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Lem's latest: Smoger on Matthysse's KO of Peterson

Referee Steve Smoger, who officiated the Lucas Matthysse-Lamont Peterson fight, says Matthysse is "the hardest puncher at 140 (pounds) that I've ever been in with."

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Peterson-Matthysse: Live round-by-round updates

RingTV.com has a live blog of Saturday night's 141-pound clash during which Lucas Matthysse scored three knockdowns for a third-round knockout of Lamont Peterson.

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Who wins Peterson-Matthysse, no ifs, ands or belts?

THE RING's No. 1-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse faces No. 2-rated Lamont Peterson in a non-title, 141-pound bout, with the winner to possibly challenge RING champion Danny Garcia on Sept. 7.

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Q&A: Schaefer discusses Mares, Santa Cruz

Both Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz are causing a buzz after stepping up in weight and knocking out their respective opponents.

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Matthysse vows to KO Peterson

Lucas Matthysse: "I'm not concerned about the judges against Lamont Peterson. Not at all, because, like I said before, I'm going to end the fight earlier. I'm coming in with the mentality to win by KO."

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Peterson's trainer: Beating Matthysse could mean Mayweather

Lamont Peterson's trainer believes that a victory over Lucas Matthysse could "put him in the lotto for a fight with someone like Floyd Mayweather."

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Photo gallery: Garcia-Lopez kickoff presser

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was on hand to announce the June 15 matchup between RING and WBO featherweight champ Mikey Garcia and challenger Juan Manuel Lopez.

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Garcia has 'obligation' versus Lopez

Mikey Garcia on his upcoming clash with Juan Manuel Lopez: "We both have power, so I think that the fans are definitely going to be looking forward to seeing a knockout on the night of the fight."

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Malignaggi calls Broner a Mayweather wannabe

Adrien Broner called Paulie Malignaggi "a clown" during this past Saturday's press conference promoting their June 22 welterweight clash at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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M. Garcia-Lopez announced for June 15

RING and WBO featherweight champion Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia will try to remain undefeated against former 122-pound and featherwieght beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez on June 15 in Dallas, Texas.

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Lem's latest: Mayweather vs. Alvarez Schaefer's top priority

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said "hopefully" Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Saul Canelo Alvarez will happen on Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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Mares delivers 'pound-for-pound' performance vs. Ponce de Leon

"I think that this is the fight where I proved that I'm a pound-for-pound fighter," said Abner Mares, who knocked out Daniel Ponce de Leon to take his WBC featherweight belt, making him a three-division beltwinner.

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Mares ready to bring it against friend/foe Ponce de Leon

Abner Mares: "I actually added something different to my training camp, and it's called 'Mexican Judo.' It's 'ju-don't know if I'm going to box, or ju-don't know if I'm going to brawl, but you do know that I'm going to win.'"

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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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Q&A: Roach discusses Khan, prefers Rios for Pacquiao over Alvarado

Freddie Roach prefers Manny Pacquiao to fight Brandon Rios over Mike Alvarado: "I think that Rios is probably a better fight, action-wise." Roach is being inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame on Thursday.

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Lem's latest: Alvarez, Cotto, Khan to attend Mayweather-Guerrero

RING junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is expected to be ringside for Saturday night's clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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Garcia signs to fight Lopez on June 15

RING and WBO featherweight champion Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia says he has signed his half of a deal to face Juan Manuel Lopez on June 15.

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Matthysse signs with Haymon before Peterson showdown

Junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse has aligned himself with powerful boxing advisor Al Haymon ahead of his May 18 showdown with Lamont Peterson.

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Lem's latest: Schaefer mulls Khan's future

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer has plans for a December return to the ring for former WBA/IBF 140-pound titleholder Amir Khan.

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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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Lem's latest: Guerrero's training 'perfect' for Mayweather

The co-manager of Robert Guerrero has expressed extreme confidence heading into Saturday night's clash with pound-for-pound kind Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Lem's latest: Orozco, Dirrell anchor May 3 Las Vegas card

Unbeaten super middleweight Anthony Dirrell will end a 17-month ring absence when he returns on May 3 in a Fox Sports Net-televised bout against an opponent to be determined at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

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Photo gallery: Garcia vs. Judah

Danny Garcia successfully defended his RING, WBA and WBC junior middleweight titles with a unanimous decision over Zab Judah on Saturday at Barclays Center.

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Garcia-Judah: Live round-by-round updates

RingTV will be posting live, round-by-round updates as junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia defends against ex-beltholder Zab Judah tonight at Barclays Center.

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Quillin drops Guerrero four times during seventh-round TKO

Peter Quillin floored Fernando Guerrero four times on the way to Saturday night's seventh-round technical knockout at Barclays Center.

