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Although unbeaten Floyd Mayweather has created a media firestorm by naming IBF beltholder Devon Alexander as the leading opponent to face him on May 4, Alexander's trainer says his fighter is focused on recovering from a biceps injury, and the IBF says it won't approve a defense against Mayweather.

Does the presence of referee Steve Smoger favor the power of Gennady Golovkin or the potential for improvisational creativity from the rugged Gabriel Rosado?

Former titleholder Yuri Foreman discusses fatherhood, the death of his former manager, his quest to become a Rabbi and his return to the boxing with RingTV.com.

Shane Mosley, 41, on his clash with WBA welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi:  "I just think that I want to continue to build the legacy, with me, my father and my camp by getting back on top at this age."

Sugar Ray Leonard on Adrien Broner: "I've been watching this kid, man, and this kid, man, he's a talent. That kid has it. He's one of those rare fighters that has the entire package. He has everything."

WBA junior middleweight beltholder Austin Trout said a fight with Saul Alvarez would make him "dig deeper" and bring out his best.

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.

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. 

Hard-hitting junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo will enter his second fight under trainer Virgil Hunter when he meets Jorge Silva on Saturday night.

Does Juan Manuel Marquez rank with Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. among Mexico's all-time greats?

Trainer Eric Brown calls Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez "a pick-em fight."

The uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather said he would like for his next fight to be against Tim Bradley.

Juan Manuel's trainer, Nacho Beristain, rejected Manny Pacquiao's invitation to a toe-to-toe battle with Marquez, saying, "They can't and will not fight toe-to-toe, because that's not their styles."

Floyd Mayweather Jr. plans to fight twice in 2013 against opponents to be determined on May 4 and Sept. 14, the two Mexican holiday weekends. 

Will Juan Manuel Marquez finally defeat Manny Pacquiao? Read on for the opinions of 27 boxing insiders.

Brooklyn native Zab Judah to Philadelphia's Danny Garcia: "When you come into Brooklyn, you have to show some respect. Take your ass whooping and head down I-95."

Manny Pacquiao will be featured on TNT on Thursday night as a result of visits from former NBA stars Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller.

Austin Trout wished his 88-year-old great grandmother, Dorothy Johnson, "Happy birthday 'Nanna' Johnson," after Saturday night's unanimous decision victory over Miguel Cottto.

Austin Trout on his triumph over Miguel Cotto: "It was a dream come true. I've been waiting for this moment my whole career."

Brooklyn middleweight Danny Jacobs scored his second straight knockout since suffering paralysis caused by a malignant tumor against Chris Fitzpatrick on Saturday night at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Junior middleweight Jorge Melendez's fourth-round knockout of James Winchester represented the first time the loser had been stopped.

RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia will be facing a former world titleholder for the sixth time when he meets southpaw Zab Judah on Feb. 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Miguel Cotto weighed 153.6 to Austin Trout's junior middleweight limit 154 in advance of Saturday night's fight at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Sam Watson likes Austin Trout's chances against Cotto, saying that Trout is "gonna just tear his ass up."

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez said of Miguel Cotto, "eventually, he's going to knock out Austin Trout."

WBA junior middleweight titleholder Austin Trout plans to make a bloody mess of challenger Miguel Cotto, who claims the champion's southpaw style won't be a problem.

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.

Will Austin Trout's dream of victory become a reality or a living nightmare in the form of Miguel Cotto?

Three-division titlewinner Miguel Cotto met New York Knicks' forward Carmelo Anthony prior to Sunday night's victory over the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden, where Cotto will face Austin Trout on Saturday.

Andre Berto was treated for injuries and released from Loma Linda University Medical Center following Saturday night's loss to Robert Guerrero, and is resting with family at his home in Winter Haven, Fla.

Austin Trout described his tendency since childhood to envision beating his boxing heroes in the ring, and said, "I have a big list of fighters that I really admire, and Miguel Cotto is on that list."

Austin Trout "will see, on Saturday, the best Miguel Cotto ever," says Cotto, who is unbeaten in seven fights at New York's Madison Square Garden, and in nine bouts overall in The Big Apple.

Austin Trout says facing Miguel Cotto in his partisan New York won't affect him: "The crowd has never had an effect on me. If anything, what it has done is given the motivation and it has made me want to make them shut up."

Jimmy Kimmel to Manny Pacquiao: "You announced that you had quit drinking, and quit gambling, and that you had quit cock fighting, and then, for the first time in seven years, you did not win...Will you go back to drinking, gambling and cock fighting?"

In advance of the Showtime-televised, Dec. 1 Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout clash , FOX Deportes will each air Cotto's victory over Shane Mosley from 2007, and Trout's win over Rigoburto Alvarez from February of last year.

Manny Pacquiao and arch-rival Juan Manuel Marquez once sang "La Bamba" during a duet on Mexican television during the promotion leading up to their third fight.

Robert Guerrero on Andre Berto and PEDs: "Everybody's guilty until they're proven innocent, and he was proven innocent."

WBC junior featherweight titleholder Abner Mares and eight-division titlewinner Manny Pacquiao handed out free Turkeys at different venues over the weekend.

Manny Pacquiao will make his seventh appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Nov. 21 in advance of his Dec. 8 clash with Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao had been victorious in every fight following his berth on the show except the last one, after which he lost to Tim Bradley.

Once-beaten middleweight Danny Jacobs and undefeated junior lightweight Jayson Velez will each appear on the Dec. 1 Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout card at New York's Madison Square Garden.

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.

Austin Trout on his fight with Miguel Cotto: "I'm looking at this as my golden opportunity. He's had his time and done great things with it, but it's my time now. I'll be damned if I let this opportunity slip away from me."

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."

WBA junior middleweight titleholder Austin Trout and challenger Miguel Cotto will be featured in pre- and post-fight documentaries in association with their Dec. 1 clash at New York's Madision Square Garden on Showtime.

Southpaw IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander will face unbeaten Kell Brook as part of a Showtime-televised 147-pound triple- or quadruple-header at a site to be determined.

Rapper 50 Cent to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Twitter: "You should have know not to go against me PUNK."

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder will pursue his 26th knockout in as many victories without a loss against unbeaten Kelvin Price on the Dec. 15 Amir Khan-Carlos Molina undercard.

50 Cent has apparently split from Floyd Mayweather and moved ahead with two fighters he signed: Billy Dib, who may defend his featherweight belt under Cotto-Trout, and Yuriorkis Gamboa, who fights on the Pacquiao-Marquez IV undercard.