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WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin is in pursuit of his 12th straight knockout victory against Gabriel Rosado, a winner of seven straight, five by stoppage during that run.

RingTV.com's Ryan Songalia spoke with undefeated middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin about his WBA title defense against Gabriel Rosado on Saturday at Madison Square Garden's Theater. He expects a "great fight."

RingTV.com's Ryan Songalia spoke with Gabriel Rosado about the junior middleweight standout's HBO-televised challenge to WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin. Rosado is motivated to prove that he's better than the heavily hyped puncher.

Gabriel Rosado on Gennady Golovkin: "I've fought the better competition. I predict that I'll win by a ninth-round knockout."

Watch junior middleweight standout Gabriel Rosado work the mitts with his trainer, Billy Briscoe, just days before his HBO-televised challenge to WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin on Saturday in New York City.

Trainer Gerardo Espinoza said Juan Carlos Burgos wants to be the first fighter to knock out WBO junior lightweightt beltholdere Roman "Rocky" Martinez.

Orlando Salido, Mikey Garcia, Gennady Golovkin, Gabriel Rosado, Rocky Martinez and JC Burgos working out at Kingsway Gym in New York before the Jan. 19 card at Madison Square Garden.

Juan Carlos Burgos on his fight with Rocky Martinez: "Our fight is a classic Mexican-Puerto Rican rivalry, and our styles are perfect for one another. Not only will we steal the show, but I'll take the belt."

WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin has a defense against Gabriel Rosado slated for Saturday night at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden. 

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum will suggest that Manny Pacquiao have a neurological examination despite calling two doctors' "eye-balling" assessments of Parkinsons' disease in the fighter "ludicrous."

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."

Puerto Rican junior lightweight Felix Verdejo will be after his second straight win against an opponent to be determined on the undercard of a Jan. 19 clash between Orlando Salido and Mikey Garcia at Madison Square Garden.

Puerto Rican WBO junior lightweight beltholder Rocky Martinez on his clash with Mexico's Juan Carlos Burgos: "I'm looking forward to giving the fans a great fight, and a great show, and I think that we could steal the show that night."

Former beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez wiill try to rebound from his second knockout loss to Orlando Salido when he returns to the ring on Feb. 2 against Aldimar Silva Santos in Lopez's native Puerto Rico.

Undefeated WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin spoke to RingTV's Dominic Verdin about his HBO-televised fight with Gabriel Rosado on Jan. 19. Golovkin, who is wrapping up camp in Big Bear, Calif., says he wants to bring "action and drama" to his fights.

Unbeaten middleweigt beltholder Gennady Golovkin on fighting Gabriel Rosado: "First round, hard work, hard fight. Second round, hard work... by the fifth round, I will knock him out."

Trainer Abel Sanchez calls WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin a "Mike Tyson-esque kind of individual that goes out there to kind of search and destroy."

Mikey Garcia on WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido: "This is not just a title fight, but it's the fight against the man who is the top dog in my division, and the man to beat in my division."

Gabriel Rosado on facing Gennady Golovkin: "I'm just excited to shock the world, but I'm not going to shock myself. But I know that a lot of people are going to be surprised when I come out victorious in this fight."

HBO's exiting Larry Merchant: "I'm proud to be associated with so many talented people who made us into a groundbreaking network."

Unbeaten WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin will be after his 12th straight knockout victory against Gabriel Rosado on Jan. 19 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Junior middleweight standout Gabriel Rosado spoke to RingTV's Bill Emes about his January shot at undefeated WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin. Says Rosado of his opportunity: "I'm determined to win by knockout."

Australian IBF middleweight titleholder Daniel Geale will try to avenge his lone defeat against countryman Anthony Mundine on Jan. 30.

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is recovering from knee surgery with an eye toward fighting on April 27 in his native Argentina.  

Sergio Martinez had surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right knee. THE RING middleweight champ wants to make a defense of his belts on April 27 and then face Julio Cesar Chavez in a rematch on Sept. 14.