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Jacobs scores fifth straight KO vs. Collins

Middleweight Danny Jacobs twice floored Keenan Collins on his way to a fourth-round stoppage in Brooklyn on Saturday.

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Melson decisions Perez

Junior middleweight Boyd Melson scored a fifth-round knockdown against rival Edgar Perez, of Chicago, on the way to a six-round unanimous decision at Barclays Center on Saturday night.

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Browne stops Goyco in second round

Super middleweight Marcus Brown rose to 4-0 with as many knockouts with Saturday night's second-round stoppage of Taneal Goyco.

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Lem's latest: Mayweather, Guerrero, God and boxing

Showtime boss Stephen Espinoza calls the open dialogue regarding religion between Robert Guerrero and Floyd Mayweatther Jr. "refreshing" albeit "not always a comfortable conversation."

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Broner, Malignaggi trash talk upstages Garcia-Judah

Adrien Broner on his Friday morning confrontation with Paulie Malignaggi, who fights on June 22: "He was scared. You all seen that. He thought he had seen a ghost, and I ain't talking about Robert Guerrero."

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Lem's latest: Judah and Garcia separated at weigh-in

Zab Judah's take on why there has been no press conference or weigh-in staredowns with Danny Garcia: "Always remember: A monkey can never look a lion in the face."

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Photo gallery: Garcia-Judah weigh-in

Photos from the weigh-in for the Danny Garcia-Zab Judah RING, WBC and WBA junior welterweight championship fight, and the Peter Quillin-Fernando Guerrero middleweight co-feature matchup.

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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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Tensions mount at Garcia-Judah press conference

Upon hearing that Zab Judah was a no-show, Danny Garcia lamented not being able to "look into his eyes and to snatch the soul right out of his body." Judah then showed up, saying he'd been disrespected by being told to wait with his team "in the basement" with "no food, no water."

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Lem's latest: Garcia eyes legacy-building victory

RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia could soon rise into the welteweight division if he is successful on Saturday night against Zab Judah.

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Lem's latest: Angry Angel says Judah gets KO'd in five

Angel Garcia, the father and trainer of Danny Garcia, called Zab Judah "a sissy" who is going to get his "ass whupped" for spoiling his son's promotional signing event at a Brooklyn sports outlet on Tuesday.

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Lem's latest: Mayweather rips Guerrero; Donaire has surgery

Floyd Mayweather calls Robert Guerrero "a religious guy" who is also a "big-time hypocrite" in Showtime's latest episode of All Access: Mayweather vs. Guerrero

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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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Jacobs still 'cancer free'

Danny Jacobs on being declared cancer free: "Now, with this behind me, I can get ready for April 27 with no problem whatsoever." Jacobs, a Brooklyn native, fights on the Danny Garcia-Zab Judah undercard on Saturday at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

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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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Who wins Alvarez-Trout? Ask R. Guerrero, Mares, D. Garcia

The fighting peers of junior middleweights Austin Trout and Saul Alvarez offer their thoughts on who will win Saturday night's Showtime-televised clash of unbeatens.

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Lem's lastest: Macklin vows a beat-down for Golovkin

Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin claims that he will handle unbeaten WBA titleholder Gennady Golovkin in similar fashion to how Bernard Hopkins knocked out then-undefeated Felix Trinindad in the 12th round.

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Lem's latest: Alexander focused; Guerrero pinata mocks Mayweather

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander hopes to remain on the May 18 Showtime doubleheader from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City even though his original opponent Kell Brook has pulled out with an injury.

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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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Lem's latest: Gamboa-Perez slated for June 8 in Montreal

Yuriorkis Gamboa will return to the ring for a clash of unbeatens against Colombian Darley Perez on the June 8 card that also features RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson against Adonis Stevenson.

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Donaire 121.6; Rigondeaux 121.5

Nonito Donaire on his staredown with Rigondeaux: "I felt like he just couldn't look at me in the eyes for that long. It's just one of those things."

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Lem's latest: Brook injured again prior to Alexander fight

Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook has suffered yet another foot injury that could jeopardize his scheduled challenge to IBF beltholder Devon Alexander for the third time.

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Lem's latest: BWAA honors Donaire, Garcia, Marquez-Pacquiao

In accepting his award for Fighter of the Year, an emotional Nonito Donaire spoke of coming a long way since being the "small, frail, asthmatic little boy" of his childhood.

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Hopkins: After Murat, then Froch, Bute, Cleverly?

If he gets beyond a mandatory title defense against Karo Murat in July, IBF light heavyweight beltholder Bernard Hopkins would like to face Carl Froch or Lucian Bute. (This story also contains a video of Hopkins accepting Gennady Golovkin's challenge.)

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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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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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