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According to his advisor, four-time, three-division titlewinner Miguel Cotto will return to the ring later this year, most likely as a junior middleweight.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guerrero on the scales in Las Vegas, plus undercard bouts Daniel Ponce de Leon-Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz-Alexander Munoz.

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."

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.'"

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."

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.

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."

Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the relationships with his father Floyd Sr., and his uncle Roger Mayweather: "I'm happy to be back working with my father, and I'm working with my father and Roger."

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.

Now just three days from "May Day," the teams of welterweight combatants Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guerrero stood at the podium for the last time before Round 1 ... and no one's in a fighting mood more than Guerrero's dad.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. spoke on topics ranging from his skills, age, jail time, Robert Guerrero's gun charge and the challenger's cancer-surviving wife during a nearly 40-minute interview with reporters on Tuesday.

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

Former 140-pound titleholder DeMarcus Corley, who once rocked Floyd Mayweather in a fight, believes that Mayweather will endure Robert Guerrero's roughhouse tactics, break him down and perhaps stop Guerrero on Saturday night. 

Robert Guerrero called the gun possession charge "a misunderstanding," adding, "everything got taken care of."

Leo Santa Cruz vacated the IBF bantamweight belt in order to rise into the junior featherweight division for Saturday night's 122-pound debut against experienced, hard-punching former titleholder Alexander Munoz.

Abner Mares recognizes that fellow two-divsion beltholder and current WBC featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon represents "stepping into a heavier weight class" and "going in against a heavy puncher."

Robert Guerrero "may have God on his side," writes Gareth Davies of The Daily Telegraph, London, "but Floyd Mayweather has the God-given gifts." Forty boxing insiders give their picks and analyses on the big fight.

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

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.

WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin defended his belt with a seventh-round knockout of challenger Fernando Guerrero in Brooklyn.

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

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

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

Fans provide questions and comments on tomorrow's Danny Garica-Zab Judah and Sergio Martinez-Martin Murray RING championship bouts; more feedback on Alvarez-Trout, Donaire-Rigondeaux and Fury-Cunningham, and other subjects in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

On Saturday, CBS will air a documentary examining the life and career of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and May 4 rival Robert Guerrero, whom he will fight on Showtime Pay Per View. 

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

Floyd Mayweather on Robert Guerrero:"This fight is not about church. This fight is not about being a Catholic or being a Christian, being a Jew, being a Muslim. It's about two fighters competing, testing their skills against one another."

Robert Guerrero on Floyd Mayweather: "You've got a lot of people out there who think that Floyd is like a God. He's got everybody thinking that... nobody can beat him. But... being a big believer in God, there's a blueprint for everybody."

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. 

Should Floyd Mayweather Jr. get beyond a May 4 date with Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand, he could return to that site on Sept. 14 and go head-to-head with a potential clash between Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. on being in jail: "You can be locked up and be rich, but it's just like being poor if you don't have freedom. So, freedom is very, very important."

Retired boxer Micky Ward once posed for a photo with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was a former amateur boxing champion in New England.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s father, Floyd Sr., says he'd be down for a fight against Robert Guerrero's father/trainer, Ruben, who has referred to the Mayweathers as "clowns."

CBS Sports Network is showcasing over 10 hours of coverage surrounding Floyd Mayweather's debut fight on Showtime PPV against Robert Guerrero on Saturday, May 4.

"Forty-three had a game plan: 'We're going to keep pressure on Mayweather,'" Floyd Mayweather says in part two of Showtime's All Access: Mayweather Vs. (Robert) Guerrero. "The game plan is just to come in there and get your payday."

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.

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander has been ordered to make his next defense against unbeaten Kevin Bizier, whom he could face as part of the May 18 Peterson-Matthysse card on Showtime.

The media turned out in force to watch Robert Guerrero work out in preparation for his May 4 fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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.

Tyson Fury, Steve Cunningham and others offered their thoughts on who will win Saturday night's junior featherweight unification bout between Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux.

Showtime's five-part documentary series All-Access: Mayweather vs. Guerrero will premiere on Wednesday in advance of their May 4 pay-per-view fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Respected Hip-Hop artist and actor Common will narrate the series. 

Former WBC 122-pound titleholder Abner Mares on his upcoming fight with Daniel Ponce de Leon on the Mayweather-Guerrero card: "I'm taking this big step and I hope that we can steal the show that night."

"I'm going to win. Without a doubt, I'm going to win. This fight is personal because Trout beat my brother," Saul Alvarez said of his April 20 championship match with Austin Trout in Showtime's All-Access: Canelo vs. Trout Preview.

A new deal between Golden Boy and Fox Sports will result in a new Monday boxing series and allow fans to rewatch classic bouts from the promoter's fight library featuring Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Bernard Hopkins, among others.

Floyd Mayweather called Robert Guerrero "a solid, tough competitor" during Saturday night's interview on CBS between games during the NCAA's Final Four.

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."

Amir Khan's April 27 clash with Julio Diaz will be shown following Danny Garcia's attempt to defend his RING, WBA and WBC titles against Zab Judah on Showtime.

Unbeaten heavyweight prospect, Deontay Wilder, a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist takes a mark of 27-0 with as many knockouts into an April 27 clash against aging 2000 Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison.

Showtime's one-hour documentary 30 days in May gives a glimpse of Floyd Mayweather's 87-day jail stay in the Clark County Detention Center last year in advance of his May 4 showdown with Robert Guerrero. The show airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.