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Josesito Lopez spoke to RingTV.com about his Saturday showdown with Marcos Maidana at a recent media workout. Alfredo Angulo and Erislandy Lara were also at the workout and the junior middleweights spoke about their anticipated co-feature on the Showtime broadcast.

Gallery from the June 5 media workout featuring Marcos Maidana, Josesito Lopez, Alfredo Angulo, Erislandy Lara, Jermell Charlo and Demetrius Hopkins, who will all be fighting this Saturday on Showtime from Carson, Calif.

Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara faces Alfredo Angulo in the Showtime-televised co-feature to the June 8 Marcos Maidana-Josesito Lopez fight. "Angulo stands in my way of becoming a world champion and I’m not going to let him derail me from my goal,” Lara told RingTV.com.

On the undercard of a main event featuring RING and WBO featherweight champion Mike Garcia against ex-beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez, junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan will meet journeyman Ryan Davis.

Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara says that after he gets Alfredo Angulo to run into his punches on June 8, he would like to face Miguel Cotto in the fall "if the fight presents itself."

Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler weighed 167.9 and 166.7, respectively, in advance of Saturday's HBO-televised super middleweight clash.

Miguel Cotto could be closing in on a date for his ring return this year, and the list of possible opponents includes a lot of heavy hitters.

RingTV spoke to both Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo at the L.A. presser for their Showtime-televised junior middleweight fight on June 8. Angulo said "He's a tremendous fighter and I love the tough fights." Lara said "It's a good matchup, boxer vs. puncher. Angulo comes forward and I'm a technician."

Former heavyweight beltholder David Haye has suffered an injury to his left hand that will force the postponement of his June 29 bout with Manuel Charr, according to The Daily Mail of London.

Undefeated junior middleweight Jermell Charlo will take on Demetrius Hopkins as part of the Marcos Maidana-Josesito Lopez card on June 8.

Saul Alvarez: "On Saturday, after defeating [Austin] Trout, I will raise my hand and my belt and will be thinking of my brother. That belt is his."

Well-traveled super middleweight Sakio Bika will face Marco Antonio Periban for the WBC title following Andre Ward's being declared "Champion Emeritus."

Junior middleweight contender Carlos Molina could challenge IBF beltholder Ishe Smith in July, according to his promoter, Leon Margules.

Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara: "If I could pick my next three fights, it would first start with the winner of the fight between Canelo Alvarez-Austin Trout, and then I would want to fight Sergio Martinez or Floyd Mayweather."

Alfredo Angulo says his work with trainer Virgil Hunter is taking him back to fundamentals and adding deeper tactics to his game, which will mean a great fight for fans when he faces Erislandy Lara on June 8.

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.

WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin will make his first defense against Fernando Guerrero on the Feb. 9 undercard of a main event featuring RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia and Zab Judah.  

Having lost title bouts to Andre Ward, Lucian Bute and Joe Calzaghe, super middleweight contender Sakio Bika looks to cash in on a potential WBC title fight agianst Nikola Sjekloca on Feb. 16. 

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."

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.

Abner Mares took a giant step foward in his career with his convincing unanimous-decision victory over talented Anselmo Moreno on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Shots from the ninth-round technical draw between Erislandy Lara and Vanes Martirosyan, and Mikey Garcia's ninth-round TKO of Johnathan Barros in Los Angeles.

Undefeated junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan is eager for his HBO-televised fight with fellow contender Erislandy Lara tonight. The undefeated Armenian-American boxer knows he will gain instant respect with a victory over the Cuban southpaw.

Junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara weighed 153, and, 153.5, respectively for Saturday night's WBC eliminator. 

Hammer-fisted WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin could put his unbeaten mark on the line opposite super middleweight Thomas Oosthuizen on Jan. 19 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Junior middleweight combatants Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara joined junior lightweights Mikey Garcia and Johnathan Barros at a media day workout for their HBO-televised card this Saturday.

Junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan trains at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., for his title elimination bout against Erislandy Lara on Nov. 10.

IBF junior middleweight titleholder Cornelius Bundrage could have his selection of opponents from among promotional stablemates such as Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland and Erislandy Lara, all of whom are handled by Golden Boy.

Featherweight Mikey Garcia will put his unbeaten mark on the line opposite former titleholder Jonathan Victor Barros in a co-feature with junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara.

Mikey Garcia could fight Jonathan Victor Barros on Nov. 10.

The big fights keep lining up and keep falling through for unbeaten featherweight contender Mikey Garcia, but he's still hungry for a showcase against the likes of Yuriorkis Gamboa.

Advisor Leonard Ellerbe: "Manny Pacquiao can’t tell Floyd Mayweather [expletive]."

Freddie Roach on Manny Pacquiao's out-of-court settlement with the Mayewathers: "It's something I don't want to get in the middle of. That's between them." On Amir Khan: "You can't teach a good chin in boxing."

Unbeaten featherweight contender Miguel "Mikey" Garcia will challenge WBO beltholder Orlando Salido on Nov. 10 at The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas on HBO.

Undefeated junior middleweight contender Austin Trout on fighting Miguel Cotto: "I'm sure that there are people out there who are thinking that I'm not ready, and that I'm not deserving, but that's just extra motivation for me."

Chad Dawson says he's a "better fighter than Andre Ward," whom he will meet in a clash of RING champions on Sept. 8.

The bout between junior featherweights Guillermo Rigondeaux and Roberto Marroquin on the Sept. 15 Chavez-Martinez undercard could be in jeopardy following a complaint from promoter Gary Hyde.

Junior middleweight contender Carlos Molina on WBC titleholder Saul Alvarez: "When he's challenging guys that I've already fought like Kermit Cintron and James Kirkland, it makes you feel like, 'Wait a second, if they deserve a shot, then I deserve a shot also.'"

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum applauds the creation of TMT Promotions by rapper 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying it will energize the sport and possibly set the stage for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

Vanes Martirosyan could face Erislandy Lara in a junior middleweight eliminator bout for the right to face WBC beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Josesito Lopez on Saul "Canelo" Alvarez: "On paper, this looks like it's going to be a walk in the park for Canelo. But if you've seen me fight, and you know the training that I go through for a fight like this -- especially one of this magnitude -- then you'll know that Canelo is in for a fight."

Undefeated junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan is being considered for a clash with WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin on Aug. 25.

Unbeaten junior middleweight beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will defend his WBC crown against Josesito Lopez on a Showtime broadcast from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sept. 15.

The WBC has granted the request of Golden Boy Promotions that a purse bid be held on July 13 for a proposed eliminator bout between unbeaten Vanes Martirosyan and southpaw Erislandy Lara.

Unbeaten Vanes Martirosyan says he's all-in for a potential WBC eliminator bout with southpaw Erislandy Lara should he defeat Ryan Davis on Saturday night.

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

Southpaw junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara has signed with advisor Al Haymon.

Photos from Saturday's ShoBox card featuring Cornelius Bundrage vs. Cory Spinks, Gary Russell Jr. vs. Chris Perez and Erislandy Lara vs. Freddy Hernandez.