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Former junior welterweight beltholder Amir Khan will attempt to end a two-bout losing streak against unbeaten prospect Carlos Molina on Dec. 15 in Los Angeles.

Amir Khan's first bout since his upset loss to Danny Garcia will be against Southern California-based  junior welterweight Carlos Molina on Dec. 15 in a Showtime-televised bout from the L.A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles.

Adrien Broner on his anticipated showdown with WBC lightweight titleholder Antonio DeMarco and his critics: "They will never give me the credit when it's due...even if I go in and I knock this guy out in the first round."

Bob Arum on a rematch between Tim Bradley and Lamont Peterson: "We've sent contracts out, but it's not a deal until it's a deal."

Former IBF/WBA junior welterweight titleholder Amir Khan will return to the ring in December against California's Carlos Molina on Showtime under a new trainer in Virgil Hunter somewhere in the United States.

Two-time welterweight titleholder Andre Berto could challenge IBF junior middleweight beltholder Cornelius Bundrage on Nov. 24, although he's been mentioned as a potential rival to WBO 147-pound titlewinner Tim Bradley on Dec. 15.

IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson has been given until Oct. 2 to land a defense against mandatory challenger Zab Judah.

Tim Bradley on Manny Pacquiao: "I wanted to be able to beat him convincingly without any controversy. That's all that I wanted...I wanted another opportunity to silence all of the critics, and all of the world to show that I'm one of the best fighters in the world."

Nonito Donaire on his year-round random drug testing commitment: "I try to write down anything and everything that I might be in contact with. Even with the food that I'm eating and where I'm at, or where I've been."

Andre Berto has been licensed to fight by the California State Athletic Commission, which is awaiting an appeal hearing concerning a positive drug test by Antonio Tarver that is slated for Oct. 8.

WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley: "If Manny Pacquiao doesn't want to fight me, then I'm looking for a Floyd Mayweather fight. Or I'm looking for a Miguel Cotto fight... I belong in the ring with these guys."

WBC junior featherweight titleholder Abner Mares, lightweight contender Sharif Bogere and featherweight prosepct Gary Russell Jr. could be a part of a big weekend that includes 2012 Olympian pro debuts, Oct. 13-14, on Showtime and CBS.

Lamont Peterson on his positive drug test and the IBF's decision to allow him to keep their title: "The IBF did the proper process and they did an excellent job. I feel like the IBF did the job and they cleared my name."

Lamont Peterson has released a statement following the IBF's decision to allow him to retain the junior welterweight title that was in question after he tested positive for testosterone.

Lamont Peterson will be allowed to retain the IBF junior welterweight belt he won from Amir Khan last December, but he must make his first defense against former titleholder Zab Judah.

Former three-division beltholder Miguel Cotto is expected to return to the ring on Dec. 1 at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden.

Trainer Freddie Roach does not believe that Amir Khan's fourth-round knockout loss had anything to do with Khan's parting with strength and conditioning guru Alex Ariza, a former assistant to Roach.

On Friday, the IBF could render a decision whether or not to strip Lamont Peterson of the belt he won from Amir Khan in the wake of Peterson's positive drug test in March.

Freddie Roach on his conversation with Amir Khan: "I had a very nice breakfast with Shah Khan and Amir. So we had a nice meeting yesterday, and no one talked about getting fired."

The IBF still recognizes Lamont Peterson as its junior welterweight titleholder pending a review of his medical records in the wake of his positive drug test.

Lamont Peterson's camp says that his medical records will clear his name in the wake of his positive drug tests, and that his status as the WBA's "champion in recess" allows room for the fighter to contend for the organization's belt.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has taken issue with the notion that Amir Khan has a "glass chin" and that the 25-year-old, two-division, former three-belt winner should retire in the wake of Saturday's fourth-round knockout loss to Danny Garcia.

Amir Khan and Danny Garcia will compete for THE RING, IBF and WBA junior welterweight titles on Saturday night on HBO.

