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"I keep saying 'I'm different' because it is true and I'm going to prove it once again on July 13," said 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins, referring to his upcoming fight with Karo Murat, who is 19 years younger.

From The Telegraph: Nathan Cleverly could face ring legend Bernard Hopkins by the end of 2013 if promoter Frank Warren’s plans for the unbeaten WBO light heavyweight champion come to fruition.

IBF beltholder Bernard Hopkins could make the first defense of his belt against Karo Murat.

RING heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko will return to EPIX for a May 4 defense against Francesco Pianeta. The fight will follow a string of notable Europe-based world title bouts on the U.S. network.

Due to a viral infection, IBF lightweight titleholder Miguel Vazquez's March 16 clash with WBO counterpart Ricky Burns will be postponed to April 20.

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward has received clearance to return to training after undergoing shoulder surgery last month.

IBF lightweight beltholder Miguel Vazquez will face WBO counterpart Ricky Burns as part of an EPIX-televised quadrupleheader on March 16.

Unbeaten light heavyweights Ryan Coyne and Marcus Oliveira will be featured on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins' challenge for the IBF's 175-pound belt owned by Tavoris Cloud.

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

Sergey Kovalev is 7-0-1 in his past eight fights, and in search of his fourth straight victory against Gabriel Campillo.

Kevin McBride said his reasons for continuing to fight have little to do with money as much as "restoring sanity in my own head."

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.

Former RING light heavyweight and middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins' next fight, a March 9 clash with IBF 175-pound beltholder, Tavoris Cloud, will be formally announced during a press conference on Jan. 15, Hopkins' 48th birthday.

RING, WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward said "I can't wait to get back out there and perform for all my fans" after having endured surgery on his right shoulder on Friday. 

While IBF light heavyweight titleholder Tavoris Cloud could defend his belt against Bernard Hopkins on March 9, IBF super middleweight beltholder Carl Froch is weighing mandatory challenger Adonis Stevenson or WBA counterpart Mikkel Kessler.

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.

Andre Ward on his shoulder injury: "I've still got many great years left in this sport. I'm just ready to get on the other side of this procedure and to get back to work."

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.

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.

Former RING light heavyweight and middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins is being targeted for a comeback on March 9 opposite 175-pound titleholders Nathan Cleverly, Beibut Shumenov or Tavoris Cloud.

Gary Russell, Oscar De La Hoya, Andre Ward, Howard Davis and Antonio Tarver are among the former Olympians who reflected on their professional debuts.

Junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo, who meets Raul Casarez on Saturday night, plans to donate his long hair to the charity Locks of Love, which assists children who suffer hair loss as a result of chemotherapy to treat cancer.

Light heavyweight Nathan Cleverly will put his unbeaten mark on the line against Shawn Hawk on Saturday night.

IBF supermiddleweight titleholder Carl Froch is hopeful of avenging losses to Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler if he is victorious against Yusaf Mack on Nov. 17.

IBF super middleweight titleholder Carl Froch will defend against Yusaf Mack on Nov. 17 before his hometown fans in Nottingham, England.

WBO light heavyweight titleholder Nathan Cleverly will face Ryan Coyne in a clash of unbeatens on Nov. 10 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The fight, on the Abner Mares-Anselmo Moreno undercard, will be Cleverly's second-ever bout on U.S. soil.

Undefeated light heavyweight beltholder Tavoris Cloud says a deal is close for him to defend his IBF title against former RING/WBC champ Jean Pascal this year.

Tavoris Cloud: "I had a bad night. So maybe this fight right here with Gabriel Campillo will make guys actually come out and start to fight Tavoris Cloud."

Nobuhiro Ishida looks to shock the world again by defeating Paul Williams on Feb. 18, while Williams is eager to make the most of his long-awaited return to the ring.

Tavoris Cloud: "Promoters don't want their fighters to fight me because we're in a recession, and their fighter could be hospitalized...they could get stuck with a huge hospital bill."

Bernard Hopkins: "I don't want my next fight to be just a fight. It has to be historic. If I fight just a fight, then I would probably lose... I want at least one or two more fights. Then, I want to exit out of this game."

Nathan Cleverly cracked a rib two weeks before his fight against Tony Bellew, but decided to keep it quiet and take a gamble.

If Andre Ward defeats Carl Froch on Oct. 29, Lucian Bute, Mikkel Kessler and even his respected mentor Bernard Hopkins would be among the future challenges he would consider.