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Both Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz are causing a buzz after stepping up in weight and knocking out their respective opponents.

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."

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.

Former IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz and undefeatd middleweight prospect J'Leon Love will compete in separate bouts on the undercard of the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero Showtime Pay Per View event.

Leo Santa Cruz has vacated his IBF bantamweight belt in favor of rising into the junior featherweight division. 

A Tuesday purse bid has been scheduled for the right to promote a defense by IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz against England's Jamie McDonnell.  

IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz aspires to the greatness of Mexican predecessors such as Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Juan Manuel Marquez and Oscar Larios.

An IBF bantamweight title fight between beltholder Leo Santa Cruz and Eric Morel may complete the Sept. 15 quadrupleheader headlined by WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul Alvarez and Josesito Lopez.

Antonio Tarver says Lateef Kayode "was used to so many people telling him how great he was that he didn't prepare himself for constructive criticism."

Austin Trout: "I want to take the doubt out of people's hearts of what type of champion I am. I have no doubt that I'm where I'm supposed to be. I have no doubt that, after my fight against Delvin Rodriguez, that I'll be bigger than where I'm at now."

Former light heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver is planning to show his younger cruiserweight rival Lateef Kayode the ropes during their Showtime-televised matchup on June 2.  

Bernard Hopkins: "I believe I am the most underrated fighter who has walked on the planet earth. I believe that I'm the most underrated fighter that has ever laced a pair of gloves on."