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Berto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves card kicks off

Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman in advance of his fight with Diego Chaves: "I don't know if there is another fighter out there that's hungrier than me. They've been feeding me, but I'm still starving."

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Lara: Cotto's 'on the list' after Angulo

Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara says that after he gets Alfredo Angulo to run into his punches on June 8, he would like to face Miguel Cotto in the fall "if the fight presents itself."

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'Excited' Pacquiao discusses drug testing, Rios

Manny Pacquiao says random drug testing is "really important" for his upcoming bout with Brandon Rios "because, you never know, some fighters use drugs."

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Lem's latest: Haye's hand injury postpones Charr fight

Former heavyweight beltholder David Haye has suffered an injury to his left hand that will force the postponement of his June 29 bout with Manuel Charr, according to The Daily Mail of London.

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The Mayweathers: Father and son, together again

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."

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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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Q&A: Angulo discusses Lara fight

Alfredo Angulo says his work with trainer Virgil Hunter is taking him back to fundamentals and adding deeper tactics to his game, which will mean a great fight for fans when he faces Erislandy Lara on June 8.

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Lem's latest: Berto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves in July

Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.

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Mayweather Jr., Sr. together again?

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.

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Lem's latest: Live stream of Kovalev-Campillo weigh-in

Light heavyweight Gabriel Campillo will have been out of the ring for nearly a year when he meets Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night.

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Lem's latest: Classics marathon on Fox

Floyd Mayweather's triumphs over Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley and Victor Ortiz are among those featured in a four-day, four-night series of classics by Golden Boy and FOX Deportes.

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Adamek-Cunningham II: Who wins the clash of ages?

Steve Cunningham's four-year appetite for revenge against Tomasz Adamek conjures comparisons to grudge matches like Thomas Hearns-Sugar Ray Leonard II and Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao IV. 

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Adamek 'stronger' for rematch with Cunningham

Heavyweight Tomasz Adamek said that he will be a "different" fighter for his Dec. 22 rematch with Steve Cunningham, whom he defeated by split-decision as a cruiserweight four years ago.

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Marquez, Pacquiao post-fight tests return negative

The post-fight drug tests for Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao returned negative for anabolic steroids, masking agents and marijuana, according to Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

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Cunningham's ready for rematch with Adamek

Steve Cunningham's rematch with Tomasz Adamek represents his second fight in the heavyweight division.

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Q&A: Filipinos look to Donaire after Pacquiao's loss

Entering Saturday night's fight with Jorge Arce, Nonito Donaire said his Filipino fans are "in pain," many imploring him to "Do it for Manny," and "Lift our country back up again" in the wake of Manny Pacquiao's sixth-round knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez. 

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Lem's latest: Is Marquez on par with Chavez Sr.?

Does Juan Manuel Marquez rank with Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. among Mexico's all-time greats?

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Marquez gives Pacquiao the fight he requested

Manny Pacquiao got the firefight he wanted from Juan Manuel Marquez, only to get burned. 

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Ramirez debuts with first-round KO

Mexican-American Olympian Jose Ramirez stopped his lightweight opponent in the first round of his professional debut on Saturday night's Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez undercard at the MGM Grand.

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Hernandez: 'Marquez looks bigger than Pacquiao'

Juan Manuel Marquez should "be more dynamic and explosive, and be able to perform more quickly" than he did in November against Manny Pacquiao, according to his strength and conditioning trainer.

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Pacquiao-Marquez is a sell-out

Saturday night's fourth bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez has sold out at the MGM Garden Arena, producing a live gate of $10.5 million.

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Roach responds to Hernandez threat

Following Angel Hernandez's announced intention to consult his lawyers about a possible lawsuit against Freddie Roach over what he says were insinuations about Juan Manuel Marquez's use of PEDs, Roach called Hernandez "a rat" and "a piece of s__t."

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Lem's latest: Hernandez threatens to sue Roach; Ward injures shoulder

Strength and conditioning guru Angel Hernandez claims that trainer Freddie Roach has accused Juan Manuel Marquez of having used performance enhancing drugs out of fear that his fighter will defeat Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night.

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Marquez miffed at PED speculation

Juan Manuel Marquez on speculation that he has taken PEDs: "I think that you can say anything that you want, but you don't have any proof, so what does that mean? It means nothing"

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Melendez KOs Winchester on Cotto-Trout card

Junior middleweight Jorge Melendez's fourth-round knockout of James Winchester represented the first time the loser had been stopped.

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Lem's latest: Marquez would embrace drug testing

Juan Manuel Marquez: "As for the steroids, I'm willing to give myself to any anti-doping tests. Why don't Manny Pacquiao and I both do it? I don't care. To shut everybody up. And, of course, my exams have always been clear."

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Roach, Pacquio deny pressure: Marquez is 'business as usual'

Manny Pacquiao on Juan Manuel Marquez: "Our strategy this time is more aggressiveness and of course to develop and to improve the strength more, and also focus on the speed. We have the side-to-side movement. I'm not worried about his strength."