Amir Khan has been re-instated as the WBA's junior welterweight titleholder heading into Saturday night's clash with WBC beltholder Danny Garcia.

Representatives for IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson have submitted his medical records to the IBF in dispute of the fighter's positive drug test for synthetic testosterone, which cancelled his rematch with Amir Khan. 

Danny Garcia and Amir Khan wll be subjected to random drug testing of blood and urine by the United States Anti-Doping Agency leading up to their July 14 fight, which currently is for the WBC and WBA titles.

Lamont Peterson has been stripped of the WBA 140-pound title he won from Amir Khan as a result of his failed pre-fight drug test, according to Golden Boy Promotions' Richard Schaefer. The vacant belt will be on the line when Khan challenges WBC titleholder Danny Garcia on July 14.  

Victor Ortiz is expected to receive surgery to repair a broken jaw on Sunday, according to his manager and his promoter.

WBO junior featherweight titleholder Nonito Donaire will pioneer a move for year-round, random drug testing of blood and urine to be conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.

RingTV's Dominic Verdin spoke with former unified junior welterweight titleholder Amir Khan and WBC 140-pound beltholder Danny Garcia after the heated kick-off press conference for thier HBO-televised showdown in Las Vegas on July 14.

Amir Khan got into it with Angel Garcia, the father and trainer of WBC 140-pound titlholder Danny Garcia, at the lively kick-off press conference announcing the British star's HBO-televised challenge to the American beltholder on July 14.

Lamont Peterson should get a life ban and boxing must eradicate drug cheats, says Amir Khan, whose rematch with Peterson was cancelled when the American failed a pre-fight drug test.

Trainer Angel Garcia on his son, Danny Garcia: "If Danny takes advantage of this opportunity and does his thing on July 14, then Amir Khan will be looking up at the lights."

Bob Arum: "Tim Bradley is so confident that it's scary. I mean, he is absolutely 100 percent convinced that he's winning the fight" against Manny Pacquiao on June 9.

Amir Khan will face WBC junior welterweight titleholder Danny Garcia at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on July 14

Tim Bradley: "It feels great to get the fight with Manny Pacquiao. It’s going to feel even better when I beat him. You can take that to the bank." 

Former IBF and WBA beltholder Amir Khan will face newly-crowned WBC junior welterweight titleholder Danny Garcia on July 14. 

Eleven boxing insiders give their thoughts on Lamont Peterson's and Andre Berto's recent failed drug tests, which resulted in the cancellation of two high-profile rematches, and the sport's challenge of properly screening for performance enhancing substances.

WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has split with strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza in advance of his June 16 defense against southpaw Andy Lee.

Tim Bradley on Manny Pacquiao: "This guy is beatable. I'm going to prove it to everybody." 

IBF and WBA junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson's camp has requested a June hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission to argue their case for being licensed.

Could WBC 154-pound titleholder Saul Alvarez face former two-time welterweight beltholder Paul Williams, THE RING's No. 8-rated junior middleweight contender, on Sept. 15?

Fans give their opinions on the Lamont Peterson controversy, The Fight Game with Jim Lampley, David Haye vs. Derrick Chisora, the junior middleweight division and mythical matchups involving Floyd Mayweather, in this week's Monday mailbag.

Referee Joe Cooper on December's controversial split-decision victory by Lamont Peterson over Amir Khan: "It came down to the judges...in actuality, I didn't have nothing to do with the fight at all."

WBC junior welterweight titleholder Danny Garcia could make the first defense of his belt against former IBF and WBA beltholder Amir Khan in July in what could become a unification bout if Khan's titles are reinstated in the wake of the Lamont Peterson controversy.

The IBF will not decide whether to strip Lamont Peterson of his title until it reviews medical records. Also, the sanctioning body will not recognize Peterson-Amir Khan as Fight of the Year.

Lamont Peterson's positive drug test will be among the subjects addressed in the debut of Jim Lampley's "Fight Game" on HBO on Saturday night.