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Angel Garcia discusses Floyd Sr., Ruben Guerrero as trainers

When Angel Garcia, father and trainer of Danny Garcia, watches Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Ruben Gerrero work their sons' corners on Saturday, he will "watch for who can stay focused, and who can keep their son focused right along with them."

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Can Judah be 'super' against 'swift' Garcia?

Zab Judah will attempt to restore his "Super" nickname against RING champion Danny Garcia, a fighter who is 10 years younger. Seventeen boxing insiders give their picks on Saturday's Showtime-televised junior welterweight championship.

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Video: D. Garcia and his father, trainer, Angel

Showtime examines the relationship between father and son -- trainer Angel Garcia and fighter Danny Garcia -- in advance of the junior welterweight champ's title defense against Zab Judah on Saturday night.

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Lem's latest: D. Garcia, Judah to be featured on Fox Deportes

Zab Judah's win over Lucas Matthysse and Danny Garcia's unanimous decision over Erik Morales will be aired Saturday night on Fox Deportes in advance of Garcia's Showtime-televised April 27 clash with Judah.

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HBO's Real Sports features Melson's fight for paralyzed loved one

Junior middleweight prospect Boyd Melson shares about his paralyzed "soul mate" Christian Zaccagnino on Tuesday's Real Sports on HBO: "One of my biggest fears is me waking up and seeing her at 60 years old and she’s still in a wheelchair."

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Melson to be featured on HBO's Real Sports

Popular New York City-based junior middleweight Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson will be featured on HBO's Real Sports on Tuesday, April 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. 

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Lem's latest: Golden Boy reaches new deal with Fox

A new deal between Golden Boy and Fox Sports will result in a new Monday boxing series and allow fans to rewatch classic bouts from the promoter's fight library featuring Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Bernard Hopkins, among others.

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Garcia: Judah's 'just another guy in my way'

Echoing the famous words of Mike Tyson, Danny Garcia says his opponents "think they're going to beat me until we get into that ring. Until they get hit."

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Garcia 'ready to go' for Judah

Danny Garcia on Zab Judah's perceived advantage in the ring: "When you get hit, it don't matter how much experience you've got. If you can't take the punch, that's the only thing that matters."

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Lem's latest: Pacquiao to return in September?

Manny Pacquiao according to the Manila Standard: "I never avoid anyone. I don’t choose easy fights. I will fight anybody, anytime, anywhere."

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Buffer to be profiled on HBO's debut of 'Cornered'

Ageless Hall of Fame ring announcer Michael Buffer will be profiled on HBO's debut series "Cornered" on March 5.

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Morales faces USADA ban, but from what?

The United States Anti-Doping Association has handed down a decision regarding Erik Morales' punishment for testing positive before his rematch with Danny Garcia, but longtime boxing attorney Pat English called USADA's proposed ban "meaningless."

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Lem's latest: Arreola meets Stiverne; Banks wants the winner

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

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Harrison sparring with D. Garcia

Unbeaten 18-year-old welterweight Dusty Harrison, of Washington, D.C., trained alongside undefeated 24-year-old junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, of Philadelphia.

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Leonard's skinny on Alvarez, Broner, Garcia, Rios, Russell Jr.

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."

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Garcia-Khan II in November?

If they continue to win, Danny Garcia and Amir Khan could fight again in the fall.

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Lem's latest: Is Marquez on par with Chavez Sr.?

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

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Garcia lights a fuse in Judah

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."

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Lem's latest: Pacquiao trains for former NBA stars Barkley, Miller

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

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Near-brawl breaks out at Garcia-Judah press conference

Danny Garcia's father and trainer Angel Garcia got under the skin of future opponent Zab Judah during Saturday's press conference promoting their Showtime-televised clash on Feb. 9.

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Q&A D. Garcia: 'I've got a lot of weapons'

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.

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Garcia-Judah done for Jan. 19 possibly at Barclays Center

THE RING, WBA and WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia is set to face Zab Judah, a former six-time titleholder, in a Showtime-televised headliner on Jan. 19. A return to Barclays Center in Brooklyn is a consideration, but not a certainty.

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Lem's latest: Schaefer, De La Hoya, Ellerbe, ringside at Barclays

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya flanked Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s advisor, Leonard Ellerbe, at ringside during Saturday night's fights at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Jacobs to return on Dec. 1 Cotto-Trout card

Once-beaten middleweight prospect Danny Jacobs will return to the ring on the Dec. 1 Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout undercard, according to Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.

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Garcia targeted for Jan. 19 return to Barclays Center

RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia could return to Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Jan. 19 against an opponent to be announced. Former champ Zab Judah, a Brooklyn native, is thought to be a prime candidate.

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Malignaggi looks back on victory over Cano

Paulie Malignaggi was glad he fought before his hometown fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, but disappointed with the narrow decision, the CompuBox scoring and the fact that rival Pablo Cesar Cano failed to make the 147-pound division limit. 

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'Miracle Man' Jacobs represents 'hope' for cancer victims

Danny Jacobs: "I want to be a part of organizations where cancer is a process of recovery, because everyone can relate to cancer."

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IBF orders Peterson to face Holt

Former titleholder Kendall Holt is the next in line to face IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson.

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Q&A: Angel Garcia had pre-fight talk with Morales

Angel Garcia on Erik Morales: "He was trying to convince me that he wasn't doping or nothing. He swore on his mom, his kids that he wasn't doping and all of this s--t."

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Dougie's Monday mailbag

Fans share their thoughts on Danny Garcia's fourth-round KO of Erik Morales, the fighters they hope to see the young junior welterweight champ take on next, as well as other subjects (such as unbreakable boxing records) in this week's Monday mailbag.

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Video: Angel Garcia post-fight interview

Angel Garcia spoke to RingTV's Bill Emes about the family decision to allow his son Danny Garcia to defend his 140-pound titles against Erik Morales after the Mexican legend failed a drug test, his son's KO of Morales and about the future.

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Video: Danny Garcia one-on-one post-fight interview

RingTV's Bill Emes spoke to Danny Garcia after the undefeated 24-year-old Philadelphian iced Erik Morales in the fourth round of their rematch. THE RING 140-pound champ talked about Floyd Mayweather and Lucas Matthysse.

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Video: Garcia-Morales II post-fight presser - part I

WBA welterweight titleholder Paul Malignaggi, new WBO middleweight beltholder Peter Quillin, Hassan N'Dam, and Daniel Jacobs all spoke from the heart during the post-fight press conference for the inaugural boxing show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

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Jacobs scores first-round knockout before hometown fans in Brooklyn

A once-paralyzed, former cancer patient, Danny Jacobs was ecstatic in victory: "No moment has ever been greater than right now. This moment means the world to me. They told me that I would never walk or box again, and I proved everybody wrong."

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Trout, referee Cortez to work ringside for Showtime

WBA "regular" junior middleweight beltholder Austin Trout and retired refereee Joe Cortez will be among those on the crew calling Saturday night's quadruple-header for Showtime.

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Trainer Brown predicts wins for Malignaggi, Quillin

Trainer Eric Brown will work the corners of both Paulie Malignaggi and Peter Quillin in separate bouts on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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A. Garcia says son will fight Morales

Danny Garcia will defend his RING junior welterweight belt against Erik Morales after his father and trainer, Angel Garcia, said initially that Morales' positive drug test would prevent that from happening. A third test of Morales "came back negative," according to Garcia.

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Video: Showtime Sports recap of Garcia-Morales II weighin

Showtime Sports recaps the Danny Garcia-Erik Morales II weighin. Watch as Devon Alexander, Randall Bailey, Hassan N'Dam, Peter Quillin, Paul Malignaggi, and Pablo Cesar Cano hit the scales, then watch the four title bouts live from Brooklyn on Saturday, 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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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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Morales says fight 'is on,' Garcia says maybe

Erik Morales on the pending result of the B sample test being examined by the United States Anti-Doping Agency: "I just got a call from USADA and they said that I don't have to worry and that everything is okay."

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Garcia, Morales nearly erupt at weighin; Cano misses weight

Danny Garcia, Erik Morales, Paul Malignaggi, Pablo Cesar Cano, Hassan N'Dam, Peter Quillen, Randall Bailey, Devon Alexnader and the undercard fighters of tomorrow's Showtime-televised quadrupleheader from Brooklyn, N.Y., all weighed in at an eventful weighinon Friday.

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De La Hoya eyes Cotto, Martinez or Mayweather for Alvarez

Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya would like to deliver on Saul Alvarez's request to face either Miguel Cotto, Sergio Martinez or Floyd Mayweather on May 4.

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Video: Garcia-Morales II final press conference - part I

Oscar De La Hoya introduces the stacked undercard of the Danny Garcia-Erik Morales II, including Hassan N'Jikam, Peter Quillin, Randall Bailey, Devon Alexander, Daniel Jacobs, Luis Collazo, Dmitriy Salita and Eddie Gomez.

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Video: Angel Garcia post-final presser interview

Angel Garcia, father/trainer of RING 140-pound champ Danny Garcia, tells RingTV''s Bill Emes why he went off at Erik Morales' father at the final press conference for the Garcia-Morales rematch on Oct. 20. "They know what they did," Garcia said.

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USADA: Morales' drug test contains 'irregularities'

Testing by the United Staes Anti-Doping Agency has discovered "irregularities" in the A sample of four-division titlewinner Erik Morales in advance of Saturday night's rematch with Danny Garcia.

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Smoger to referee Malignaggi-Cano

Steve Smoger has worked Paulie Malgnaggi's last loss as well as his most significant victory, and will be the third man in the ring for Malignaggi's fight against Pablo Cesar Cano on Saturday night. 

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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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Angel Garcia on Garcia-Morales: "I'm predicting five rounds"

Angel Garcia, the father and trainer of THE RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, is predicting a short night on Saturday when his son faces living legend Erik Morales for the second time at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Who wins Garcia-Morales II? The experts weigh in

Can THE RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia repeat his victory over Mexican legend Erik Morales on Saturday?

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Lem's latest: Bailey on Alexander: 'I'm going to make him fight'

IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey on his trash-talking with Devon Alexander's trainer: "At the end of the day, somebody's got to get into the ring and take this beating, and it ain't going to be the trainer."

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Arum: Chavez-Vera likely; Ward next?

Bob Arum said Julio Cesar Chavez could fight Brian Vera next, and eventually, Andre Ward.

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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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