for a clash with WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin on Aug. 25.

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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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Is Donaire in tough against Mathebula? Ask the experts

Ringtv.com asked a panel of boxing insiders what will happen when WBO junior featherweight beltholder Nonito Donaire faces his tallest opponent yet in IBF counterpart Jeffrey Mathebula on Saturday.

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Gutierrez replaces injured Bravo against Salido

WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido will take a non-title bout on July 28 with plans to defend his belt against Mikey Garcia in the fall.

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Nevada attorney general: Bradley over Pacquiao not a robbery

An investigation by the Nevada attorney general has determined that there was no criminal activity involved in Tim Bradley's split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao on June 9.

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Salido-Garcia eyed for the fall

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum wants to match WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido and Mikey Garcia in the fall.

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What's next for Pacquiao?

A Nov. 10 rematch with either Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Cotto appears to be the likely scenario for Manny Pacquiao, while a highly-anticipated mega bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. is considered a long shot.

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Pavlik's not a 'ghost' of his former self anymore

The decision to move Kelly Pavlik to Oxnard, Calif., has clearly paid off and trainer Robert Garcia, manager Cameron Dunkin and Pavlik himself are all feeling a sense of rejuvenation around his career.

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Mares not bound to Showtime

Abner Mares is not contractually bound to Showtime, said his promoter, Richard Schaefer.

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Bradley vacates WBO's 140-pound belt

Tim Bradley has vacated the WBO's 140-pound belt in the wake of his split-decision victory that dethroned Manny Pacquiao for the organization's 147-pound title.

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Martinez-Chavez Jr. press tour; Macklin-Alcine on undercard

The Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. promotional press tour will cover Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York and Mexico.

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Top Rank plots Donaire's march toward greatness

Nonito Donaire's manager, Cameron Dunkin, calls the WBO junior featherweight titleholder "pound-for-pound, maybe the best fighter in the world."

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Martinez-Chavez press tour in play

The Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez press tour could begin taking shape on Tuesday.

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Q&A: Donaire wants to be undisputed junior featherweight champ

WBO 122-pound titleholder Nonito Donaire says he wants to unify the junior featherweight division beginning with IBF beltholder Jeffrey Mathebula, who he faces on July 7 in Carson, Calif.

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Pacquiao hints at a rematch with Bradley

Manny Pacquiao told media in Manila, Philippines that he wanted to "get that title" back from Tim Bradley, whose controversial split-decision dethroned Pacquiao as WBO welterweight titleholder on June 9.

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Vargas signs with Top Rank

Undefeated welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas signed a promotional contract with Top Rank, the Las Vegas-based promotional company announced on Tuesday.

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WBO's five judges score for Pacquiao over Bradley

A five-member panel of international judges has unanimously scored in favor of Manny Pacquiao against Tim Bradley after watching video of Bradley's disputed split-decision win that dethroned Pacquiao as welterweight titleholder on June 9.  

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Lederman, Sens. McCain, Reid weigh in on Bradley-Pacquiao

In the wake of the Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao fight controversy, HBO's Harold Lederman says boxing should employ the best judges for the biggest fights, no matter what.

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Marquez eyes fourth bout with Pacquiao on Nov. 10

Juan Manuel Marquez on Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao: "I think that Pacquiao beat Bradley maybe by four points, because I had Pacquaiao winning eight rounds and Bradley winning four rounds."

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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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Bradley has damaged ligaments in both feet

Tim Bradley on the Manny Pacquiao fight: "I wanted this, and I won it. You saw me raise my hands before the third card was even announced, because I was like, 'I won.'"

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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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Lem's latest: Roach tries to rebound with Chavez Jr.

Trainer Freddie Roach says he had a bad feeling as soon as he heard the first scorecard being read after Manny Pacquiao's fight against Tim Bradley.

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Nevada Commission director, judges to review Pacquiao-Bradley

Nevada Commission executive director Keith Kizer said that he will review the video of Tim Bradley's decision over Manny Pacquiao separately with each the three judges.

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Arum has requested an investigation of Pacquiao-Bradley

Promoter Bob Arum calls the notion that he somehow influenced the results of Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao "not true," and "preposterous."

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Q&A: Bradley says the judges got it right

Tim Bradley on the fight with Manny Pacquiao: "I told my trainer, Joel Diaz, that I might have broken a bone in my left foot because I heard a pop. And he said, 'well, what do you want to do?' And I said, "well, I want to continue on and to fight like a champion.'"

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Rigondeaux scores five knockdowns in sensational KO win

WBA junior featherweight titleholder Guillermo Rigondeaux delivered the kind of performance his promoter was looking for, as he floored Teon Kennedy five times on the way to Saturday night's fifth-round knockout victory.

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Donaire discusses drug testing, his next fight

Nonito Donaire: "I wouldn't even mind finding somebody who tests positive and prove that my ability is better in a natural way -- regardless if he's on it -- and that I can still beat him."

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Gamboa may attend Pacquiao-Bradley fight

Yuriorkis Gamboa could be at Saturday's Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley title matchup that is being promoted by Top Rank, despite legal issues between himself and the fight promoter.

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Koncz: Door not closed on Mayweather-Pacquiao

Michael Koncz on Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao: "If the fans still want to see this fight, we're willing to do it."

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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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