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Welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas remained undefeated with an entertaining 10-round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Wale Omotoso.

Fighters from the undercard of Saturday's Bradley-Provodnikov matchup -- including Jessie Vargas, Jesse Magdaleno, Andy Ruiz and Oscar Valdez -- held a media day workout in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Unbeaten junior welterweight Brandon Rios will face fellow top-10 contender Mike Alvarado in a March 30 rematch of their bloody brawl that ended with Rios winning a seventh-round stoppage last October.

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.

Undefeated welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas moved to 20-0 with a unanimous decision over Aaron Martinez in an ESPN2-televised main event from the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on Thursday.

Welterweight contender Jessie Vargas preparing for his Sept. 13 fight against Aaron Martinez in Las Vegas. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.

Unbeaten welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas will debut under Top Rank against Aaron Martinez on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.

Undefeated welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas signed a promotional contract with Top Rank, the Las Vegas-based promotional company announced on Tuesday.

Junior welterweight prospect Mike Dallas Jr. is building back up after a pair of losses, honing his skills with trainer Virgil Hunter, and looking to shine on Friday Night Fights this weekend.

Tim Bradley on Manny Pacquiao: "I'm ready. I'm ready to shock the world. I'm ready to do whatever it takes to win this fight. It's going to be a great fight. Let's get it on, baby. It's going to be a war."

Josesito Lopez will step up to replace Andre Berto against Victor Ortiz on June 23 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, while heavyweight Chris Arreola will fight on the undercard.

WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul Alvarez on Shane Mosley: "I've never faced anybody like him."

WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul Alvarez is the same age as Shane Mosley Jr., whose father will oppose him in the co-feature to the Floyd Maywether-Miguel Cotto bout on Saturday night.

WBC welterweight titleholder Floyd Mayweather Jr. is featured on the cover of this week's ESPN Magazine in advance of Saturday night's challenge for the WBA junior middleweight belt owned by Miguel Cotto.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was entertaining during a Tuesday workout at his Las Vegas-based gym in preparation for his May 5 clash with WBA 154-pound titleholder Miguel Cotto.

Golden Boy Promotioins has announced the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight slated for May 5 in Las Vegas.

Noted boxing collector/historian and RingTV.com writer Lee Groves recounts his traveling experiences as a full-time CompuBox staffer in this unique semi-regular column. This time the location is the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Jessie Vargas' welterweight debut against Lanardo Tyner headlines Friday night's ShoBox: The New Generation just a few months after he kicked off an HBO Pay Per View event featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr.