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F. Gomez faces Corley on July 6

Junior welterweight prospect Frankie Gomez will face his most experienced opponent to date in former 140-pound titleholder DeMarcus Corley in a Fox Sports Net-televised card on July 6.

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IBF orders Alexander to face Bizier

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander has been ordered to make his next defense against unbeaten Kevin Bizier, whom he could face as part of the May 18 Peterson-Matthysse card on Showtime.

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Q&A: Mitchell 'ready to get back in the ring'

Seth Mitchell on his rematch with Johnathon Banks: "I'm just ready to fight. I'm ready to get back into the ring...You'll see a big improvement in my defense, my ring generalship. Just going back to the basics."

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Lem's latest: Santa Cruz vacates 118-pound belt; Katsidis retires

Leo Santa Cruz has vacated his IBF bantamweight belt in favor of rising into the junior featherweight division. 

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Russell-Gusev slated for March 2

Unbeaten featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr. will return to the ring on March 2 opposite Russian standout Vyacheslav Gusev on the Daniel Ponce de Leon-Jayson Velez undercard in New York City.

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Lem's latest: Quillin in Golovkin's sights

WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin is in the mix of a division that includes RING/WBC champ Sergio Martinez, WBA and IBF counterparts Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Geale, as well as ex-beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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Q&A: Peterson discusses Golden Boy, Khan, Matthysse, Garcia

Lamont Peterson: "A victory over Kendall Holt will help me to close that door so that we don't have to talk about no drugs or steroids or testosterone or anything like that anymore."

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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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Alvarez, Mayweather, Hopkins, Mosley in Golden Boy 2013 plans

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. 

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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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Lem's latest: Moreno calls Mares 'just another opponent'

"I'm very hungry for this fight, and that's what's going to carry me to victory," said once-beaten Anselmo Moreno, who will make his 122-pound debut on Nov. 10 against undefeated WBC tltleholder Abner Mares.

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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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Can Molina upend Khan's quest for another title?

Former junior welterweight beltholder Amir Khan will attempt to end a two-bout losing streak against unbeaten prospect Carlos Molina on Dec. 15 in Los Angeles.

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Wilder makes quick return on Sept. 8 against McCreary

Heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder will meet Damon McCreary in a clash of unbeatens on Sept. 8.

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Wilder: 'I'm ready for the world'

Undefeated U.S. heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder: "I am, without hesitation, I would say, the best heavyweight that America has to offer."

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Manager: Escobedo 'in great position" against Broner

The manager of Vicente Escobedo credits Adrien Broner's advisor, Al Haymon, for sweetening the deal.

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Broner-Escobedo: 'The fight is on!'

The camps of Adrien Broner and Vicente Escobedo have reached a "confidential agreement" to fight on HBO on Saturday night, according to Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions.

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Escobedo weighs whether or not to fight Broner

In light of Adrien Broner's weight issues, Vicente Escobedo's team is deciding whether or not to go though with Saturday night's HBO-televised bout.

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WBC mandates Lara-Martirosyan for the right to face Alvarez

WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul Alvarez could eventually face the winner of an organization-mandated division eliminator between Erislandy Lara and Vanes Martirosyan.

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De La Hoya eyes 154-pound tourney

Oscar De La Hoya has expressed some early thoughts on conducting a junior middleweight tournament.

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Lara in search of new opponent

Junior middleweight Erislandy Lara is in search of an opponent for his WBC eliminator bout.

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Lem's latest: Tarver-Kayode, Quillin-Wright part of quadruple-header

Lateef Kayode's cruiserweight bout with former light heavyweight titleholder Antonio Tarver is to headline a Showtime-televised, quadruple-header from the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., on June 2.

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Ankle injury forces Russell Jr. off April 21 card

Gary Russell Jr. injured his left ankle during a sparring session on Friday that will force him off an April 21 card whose junior featherweight bout features Abner Mares against Eric Morel.

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Nguyen is out as Russell's opponent

Featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr. is in search of a new opponent for April 21 after Dat Nguyen pulled out.

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Alvarez-Mosley agree to VADA drug testing

Saul Alvarez and Shane Mosley will be randomly drug tested prior to their May 5 fight.

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Q&A: Alexander recalls victory over Maidana

Devon Alexander is flying high after his dominant performance over heavy puncher Marcos Maidana on Saturday, but the new addition to the ranks of welterweight players still finds reason to criticize himself.

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Broner eyes Peterson-Khan card after impressive KO of Perez

Who is next for Adrien Broner? "For me, it really don't matter. I'm ready for whoever," said the fighter. "Whoever wants to fight, just sign on the dotted line, and that's whose behind I'm kicking."

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Missouri commission to test Maidana, Alexander for steroids

Missouri commission director, Tim Lueckenhoff, says Marcos Maidana's manager wanted to test for performing enhancing drugs, insinuating that Maidana's opponent on Feb. 25, Devon Alexander, has used "illegal drugs."

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Mares vacates IBF belt, pursues Morel for April

Mexican-born Abner Mares has vacated the IBF bantamweight title he won from Joseph Agbeko last year in order to pursue a junior featherweight fight with Puerto Rico native Eric Morel in April.

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Berto's ruptured left biceps postpones rematch with Ortiz

Andre Berto "heard a pop" while throwing a left hook in training, an indication that he ruptured the biceps on that arm that will require surgery as early as Tuesday and the postponement of his Feb. 11 rematch with Victor Ortiz.

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Morales withdraws from Garcia bout after surgery

Erik Morales has pulled out of the scheduled defense of his WBC junior welterweight title belt against Danny Garcia due to gall bladder surgery.

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Breaking news: Wrongfully-accused Bozella approved for Hopkins-Dawson undercard

Dewey Bozella, the 52-year-old former amateur boxer who spent 26 years in jail wrongfully accused of murder, will finally realize his dream of fighting as a professional.

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Cano looks to take down legendary Morales on Sept. 17

Young junior welterweight Pablo Cesar Cano aims to pick up where Marco Antonio Barrera left off against the legendary Erik Morales in an all-Mexican clash for the WBC belt.

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Angulo's looking for an opponent

Alfredo Angulo's looking for a fight, Erislandy Lara's likely off the card

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Angulo-Martirosyan, Lara-Kirkland could land on HBO on Nov. 5

Alfredo Angulo and Vanes Martirosyan could headline a night of junior middleweights with Erislandy Lara and James Kirkland as the co-feature on Nov. 5.

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Mollo is out as Mitchell's opponent

Heavyweight Seth Mitchell is seeking a new opponent for Sept. 16.

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Russell Jr.-Miranda slated for Zaveck-Berto card on Sept. 3

Unbeaten Gary Russell Jr. personally selected the hard-punching Leonilo Miranda as his opponent on the Andre Berto-Jan Zaveck undercard Sept. 3 on HBO.

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Maidana probably will fight Sept. 16 in Argentina

Marcos Maidana probably will fight Sept. 16 in his native Argentina in the wake of his canceled matchup with Robert Guerrero. His opponent has not been determined.

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Danny Jacobs out with back problem

Danny Jacobs is recovering from an operation on his back

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Could Alvarez be back on Dec. 3?

Saul Alvarez already has a tentative return date of Dec. 3 should he get past Alfonso Gomez

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Will Freddie Roach work Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s next fight?

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s manager is working to assure Freddie Roach's presence in the fighters' corner despite a possible scheduling conflict with the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez tour

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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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