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The WBC has ordered the promoters of Erislandy Lara and Vanes Martirosyan to begin a free negotiations' period that will end on May 18; Bob Arum, promoter of Martirosyan, calls it "a joke."

Junior middleweight Erislandy Lara claims that he will fight anyone from 147-to-160 pounds, including RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.

Ronald Hearns on being the son of Thomas Hearns: "I'm tired of everybody putting me down because of who my daddy was and how he accomplished so much in his career compared to me."

Carlos Molina's loss to James Kirkland marks the second controversial verdict in Texas that a fighter affiliated with attorney/promoter Leon Margules has received.

Carlos Molina is understandably frustrated after a solid performance against James Kirkland on Saturday turned into a controversial disqualification loss, but he's trying to stay focused on the future.

James Kirkland says that Saturday night's fight with Carlos Molina will be exciting, as are most of his fights.

Gary Russell Jr. will return to action against Dat Nguyen on the undercard of a Showtime-televised main event featuring Abner Mares against Eric Morel from El Paso, Texas.

Heavyweight Seth Mitchell will pursue his 23rd consecutive victory against Chazz Witherspoon on the undercard of the rematch between Bernard Hopkins and Chazz Witherspoon on April 28.

Robert Guerrero will return to the ring on July 28 at a career-high 147 pounds against Selcuk Aydin. 

Paul Williams, who faces right-handed Nobuhiro Ishida on Showtime on Saturday, denies having problems with southpaws even though he struggled with southpaw Erislandy Lara and was KO'd by left-handed Sergio Martinez recently.

Nobuhiro Ishida looks to shock the world again by defeating Paul Williams on Feb. 18, while Williams is eager to make the most of his long-awaited return to the ring.

Junior middleweight contender Carlos Molina: "Hopefully, after I beat James Kirkland, then I will get the full credit that I deserve."

Paul Williams is scheduled to return to the ring against Japanese middleweight spoiler Nobuhiro Ishida in a Showtime-televised main event on Feb. 18.

Erik Morales' gall bladder surgery could jeopardize his Jan. 28 title defense against Danny Garcia. 

Alfredo Angulo and Vanes Martirosyan could headline a night of junior middleweights with Erislandy Lara and James Kirkland as the co-feature on Nov. 5.

Sergei Dzinziruk rematches Lukas Konecny, Austin Trout is looking for a fight, Kelly Pavlik discusses his team, and heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell debuts on HBO

Promoter Dan Goossen discussed three-time belt winner Paul Williams, heavyweight Chris Arreola and an IBF eliminator between Tony Thompson and Eddie Chambers.