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Forbes estimates Floyd Mayweather's deal with Showtime as being worth more than a $250 million, although network boss Stephen Espinoza would not comment directly on the six-fight package.

Boxing expert Rich Marotta says Lamont Peterson's defense against Kendall Holt "should rank pretty high on the entertainment scale."

Does Adrien Broner want to be on the Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero undercard? Lem Satterfield spoke to the WBC lightweight titleholder about that and other subjects at the final presser for the Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt fight.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says Floyd Mayweather's move to Showtime ends the days when the network could not compete with rival U.S. cable giant HBO.

IBF beltholder Lamont Peterson on Kendall Holt: "At the end of the day...I don't think that he will be able to bite down like I'm going to be able to."

Adrien Broner will train for Gavin Rees like he always does: I train for every fight like it's the biggest and the last fight of my life." 

Heavyweight Johnathon Banks was advised by Wladimir Klitschko not to face Seth Mitchell after having suffered a broken right thumb during a sparring session on Monday. 

Heavyweight Johnathon Mitchell has suffered an apparent thumb injury that will force him out of a Feb. 16 rematch with Seth Mitchell, whom he knocked out in the second round in November.

Zanfer Promotions' Sean Gibbons said "Adrien Broner can play around with these chumps and brush his hair and act like he's doing something, but until you fight Miguel Vazquez, you can not call yourself the best lightweight in the world."

IBF Championships Chairman Lindsay Tucker expects to approve a March 16 clash between his organization's lightweight titleholder Miguel Vazquez and WBO counterpart Rick Burns on Monday.

Unbeaten WBC titleholder Adrien Broner said he first met Sugar Ray Leonard as a 10-year-old, when the Hall of Famer autographed a photo for him and offered a huge compliment.

Heavyweight Seth Mitchell on his rematch with Johnathon Banks: "I wanted this fight. I want it to be known that I wanted this fight, and that I asked my team to get me this rematch."

Super middleweight contender Sakio Bika could face Nikola Sjekloca for the WBC's interim belt on Feb. 16, according to Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.

Undefeated welterweight Dusty Harrison, who is 18, has entered into an agreement with Washington, D.C.-based attorney Jeff Fried that includes a college component. 

WBC lightweight beltholder Adrien Broner will pursue his sixth straight knockout victory against ex-titleholder Gavin Rees on Feb. 16.

Unbeaten welterweight Dusty Harrison has entered into an agreement with Washington-based attorney Jeff Fried to handle his budding career.

Juan Manuel Marquez's sixth-round knockout of Manny Pacquiao will be among "Boxing's Best" on HBO, a series comprised of seven major showdowns to be featured over five days beginning on Christmas.

Former RING light heavyweight and middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins will be 48 years old by the time he enters the ring for a proposed clash with IBF 175-pound titleholder Tavoris Cloud on March 9.

RING and WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire weighed in at 121.5 compared to the division limit of 122 for challenger Jorge Arce on Friday.

Fights involving multi-belt winners Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley are part of the plans of Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer for the year 2013. 

An injury to unbeaten English welterweight Kell Brook could force the postponement of his scheduled Jan. 19 clash with IBF beltholder Devon Alexander.

IBF lightweight beltholder Miguel Vazquez: "I would like to fight Adrien Broner. That would be my choice, to fight Broner and face him and unify the titles. I want to prove myself against him."

WBC lightweight beltholder Adrien Broner could face WBO counterpart Ricky Burns on Feb. 16 in Atlantic City.

Rapper-turned-promoter 50 Cent envisions a clash between former featherweight titleholder Yuriorkis Gamboa and lightweight sensation Adrien Broner, and says he's the man who can make Mayweather-Pacquiao happen.

WBC lightweight titleholder Adrien Broner could make the first defense of his belt on the same night that heavyweights Johnathon Banks and Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell fight in a rematch.

The prospect of a highly-anticipated clash of junior featherweights between Abner Mares and Nonito Donaire was among the many topics broached by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer in New York on Wednesday.

Adrien Broner: "I know what fight can happen, and that's me and [Manny] Pacquiao."

Oscar De La Hoya says Adrien Broner "is Floyd Mayweather, [Bernard] Hopkins, myself...all wrapped into one."

Adrien Broner's stoppage of Antonio DeMarco was among the seven knockouts which contributed $3,000 each toward a Hurricane Sandy relief fund for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Atlantic City.

Adrien Broner on his knockout of Antonio DeMarco: "I don't try to knock out people, but I know that I have the ability to press them and get the cheese."

New Jersey State Athletic Commissioner Aaron Davis: "I don't want anybody to go to the hospital for a knockout, but if you're going to get knocked out, it's good that it's for a good cause." 

Seth Mitchell: "I believe I'm two or three more fights away from a title shot. I don't think I'm that far away at all."

Antonio DeMarco: "It will be the talent of Adrien Broner against the hunger and heart of DeMarco. Without a doubt, he's a very elusive and intelligent fighter. But we came prepared for that, and even more."

Adrien Broner and Antonio DeMarco will be wearing Reyes gloves, considered the most advantageous for scoring knockouts, on Saturday night.

Adrien Broner: "Critics are like butt holes: Everybody's got one. If I really just wanted to hear a butthole, I'll pass gas."

Former world titleholder Roy Jones Jr. will take over for the late Emanuel Steward as HBO's analyst for World Championship Boxing and its Pay Per View broadcasts for the rest of 2012.

WBC lightweight titleholder Antonio DeMarco will emphasize placement of punches over volume in an attempt to counter the speed and defensive skills of rising former WBO junior lightweight beltholder Adrien Broner on Saturday.

Adrien Broner on Wednesday's visit to the Atlantic City Boys and Girls Club: "I just want to put some smiles on peoples' faces, man. I just want to make somebody's day better. If I can brighten somebody's day by just showing up, and helping out and helping to clean up, then I'll do it. I would do that every day if I could."

Adrien Broner on Saturday's clash with Antonio DeMarco: "It's definitely a defining fight for me. Not only is it a defining fight, but it's a fight that can cross me over into another world that a lot of boxers can't go to."

Super middleweight fringe contender Yusaf Mack on IBF titleholder Carl Froch, who he challenges on Saturday in England: "I don't fade and he can't beat me."

HBO's 24/7 series chronicling the events leading up to Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV will debut on Saturday in advance of the network's double-header featuring Broner-DeMarco and Mitchell-Banks.

Adrien Broner: "With the talent that I have, the type of guy that I am, the charisma that I have, I knew that there would be some point in time when boxing will revolve around Adrien Broner."

Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is among those who are monetarily contributing toward relief in the wake of damage caused to Atlantic City by Hurricane Sandy.

Former WBO junior lightweight beltholder Adrien Broner and WBC lightweight titleholder Antonio DeMarco will be featured on Fox Deportes' "Knockout Night" on Saturday.

RING heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is both lighter and shorter than Saturday night's challenger, Mariusz Wach, whom he will face in the wake of the death of longtime trainer, Emanuel "Manny" Steward.

Hammer-fisted WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin could put his unbeaten mark on the line opposite super middleweight Thomas Oosthuizen on Jan. 19 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell: "I'm very confident that I have the skills to be a problem for any heavyweight in the division right now."

Gary Russell Jr., the undefeated featherweight prospect who headlines a ShoBox card against late-sub Roberto Castaneda on Friday, says "I feel as though that I am that guy at the featherweight division."