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Mikey Garcia on his upcoming clash with Juan Manuel Lopez: "We both have power, so I think that the fans are definitely going to be looking forward to seeing a knockout on the night of the fight."

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.

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.

Golden Boy Promotions has big plans for Adrien Broner's next fight, which could be a 135-pound unificiation bout with Ricky Burns or a jump to welterweight to face Paulie Malignaggi, but the unbeaten WBC lightweight beltholder won't discuss his potential opponents.

Junior flyweight Zou Shiming, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time world amateur champion from China, will be making his professional debut on April 6 as part of a show that will be televised by HBO2 from Macao.

Referee Tony Weeks will make his East Coast debut with Friday night's Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt fight at The D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.

Kendall Holt on Friday's bout with Lamont Peterson: "This fight, I'm going to set things up and make things happen. I have had some good sprints, some good boxing and I am ready to go a good, hard 12 rounds."

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

Juan Manuel Marquez: "As for the steroids, I'm willing to give myself to any anti-doping tests. Why don't Manny Pacquiao and I both do it? I don't care. To shut everybody up. And, of course, my exams have always been clear."

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

Hector "Macho" Camacho was both the consummate showman and skilled practictioner, and despite his flaws outside the ring he earned respect inside it. RingTV.com collected the thoughts of boxing insiders following his passing.

Maria Matias, mother of Hector "Macho" Camacho: "I lost my son three days ago. He's alive only because of a machine. My son is not alive. My son is only alive for the people who love him."

Oscar De La Hoya, Freddie Roach and Sugar Ray Leonard, who all faced Hector "Macho" Camacho in the ring, agree that the Puerto Rican star had the makings of an all-time great.

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.

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." 

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

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.

Sky Sports ringside commentator Jim Watt lamented the bad streak that continued for UK fighters after Sergio Martinez's 11th-round knockout of Matthew Macklin, but he's picking Amir Khan to break it.

Yuriorkis Gamboa's failure to attend two press conferences has HBO's brass worried about whether or not his clash with Brandon Rios will take place on April 14.