Featherweight contender Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia will pursue his ninth straight knockout and his 15th in 16 fights when he meets WBO titleholder Orlando Salido on Jan. 19 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Fans get Dougie's picks and opinions on upcoming major fights and potential machups -- including Mares-Morneo, Viloria-Marquez, DeMarco-Broner, Ward-Pavlik, Golovkin-Oosthuizen and Garcia-Judah -- as well as other subjects in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

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.

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder will pursue his 26th knockout in as many victories without a loss against unbeaten Kelvin Price on the Dec. 15 Amir Khan-Carlos Molina undercard.

Trainer Eric Brown guided middleweight Peter Quillin to a title-winning decision over Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam before coaching WBA junior welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi to a split-decision over Pablo Cesar Cano.

Read on for all of the fan feedback on Andre Ward's impressive stoppage of Chad Dawson and Lucas Matthysse's brutal TKO of Olusegun Ajose that you can handle in this week's Monday Mail Bag. Enjoy!

A fan who is unhappy with what he calls the "Golovkin craze" rudely vents his venom upon Dougie, while others share their questions and opinions on Ward-Dawson, Matthysse-Ajose, Toshiaki Nishoka and more in this week's Friday mailbag.

RingTV's Bill Emes spoke to Gennady Golovkin and his trainer Abel Sanchez after the middleweight sensation's impressive TKO of Grzegorz Proksa. Golovkin and Sanchez give their thoughts on his HBO debut and future fights.

Undefeated middleweight contender Gennady Golovkin, Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions, and trainer Abel Sanchez discuss Golovkin's demolition of Grzegorz Proksa and his future at the post-fight press conference followign his sensational HBO debut.

WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Josesito Lopez will be featured on Showtime in advance of their Sept. 15 bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

In response to threats against him, RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is being guarded by an armed security force in advance of his Sept. 15 clash with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Former 154- and 160-pound titleholder and all-time great puncher Julian Jackson gives RingTV his thoughts on Gennady Golovkin after watching the undefeated middleweight standout in camp. Golovkin makes his HBO debut on Sept. 1.

Readers ask Dougie uncommon questions -- such as which boxing moments have made him laugh out loud -- in this week's Monday mailbag. Being a true boxing geek, Dougie's got some long-winded answers for them. 

Abel Sanchez, trainer of Gennady Golovkin, spoke to RingTV's Doug Fischer about what makes the middleweight special and what U.S. fans can expect when the undefeated boxer-puncher makes his HBO debut on Sept. 1.

Undefeated middleweight standout Gennady Golovkin doesn't have the tightest grip on English yet, but he doesn't need to in order to show that he's in great shape for his Sept. 1 showdown with European champ Grzegorz Proska.

Undefeated middleweight standout Gennady Golovkin looked formidable while sparring with two much-larger boxers in preparation for his HBO-televised fight against fellow contender Grzegorz Proksa on Sept. 1. 

Manager Cameron Dunkin's plan for Mikey Garcia is to match him against Orlando Salido in the fall, while the hope for Brandon Rios is a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.

Five-belt, three-division titlewinner Robert Guerrero threw out the first pitch prior to Sunday's Oakland A's-New York Yankees' game in advance of Saturday's bout with Selcuk Aydin on Showtime.

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

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

Heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora is predicting a seventh-round knockout of ex-beltholder David Haye on Saturday night.

WBA "regular" middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin will face WBO counterpart Dmitry Pirog in a clash of unbeatens on Aug. 25 on HBO.

WBA middleweight beltholder and knockout artist Gennady Golovkin will look to keep his undefeated record going against Japan's Makoto Fuchigami on May 12 in Ukraine.

Undefeated middleweight standout Gennady Golovkin (and promoter Tom Loeffler) spoke to RingTV's Bill Emes about his desire to make his name in America after the Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin fight.