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Lem's latest: Ward to call Kessler-Froch II

Andre Ward, who has faced and defeated both Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch, wiill be a ringside commentator for Saturday's rematch between the super middleweight rivals.

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HBO's '2 Days: Golovkin' airs June 8

HBO will premiere its documentary 2 Days: Gennady Golovkin on June 8 in advance of the WBA middleweight titleholder's June 29 defense against Matthew Macklin.

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Lem's latest: Pacquiao wants random drug testing

Manny Pacquiao is requesting random drug testing in advance of his Nov. 23 clash with Brandon Rios.

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Lem's latest: Mayweather calm before Guerrero storm

Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks to be in prime shape for Saturday's clash with Robert Guerrero, who says he can't wait "to get down."

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Lem's latest: Santa Cruz to 'war' with Munoz

Leo Santa Cruz on Saturday's junior featherweight fight with Alexander Munoz: "On Saturday, we're going to make it a war. I'm going to go out there and try to finish him before the end of the 10 rounds."

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Lem's latest: Martinez's advisor sets conditions for Chavez rematch

A return bout between Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. would have to include Olympic-style drug testing and take place either in Las Vegas, Atlantic City or New York, according to Martinez's advisor.

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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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Golovkin-Macklin slated for June 29

WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin will be after his 14th straight stoppage victory against ruggged Matthew Macklin on June 29.

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Lem's latest: Donaire is focused for Rigondeaux

Nonito Donaire says he's focused on Guillermo Rigondeaux despite being honored as Fighter of The Year two days prior to their fight and the impending birth of his first child in July.

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Santa Cruz, Love official for Mayweather-Guerrero card

Former IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz and undefeatd middleweight prospect J'Leon Love will compete in separate bouts on the undercard of the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero Showtime Pay Per View event.

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Lem's latest: Alvarado-Rios II delivers 1.2 million viewers

Mike Alvarado's unanimous-decision win in his rematch with Brandon Rios drew 1.2 million viewers on HBO, according to the network.

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Photo gallery: Golovkin vs. Ishida

Marvin Hagler was among those who joined Prince Albert of Monaco at ringside to watch Gennady Golovkin's third-round knockout of Nobuhiro Ishida on Saturday. Photos by Valery Hache-AFP/Getty.

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Golovkin stops Ishida in third round with single shot

WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin stopped Nobuhiro Ishida with a big right hand 2:11 into the third round of their middleweight bout Saturday in Monaco.

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Lem's latest: Super 4; Rios and Heredia; Bradley concussion

Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez will face Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna as part of Saturday night's Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four tournament.

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Lem's latest: Road to Donaire-Rigondeaux

RING junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire takes on unbeaten WBA counterpart Guillermo Rigondeaux on April 13.

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Rodriguez inspired by family versus Maderna

Edwin Rodriguez: "It's tough for me sometimes. Being away from my family, my wife and the kids. But my wife and my kids are doing really good."

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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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Lem's latest: Sanchez says Cloud-Hopkins is Norris-Leonard

Tavoris Cloud's trainer, Abel Sanchez -- who trained Terry Norris to brutally defeat Sugar Ray Leonard -- says his fighter is "about to retire another legend on Saturday night" when Cloud faces 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins.

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Ward returns to gym post-shoulder surgery

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward has received clearance to return to training after undergoing shoulder surgery last month.

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Golovkin-Ishida available on Pay Per View

A defense by WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin against Nobuhiro Ishida will headline a March 30 card that will be avaliable on American Pay Per View.

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Lem's latest: Weeks makes DC. debut; attorney on Peterson-Holt card

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.

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Weeks among officials chosen for Peterson-Holt

Veteran referee Tony Weeks will work Friday night's title bout between IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson and ex-beltholder Kendall Holt.

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Lem's latest: Quillin in Golovkin's sights

WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin is in the mix of a division that includes RING/WBC champ Sergio Martinez, WBA and IBF counterparts Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Geale, as well as ex-beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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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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Lederman signs, extends HBO contract three more years

HBO's unofficial ringside scorer Harold Lederman has extended his contract through December of 2016, meaning his time with the network will have spanned three decades.

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Q&A Ward: Sidelined champ scores KO from ringside on HBO

HBO's ringside scorer Harold Lederman said Andre Ward was "terrific," and, "sharp" as a network commentator for this past Saturday's triple-header at New York's Madison Square Garden.

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Rosado 'doing well' post-Golovkin

Promoter Russell Peltz said Gabriel Rosado "gained more fans with his gutty performance" during Saturday's bloody, seventh-round stoppage loss to Gennady Golovkin.

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Verdejo scores two-punch, 21-second KO

Junior lightweight standout Felix Verdejo flattened Tomi Archambault with two left hands in 21 seconds.

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Tapia KOs Bruce in second round

New Jersey junior middleweight Glen Tapia scored a second round stoppage over Ayi Bruce.

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Smoger to let fists decide Golovkin-Rosado

Does the presence of referee Steve Smoger favor the power of Gennady Golovkin or the potential for improvisational creativity from the rugged Gabriel Rosado?

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Boxing After Dark Fighters make weight for title bouts

Challenger Mikey Garcia weighed 125.6-to-126 for WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido.

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Will Salido-Garcia be a repeat of Salido-Lopez I?

WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido aspires to a similar performance against Mikey Garcia as he had during two knockout victories over Juan Manuel Lopez. 

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Who wins Golovkin-Rosado? Ask the experts

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.

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'God-fearing' Rosado aims to KO Golovkin

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

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Trainer: Burgos seeks early KO of Martinez

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

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Could Martinez-Burgos steal the show? The experts weigh in

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."

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Lem's latest: Golovkin lands; Kovalev gears up for Campillo

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

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Lem's latest: Arum to suggest Pacquiao have head examined

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."

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Q&A: Salido plans to 'cut down' Garcia

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."

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Lem's latest: Verdejo on Garcia-Salido card; Wach admits to doping

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.

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Q&A: R. Martinez promises 'fireworks' against Burgos

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."

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Lem's latest: Lopez returns, Kessler-Froch II?

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.

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Q&A: Golovkin predicts early-to-middle rounds KO of Rosado

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."

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Q&A: Trainer Sanchez calls Golovkin 'a puncher, not a boxer'

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."

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Q&A: Garcia ready for MSG, spotlight, Salido

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."

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Q&A Rosado: Hopkins' mentoring will lead to upset of Golovkin

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."

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Lem's latest: HBO's Merchant to make last call with Donaire-Arce

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

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Golovkin-Rosado slated for Jan. 19 MSG triple-header

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.

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Geale-Mundine II slated for Jan. 30 in Australia

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

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Martinez recovering from knee surgery

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

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Broner-Malignaggi press conference on Saturday

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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?

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