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IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander broke his hand in the first round of Saturday night's seventh-round technical knockout victory over Lee Purdy.

Referee Steve Smoger, who officiated the Lucas Matthysse-Lamont Peterson fight, says Matthysse is "the hardest puncher at 140 (pounds) that I've ever been in with."

RingTV.com has a live blog of Saturday night's 141-pound clash during which Lucas Matthysse scored three knockdowns for a third-round knockout of Lamont Peterson.

THE RING's No. 1-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse faces No. 2-rated Lamont Peterson in a non-title, 141-pound bout, with the winner to possibly challenge RING champion Danny Garcia on Sept. 7.

IBF welterweight beltholder Devon Alexander said that he wants "to send a statement to everybody at 147" that he's "a force to be reckoned with" by defeating Lee Purdy on Saturday, perhaps by knockout.

Top Rank will pay for Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios to be randomly drug tested by The Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency, according to company CEO Bob Arum.

Lucas Matthysse: "I'm not concerned about the judges against Lamont Peterson. Not at all, because, like I said before, I'm going to end the fight earlier. I'm coming in with the mentality to win by KO."

Freddie Roach will gauge Manny Pacquiao's future based on his performance against Brandon Rios: "If he performs well in this fight, then he'll go on. If he doesn't, then it will be over."  

Manny Pacquiao is requesting random drug testing in advance of his Nov. 23 clash with Brandon Rios.

Lamont Peterson's trainer believes that a victory over Lucas Matthysse could "put him in the lotto for a fight with someone like Floyd Mayweather."

Brandon Rios on his November bout against Manny Pacquiao: "This is a very exciting fight for me. Not only for me, but also for the fans."

Brandon Rios says of his showdown with Manny Pacquiao: "We both like to fight. We both hardly back down. We both throw a lot of punches in bunches. So it's going to be one helluva good fight."

Manny Pacquiao will try to end a two-bout losing streak against 140-pound contender Brandon Rios, who will make his 147-pound debut against the Filipino hero on Nov. 23 in Macau in China, according to Pacquiao's promoter and advisor.

Freddie Roach prefers Manny Pacquiao to fight Brandon Rios over Mike Alvarado: "I think that Rios is probably a better fight, action-wise." Roach is being inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse has aligned himself with powerful boxing advisor Al Haymon ahead of his May 18 showdown with Lamont Peterson.

Robert Guerrero called the gun possession charge "a misunderstanding," adding, "everything got taken care of."

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."

The co-manager of Robert Guerrero has expressed extreme confidence heading into Saturday night's clash with pound-for-pound kind Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Should Floyd Mayweather Jr. get beyond a May 4 date with Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand, he could return to that site on Sept. 14 and go head-to-head with a potential clash between Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez.

Tim Bradley told ESPN that he ranks himself between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez and ahead of Manny Pacquiao as the top fighters at 147 pounds.

Once-beaten Argentine welterweight Luis Carlos Abregu, who has scored knockouts in five straight fights since falling to Tim Bradley by unanimous decision in July of 2010, has signed a promotional deal with Top Rank.

Guillermo Rigondeaux on his fighting style: "I have to make a living, you know, for my family. There are going to be days when I go after it, and then there are going to be days where you box. I had everything under control throughout the fight."

Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin claims that he will handle unbeaten WBA titleholder Gennady Golovkin in similar fashion to how Bernard Hopkins knocked out then-undefeated Felix Trinindad in the 12th round.

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander hopes to remain on the May 18 Showtime doubleheader from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City even though his original opponent Kell Brook has pulled out with an injury.

Andre Ward called Guillermo Rigondeaux "a sharpshooter" against Nonito Donaire, adding, "this is the best I've ever seen him look." Of the criticisms of Rigondeaux's strategy, Tim Bradley said, "If you want to see blood and guts, and you want to see warrior-type of fights, then you should definitely hit MMA."

Felix Verdejo and Sean Monaghan scored back-to-back first-round knockouts on Saturday night at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

Philadelphia-born super middleweightt prospect Jesse Hart rose to 7-0 with his fifth knockout against Marlon Farr on the Nonito Donaire-Guillermo Rigondeaux undercard at Radio City Music Hall.

Yuriorkis Gamboa will return to the ring for a clash of unbeatens against Colombian Darley Perez on the June 8 card that also features RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson against Adonis Stevenson.

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.

Tim Bradley: "To be honest with you, I want Juan Manuel Marquez. I want the guy that beat Manny Pacquiao. Two guys that beat Manny, you know. Let's go at it. Let's settle it."

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said that in the next few days he'll be meeting with fighters and their teams in New York, with the goal of selecting Manny Pacquaio's September opponent no later than Sunday.

Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman says he would like to face Paulie Malignaggi, Tim Bradley and Floyd Mayweather, in order.

Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.

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

Four-division beltholder Juan Manuel Marquez was ringside for Saturday night's victory by Mike Alvarado over Brandon Rios, as was WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley.

Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez will face Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna as part of Saturday night's Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four tournament.

Although Brandon Rios became the first man to stop Mike Alvarado in October's bloody Fight-of-The-Year-caliber clash of unbeaten junior welterweights, ex-beltholder Kendall Holt believes that Alvarado can exact revenge on Saturday night.

Manny Pacquiao according to the Manila Standard: "I never avoid anyone. I don’t choose easy fights. I will fight anybody, anytime, anywhere."

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

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum would like to "mix-and-match" Brandon Rios, Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez and Tim Bradley over the course of the next few months.

Junior welterweight Brandon Rios will attempt to repeat his seventh-round stoppage victory over Mike Alvarado on March 30.

Tim Bradley rose from a 12th-round knockdown to defeat Ruslan Provodnikov by unanimous decision on Saturday. The HBO-televised fight delivered strong ratings along with intense action and drama.

Manny Pacquiao's advisor said the rift between HBO and Golden Boy does not concern the fighter, and claims both Showtime and HBO are in the running to televise Pacquiao's next bout. Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum says that's hogwash, the Filipino icon's next bout will be on HBO.

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."

Loads of action shots from Tim Bradley's dramatic victory over hard-charging challenger Ruslan Provodnikov, who scored a knockdown in the last round but came up just short on the cards.

Tim Bradley and Ruslan Provodnikov each weighed 146.6 pounds for Saturday night's HBO-televised bout.

Unbeaten Keith Thurman: "I'm old school. I want to be that Sugar Ray Leonard type of champion. That Tommy Hearns type of champion. The Roberto Duran champion. Aaron Pryor. Marvin Hagler. That's what Keith Thurman's about."

Freddie Roach on Joel Diaz: "I would like to tell him where to go, but the things is, he doesn't know me."

Tim Bradley on Ruslan Provodnikov: "Absolutely, I'm looking to make a statement in this fight. I'm looking to do some damage to this guy."