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Lem's latest: Broner: This is my Mayweather-Corrales moment

Adrien Broner: "Critics are like butt holes: Everybody's got one. If I really just wanted to hear a butthole, I'll pass gas."

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Lem's latest: Ramirez meets Pacquiao; T. Marquez-Viloria on WealthTV

Mexican amateur sensation Jose Ramirez participated in his first workout under the Top Rank banner at The Wild Card in Hollywood, Calif., on Wednesday, and will make his professional debut on the Dec. 8 undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV.

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HBO's 24/7: Pacquiao-Marquez 4 debuts on Saturday

HBO's 24/7 series chronicling the events leading up to Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV will debut on Saturday in advance of the network's double-header featuring Broner-DeMarco and Mitchell-Banks.

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Martirosyan-Lara, Garcia-Barros weigh-in

Junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara weighed 153, and, 153.5, respectively for Saturday night's WBC eliminator. 

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Lem's latest: Wilder, Russell return; Golovkin-Oosthuizen in talks

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.

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Video: Marquez displays power for Pacquiao, drops sparring partner

Juan Manuel Marquez: "This fight, I will try to knock out Manny Pacquiao. There is no way that I can let this fight be a decision."

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HBO's 24/7 Pacquiao-Marquez 4 debuts Nov. 17

Manny Pacquiao will make his seventh appearance on HBO's 24/7 series on Nov. 17 in advance of his fourth bout against Juan Manuel Marquez.

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Jacobs scores first-round knockout before hometown fans in Brooklyn

A once-paralyzed, former cancer patient, Danny Jacobs was ecstatic in victory: "No moment has ever been greater than right now. This moment means the world to me. They told me that I would never walk or box again, and I proved everybody wrong."

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Adamek-Cunningham II slated for Dec. 22 on NBC

Tomasz Adamek will face Steve Cunningham in December, nearly four years to the day from when he vanquished Cuningham by split-decision when they were cruiserweights.

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Lara-Martirosyan, Garcia-Barros tickets on sale

Featherweight Mikey Garcia will put his unbeaten mark on the line opposite former titleholder Jonathan Victor Barros in a co-feature with junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara.

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Pacquiao: 'We need a knockout' to beat Marquez

Freddie Roach on Manny Pacquiao's motivation for Juan Manuel Marquez: "When I was sitting there with him, he scratched into the cloth on the table, 'We need a knockout to win.' I mean, he spelled that out, and he's never said that to me before a fight in his life."

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Beristain: Marquez to be better than ever against Pacquiao

Trainer Nacho Beristain believes that the fourth time will be the charm for Juan Manuel Marquez against Manny Pacquiao.

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Hernandez: Marquez will beat Pacquiao this time

Juan Manuel Marquez's controversial strength coach says Marquez will be an even stronger overall fighter for his fourth bout with Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 8.

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Cunningham signs with Main Events, moves to heavyweight

Former cruiserweight beltholder Steve Cunningham, who recently signed with Main Events, willl likely make his heavyweight debut in September. 

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Lem's latest: Maccarinelli banned for doping, Broner talks Mayweather

Former cruiserweight titleholder Enzo Maccarinelli has been banned for six months following a positive test for an illegal substance, according to the United Kingdom Anti-Doping Agency.

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Lara returns against Hernandez

Erislandy Lara gets back in action against Freddie Hernandez on June 30.

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Mayweather to pay medical bills for ailing infant

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will pay the nearly $50,000 hospital bill of 11-month old Austin York, who has had three major surgeries as a result of a congenital heart abnormality.

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Cunningham eyes redemption on foreign soil against Hernandez

Philadelphia-based cruiserweight Steve Cunningham, who is promoted by a German company, is better known in Germany than he is in America. He will fight Yoan Pablo Hernandez in Germany on Saturday in a rematch with THE RING's vacant title on the line.

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Hernandez-Cunningham II targeted for Feb. 4

Steve Cunningham: "I just want to start the year off with an explosive nuclear bang and snatch this belt back."

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Ellerbe, Conte react to Marquez's controversial strength trainer

Leonard Ellerbe claims Angel Hernandez's presence in Juan Manuel Marquez's camp validates Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s  random drug testing demands, while Victor Conte is "suspicious" of Hernandez's "activities."

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Marquez's strength trainer has a sordid past

 Juan Manuel Marquez's new strength and conditioning guru has admitted to being a past distributor of illegal performance enhancing substances.

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Lem's latest: Cunningham, Pacquiao-Marquez III, Khan-Peterson

Steve Cunningham: "I have defeated all reigning cruiserweight champions, and I will clinch another victory on Saturday night. The weapons are oiled and I am ready to go to war."

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Mayweather Sr. reacts to blowup with Mayweather Jr. on 24/7

Floyd Mayweather Sr.: "That stuff don't mean anything to me. That stuff happens all of the time with us."

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Koncz: Door not closed on Mayweather-Pacquiao

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Arum: Chavez-Vera likely; Ward next?

Bob Arum said Julio Cesar Chavez could fight Brian Vera next, and eventually, Andre Ward.

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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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