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Donaire-Rigondeaux mean mug during staredown

Nonito Donaire on his final press conference staredown with Guillermo Rigondeaux: "Today was my moral victory in terms of me being able to face off against him. I know that he felt my energy and that's why maybe he looked away from me."

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Q&A: Wilder out to 'destroy' Harrison

Unbeaten American heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder says of his next opponent, Audley Harrison: "When I hit Audley Harrison the right way, that may be the punch that ends up ending his career."

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Wilder to face Harrison on April 27 Khan-Diaz card

Unbeaten heavyweight prospect, Deontay Wilder, a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist takes a mark of 27-0 with as many knockouts into an April 27 clash against aging 2000 Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison.

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Lem's latest: Berto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves in July

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.

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Greenburg instrumental in Mayweather-Guerrero media blitz

Showtime has a mega promotional series planned in advance of the May 4 clash between Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero. 

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Juan Diaz returns vs. Cuevas Jr. on April 13

Former unified lightweight titleholder Juan Diaz will end a nearly three-year ring absence on April 13 against Pipino Cuevas Jr. 

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Schaefer eyes 140-pound tourney

Richard Schaefer has proposed a junior welterweight unification tournament involving Danny Garcia, Zab Judah, Lamont Peterson, Lucas Matthysse and Amir Khan.

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Q&A Guerrero: Mayweather's 'a little guy,' and 'a mastermind'

Robert Guerrero on Floyd Mayweather: "He's not that big. Floyd's not like Andre Berto, who, I mean, was just bulked up and huge. But you've got to respect Floyd, because, I mean, he's fast, he's slick and he's smart and he's a mastermind in the ring."

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Diaz: Roach has 'lost the love for the sport'

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

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Khan-Diaz bound for Sheffield, England on April 27

Former titleholder Amir Khan is looking to enjoy "a special night" on April 27 opposite Julio Diaz in England.

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Lem's Latest: Khan-Diaz to be co-feature to Garcia-Judah

Former 140-pound titleholder Amir Khan could get a stiff test from former 135-pound titleholder Julio Diaz on April 27 in Khan's native England.

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Malignaggi: Holt should move to welterweight

Kendall Holt after Friday night's loss to Lamont Peterson: "My body just wasn't responding. My body and my mind just weren't on the same page. My body wanted to do one thing, and my mind said do something else."

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Will Cotto's fall return include trainer Diaz?

Miguel Cotto plans to return to the ring in the fall.

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Zou takes Los Angeles

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming arrived in Los Angeles on Monday night.

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Lem's latest: Rios speaks out; Perez-Forbes card announced

Unbeaten junior welterweight Brandon Rios would love to face Mike Alvarado, Danny Garcia or Lucas Matthysse, among others, and laments the rift between his promoter Top Rank and rival Golden Boy.

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Lem's latest: Leonard, Tyson, De La Hoya top Nevada Hall inductees

Former RING middleweight and light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins recounts his experiences at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.

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Santa Cruz would face Moreno 'if the people want it'

IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz aspires to the greatness of Mexican predecessors such as Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Juan Manuel Marquez and Oscar Larios.

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Santa Cruz-Guevara on CBS, Angulo, Wilder, Khan on Showtime Dec. 15

IBF titleholder Leo Santa Cruz will headline a CBS show on Dec. 15 against Alberto Guevara in a clash of undefeated fighters.

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Cotto to Trout: 'Come with the fight of your life'

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.

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Lem's latest: Berto, Guerrero, Cotto in training

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

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Lem's latest: Ramirez meets Pacquiao; T. Marquez-Viloria on WealthTV

Mexican amateur sensation Jose Ramirez participated in his first workout under the Top Rank banner at The Wild Card in Hollywood, Calif., on Wednesday, and will make his professional debut on the Dec. 8 undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV.

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Lem's latest: Trout raises intensity for Cotto; Bowe-Holyfield I annivesary

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."

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Showtime to air Cotto-Trout fight documentaries

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.

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Lem's latest: Wilder, Russell return; Golovkin-Oosthuizen in talks

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.

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Overweight Cano can not win Malignaggi's title

Pablo Cesar Cano can not win the WBA welterweight title owned by Paulie Malignaggi after having missed weight for Saturday night's clash at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Did Angel Garcia verbally low blow Morales at press conference?

Legendary Mexican champion Erik Morales heard Angel Garcia, the father and trainer of rival, Danny Garcia, question his heart, curse his mother and challenge his own father and trainer to a fight.

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'Magic Man' Malignaggi relishes Brooklyn homecoming

Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi: "It feels really good that things are turning around for me, and it feels really good that there's a lot of positive things going on for me inside of the ring and outside of the ring."

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Q&A: Trout feels 'unstoppable' for Cotto

Undefeated 154-pound contender Austin Trout on his size advantage against Miguel Cotto: "We agreed that if we need to, we can definitely push this little dude around."

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Q&A: Malignaggi can't wait for Barclays Center debut

Paulie Malignaggi: "When you're someone like me, and you're fighting out of Brooklyn, the only reason you dream of fighting out of Madison Square Garden is because there was never something like the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn to keep dreaming about."

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Lem's latest: Cloud, Pascal fight hitting snags

IBF light heavyweight titleholder Tavoris Cloud's defense against Jean Pascal may be in jeopardy for the fall, according to Pascal's promoter, Yvon Michel.

