A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.
Angulo on Mayweather-Guerrero card?
Alfredo Angulo is a consideration for the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero undercard.
Alfredo Angulo is a consideration for the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero undercard.
Richard Schaefer said the Alexander-Brook fight looks like it is bound for Atlantic City, maybe under Peterson-Matthysse.
WBA junior middleweight beltholder Austin Trout says WBC counterpart Saul Alvarez "will not make it to Floyd Mayweather because he's going to lose to me."
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.
WBA welterweight beltholder Paulie Malignaggi looks forward to calling Floyd Mayweather's bout on Showtime Pay Per View, and would also welcome the opportunity to fight on his undercard.
The world should know soon whether it will witness a 154-pound clash of unbeatens between WBC beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and WBA titleholder Austin Trout.
Referee Tony Weeks on stopping IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson's triumph over ex-titleholder Kendall Holt in the eighth round: "Some fighters just have too much heart, and we have to save them from themselves."
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.
Forbes estimates Floyd Mayweather's deal with Showtime as being worth more than a $250 million, although network boss Stephen Espinoza would not comment directly on the six-fight package.
Robert Guerrero: "I'm a man of faith. I'm a man of God, and I feel that God has put me in this position for a reason: Not to humble the world of boxing, but to humble Floyd Mayweather."
Does Adrien Broner want to be on the Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero undercard? Lem Satterfield spoke to the WBC lightweight titleholder about that and other subjects at the final presser for the Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt fight.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says Floyd Mayweather's move to Showtime ends the days when the network could not compete with rival U.S. cable giant HBO.
Austin Trout on a potential fight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez: "Me and Canelo fighting each other is something that boxing needs. Champion fighting champion, you can't get any more exciting than that."
Robert Guerrero's promoter believes the rugged welterweight contender will make for a "dangerous" opponent for Floyd Mayweather, whom he meets on May 4 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Showtime Pay Per View.
Floyd Mayweather signed a groundbreaking pay-per-view venture with Showtime and the cable network's parent company, CBS Corporation, staring with a May 4 fight with Robert Guerrero. Under the terms of the deal, Mayweather could fight six times in 30 months.
Veteran referee Tony Weeks will work Friday night's title bout between IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson and ex-beltholder Kendall Holt.
IBF junior featherweight titleholder Lamont Peterson will defend his belt against ex-titleholder Kendall Holt on Friday. Peterson once sparred with Floyd Mayweather and his trainer, Barry Hunter, says his fighter would be honored to fight the pound-for-pound king.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s on-and-off relationship with Floyd Mayweather Sr. appears to be on again as the pound-for-pound king Tweeted that his father and former coach will train him for his May 4 return to the ring.
Although unbeaten Floyd Mayweather has created a media firestorm by naming IBF beltholder Devon Alexander as the leading opponent to face him on May 4, Alexander's trainer says his fighter is focused on recovering from a biceps injury, and the IBF says it won't approve a defense against Mayweather.
Newly-crowned WBO featherweight beltholder Mikey Garcia would grant a rematch to Orlando Salido, but prefers a more lucrative bout with Yuriorkis Gamboa.
Shane Mosley, 41, on his clash with WBA welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi: "I just think that I want to continue to build the legacy, with me, my father and my camp by getting back on top at this age."
Shane Mosley's lawyer says the fighter will challenge Paulie Malignaggi on April 27
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.
Unbeaten WBC titleholder Adrien Broner said he first met Sugar Ray Leonard as a 10-year-old, when the Hall of Famer autographed a photo for him and offered a huge compliment.
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."
WBO beltholder Orlando Salido says featherweight rival Mikey Garcia "has never faced a fighter who applies the type of pressure that I do," adding, "I'm going to give him trouble from the first bell to the last."
Of the dates requested by Floyd Mayweather and Saul Alvarez, Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya said: "Those two dates, May 4 and September 14, I'm actually looking forward to one of those dates to break my all-time pay per view record."
Austin Trout was arrested in El Paso, Texas, and released uncharged on Tuesday morning, according to his promoter, Greg Cohen.
Undefeated welterweight Dusty Harrison, who is 18, has entered into an agreement with Washington, D.C.-based attorney Jeff Fried that includes a college component.
In honor of the New Year and the Fighter of the Year candidates for 2012, RingTV.com's resident historian and fight collector Lee Groves compiled a list of the 10 best individual years by elite boxers since 1992.
WBA junior middleweight beltholder Austin Trout said a fight with Saul Alvarez would make him "dig deeper" and bring out his best.
Unbeaten welterweight Dusty Harrison has entered into an agreement with Washington-based attorney Jeff Fried to handle his budding career.
Juan Manuel Marquez's sixth-round knockout of Manny Pacquiao will be among "Boxing's Best" on HBO, a series comprised of seven major showdowns to be featured over five days beginning on Christmas.
RING and WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire weighed in at 121.5 compared to the division limit of 122 for challenger Jorge Arce on Friday.
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.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. plans to fight twice in 2013 against opponents to be determined on May 4 and Sept. 14, the two Mexican holiday weekends.
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."
Will Austin Trout's dream of victory become a reality or a living nightmare in the form of Miguel Cotto?
Andre Berto was treated for injuries and released from Loma Linda University Medical Center following Saturday night's loss to Robert Guerrero, and is resting with family at his home in Winter Haven, Fla.
Austin Trout described his tendency since childhood to envision beating his boxing heroes in the ring, and said, "I have a big list of fighters that I really admire, and Miguel Cotto is on that list."
Austin Trout "will see, on Saturday, the best Miguel Cotto ever," says Cotto, who is unbeaten in seven fights at New York's Madison Square Garden, and in nine bouts overall in The Big Apple.
Ricky Hatton following Saturday night's knockout loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko: "No matter how upsetting it is, I have got to be a man and say, 'It is the end of Ricky Hatton.'"
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer contends that Ricky Hatton still is deserving of a rematch with Paulie Malignaggi despite Saturday's knockout loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko, whom Malignaggi stopped in April.
Vyacheslav Senchenko's ninth-round body shot stopped Ricky Hatton for the third time in his career and the first before his hometown fans at the Manchester Arena in England.
Paulie Malignaggi on Ricky Hatton-Vyacheslav Senchenko: "The keys for Hatton are to really get inside and be rough...For Senchenko, its about establishing his jab."
Austin Trout says facing Miguel Cotto in his partisan New York won't affect him: "The crowd has never had an effect on me. If anything, what it has done is given the motivation and it has made me want to make them shut up."
Bob Arum on Jimmy Kimmel's spoof of Manny Pacquiao: "Something like that is so invaluable in promoting a fight. It gets to an audience that isn't necessarily into boxing. There's no telling what effect it has."
Robert Guerrero on Andre Berto and PEDs: "Everybody's guilty until they're proven innocent, and he was proven innocent."
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A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.
Arum says Mikey Garcia and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be in action this summer.
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.
Omar Figueroa, of Texas, could appear on the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Austin Trout card.
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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