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Freddie Roach prefers Manny Pacquiao to fight Brandon Rios over Mike Alvarado: "I think that Rios is probably a better fight, action-wise." Roach is being inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Golden Boy Promotions will promote a stacked Fox Deportes-televised card in Cancun, Mexico on March 16 that features a number of quality fighters, including Pablo Cesar Cano, Jorge Linares and Marco Antonio Periban, looking to start 2013 with victories.

Amir Khan's next move will be discussed by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and Showtime's Stephen Espinoza.

Amir Khan on his offense-oriented fighting style: "I'm that type of fighter who likes to fight and get into a tear-up."

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

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.

Trainer Virgil Hunter says Amir Khan's knockout losses are more about awareness than his having a fragile chin, and believes that Miguel Cotto erred by training at high altitude before facing Austin Trout..

Manny Pacquiao will be featured on TNT on Thursday night as a result of visits from former NBA stars Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller.

Manny Pacquiao on his controversial draw with Juan Manuel Marquez in their first fight: "After I knocked Márquez down for third time in the first round, and I headed back to the corner, I was thinking 'It’s over.'"

Juan Manuel Marquez on his controversial draw with Manny Pacquiao in their first fight: "I got up from three first-round knockdowns and gave him a boxing lesson for the final 10 rounds."

RING, WBA and WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, could fight on an undercard of Bernard Hopkins in Philadelphia should the former titleholder return to the ring. 

Danny Garcia will defend his RING junior welterweight belt against Erik Morales after his father and trainer, Angel Garcia, said initially that Morales' positive drug test would prevent that from happening. A third test of Morales "came back negative," according to Garcia.

Erik Morales on the pending result of the B sample test being examined by the United States Anti-Doping Agency: "I just got a call from USADA and they said that I don't have to worry and that everything is okay."

Legendary Mexican champion Erik Morales heard Angel Garcia, the father and trainer of rival, Danny Garcia, question his heart, curse his mother and challenge his own father and trainer to a fight.

Declaring that he "had a very good training camp," Erik Morales says he's "ready" to regain the WBC 140-pound title he lost to Danny Garcia in March. Garcia-Morales II tops a Showtime-televised quadrupleheader from Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Saturday

Amir Khan said he and trainer Virgil Hunter "discussed the fact that I am an offensive fighter, but now it is time to be a smart fighter, to win fights with my brain."

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.

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.

The hard-fought, 10-year career of Robbie Peden will be recognized this Friday when the Olympian and former world titleholder is inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame.

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.

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."

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

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.

Manny Pacquiao on how long he will continue fighting: "When it is no longer enjoyable and when my skills begin to decline, my trainer Freddie Roach has promised to tell me it is time to end it."    

Former 122-pound titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon will face Eduardo Lazcano on May 4 on Fox Deportes, the first show of a new monthly output deal between Golden Boy Promotions and the Fox network.

Undefeated featherweight contender Mikey Garcia has a fan base that spans the border between the U.S. and Mexico, plus the skills and pedigree that he believes will soon make him a world champion.

Juan Manuel Marquez is driven by his zeal for a fourth bout with Manny Pacquiao: "That's the single factor is that I want the rematch. I want the rematch with Manny. The factor that returned me to this sport is that I want the rematch."

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.

Erik Morales vows to be "The Professor" against Danny Garcia on Saturday night in defense of his WBC junior welterweight belt. 

Zab Judah will be trained by his uncle, James Harvey, rather than ex-titleholder Pernell Whitaker.

Erik Morales defends his WBC 140-pound title against Danny Garcia on HBO on Saturday. Garcia is the second straight young and unbeaten fighter the 35-year-old Mexican legend has faced, and a man who is 11 years younger.

Erik Morales' WBC 140-pound title defense against undefeated young contender Danny Garcia on Saturday prompted RingTV.com's resident historian Lee Groves to compile the 10 greatest fights of El Terrible's legendary 19-year career.    

Manny Pacquiao: "I do not like the nickname 'Mexicutioner.' I love Mexican boxing fans, and that name does not reflect my true feelings about Mexico and its people."

Vicente Escobedo scored a third-round knockdown en route to a unanimous decision Friday night over Rocky Juarez, who has lost five consecutive fights.

Can Rocky Juarez end his losing streak against Vicente Escobedo? Can Jorge Arce avenge a loss to Simphiwe Nongqayi this weekend?

Larry Merchant discusses the fiery post-fight exchange with Floyd Mayweather Jr., and offers some opinions on how "Money" and Pacman would fare against past fighters.

Erik Morales: 'When I'm in the ring, you will see by my performance that I am healthy, and that speaks for itself.'

"Trust me, I want this. I'm very, very hungry for this. This is like my trampoline. This is the jumping off point of my career."

Young junior welterweight Pablo Cesar Cano aims to pick up where Marco Antonio Barrera left off against the legendary Erik Morales in an all-Mexican clash for the WBC belt.

Unbeaten Pablo Cesar Cano will face Erik Morales for the WBC junior welterweight belt on Sept. 17, replacing Lucas Matthysse, who pulled out with a viral infection.

'It's totally about the fighters," said Top Rank's Bob Arum, downplaying his presence and that of Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer on Monday's Yuriorkis Gamboa-Daniel Ponce de Leon conference call.

Once-beaten Canadian David Lemieux has trained with Sergio Martinez in an effort to learn "to do things that a champion does." 

Exciting junior featherweight contender Rico Ramos faces veteran Alejandro Valdez on Showtime to highlight a busy Friday night in boxing. Marco Antonio Barrera sees action on Saturday.