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Broner KOs Escobedo in fifth, calls out Marquez, Rios, DeMarco

Adrien Broner scored a fifth-round knockout of Vicente Escobedo, whose trainer threw in the towel, and then called out Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios and Antonio DeMarco.

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Q&A: Bradley says the judges got it right

Tim Bradley on the fight with Manny Pacquiao: "I told my trainer, Joel Diaz, that I might have broken a bone in my left foot because I heard a pop. And he said, 'well, what do you want to do?' And I said, "well, I want to continue on and to fight like a champion.'"

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Lem's latest: Turmoil in Pacquiao's corner; the undercard

Freddie Roach, Alex Ariza and Miguel Diaz have had a rocky relationship in the past, and one of the challenges of this Saturday night will be for the trio to set aside their differences and work together in Manny Pacquiao's corner.

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Heaven or Hell: Trainers Roach, Diaz debate Pacquiao-Bradley

Trainer Freddie Roach expects Manny Pacquiao to dominate challenger Tim Bradley, perhaps as badly as when Bradley was knocked down three times during an amateur bout.

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Bradley's ripped and 'ready' for Pacquiao

Bob Arum: "Tim Bradley is so confident that it's scary. I mean, he is absolutely 100 percent convinced that he's winning the fight" against Manny Pacquiao on June 9.

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Margarito's foot injury postpones fight until July 7

Antonio Margarito has suffered a foot injury that will postpone his fight with Abel Perry from May 26 to July 7. 

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Malignaggi confident of victory against Senchenko

The deck is stacked against former beltholder Paulie Malignaggi -- bigger opponent, foreign soil -- but he's still convinced he'll beat WBA welterweight beltholder Vyacheslav Senchenko in Ukraine on Sunday. 

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Can Malignaggi defeat Senchenko in Ukraine? Ask the experts

Former titleholder Paulie Malignaggi is confident that he can defeat Ukrainian WBA welterweight beltholder Vyacheslav Senchenko on his home turf. Does the champion have the skills to wipe the smile from "The Magic Man's" face?

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Lem's latest: Margarito's return; Ortiz a big brother

Former three-time welterweight beltholder Antonio Margarito will face Abel Perry on May 26 in Tucson Ariz.

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Margarito returns on May 26 in Arizona

Former two-time welterweight titleholder Antonio Margarito will return to the ring on May 26 against an opponent to be determined in Tucson, Arizona.

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Cotto's at peace with himself entering Mayweather fight

Miguel Cotto Jr. on Miguel Cotto Sr.: "He passed away several years ago, but he's still at my side. I feel him. I'm pretty happy with the feeling. I feel him in every moment of my life."

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Q&A: Malignaggi's sure he'll beat Senchenko

Paulie Malignaggi on Vyacheslav Senchenko: "I really think that this guy is going to have a lot of problems with what I'm going to bring to the table. I will be shocked if he doesn't."

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Lem's latest: Marquez eyes Fedchenko, craves rematch with Pacquiao

Juan Manuel Marquez is driven by his zeal for a fourth bout with Manny Pacquiao: "That's the single factor is that I want the rematch. I want the rematch with Manny. The factor that returned me to this sport is that I want the rematch."

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Lem's latest: Margules' bad streak in Texas continues with Molina

Carlos Molina's loss to James Kirkland marks the second controversial verdict in Texas that a fighter affiliated with attorney/promoter Leon Margules has received.

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Margarito returns on May 26 or June 15?

Antonio Margarito could fight in May or June in Arizona, with eyes on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. afterward.

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Lem's latest: Judah's new trainer; Lopez's second apology; Morales-Garcia

Zab Judah will be trained by his uncle, James Harvey, rather than ex-titleholder Pernell Whitaker.

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Who wins Morales-Garcia? The experts decide

Erik Morales defends his WBC 140-pound title against Danny Garcia on HBO on Saturday. Garcia is the second straight young and unbeaten fighter the 35-year-old Mexican legend has faced, and a man who is 11 years younger.

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Malignaggi targets Senchenko showdown for April 29

Paulie Malignaggi wants to notch a key victory against WBA welterweight titleholder Vyacheslav Senchenko in April, with an eye on headlining at the Barclays Center in his native Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Q&A Marquez: Pacquiao's power trumps Bradley's skills

Juan Manuel Marquez says Tim Bradley has the skills to compete, but does not have the power to defeat Manny Pacquiao.

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Lem's latest: Roach on reality series, Pacquiao; Ortiz-Berto II airs in Spanish

Trainer Freddie Roach believes that his "On Freddie Roach" reality series on HBO is "raising awareness" about Parkinson's disease.

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Broner-Malignaggi press conference on Saturday

A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.

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M. Garcia to return on June 15, Chavez Jr., July 13

Arum says Mikey Garcia and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be in action this summer.

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Marquez-Bradley on Sept. 14?

Juan Manuel Marquez told ESPN Deportes that he will fight Tim Bradley on Sept. 14. Promoter Bob Arum says "No comment" at this time regarding the fight.

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Alvarez-Trout, Mayweather-Guerrero cards

Omar Figueroa, of Texas, could appear on the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Austin Trout card.

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Schaefer eyes 140-pound tourney

Richard Schaefer has proposed a junior welterweight unification tournament involving Danny Garcia, Zab Judah, Lamont Peterson, Lucas Matthysse and Amir Khan.

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