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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."

Sergio Martinez on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: "He won’t be eating solid food with the few teeth remaining after I get through with him."

The results of random urine test samples taken from Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez on July 11 are expected sometime this week or early next week, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer. 

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez says the straight-ahead style of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. wll  make their HBO-Pay Per View-televised clash an easier fight for him.

Feisty at fifty: Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. says RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has "been talking a lot of bulls--t." Martinez meets his son, WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas.

WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez wants to defeat Josesito Lopez on Sept. 15, challenge Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eventually face countryman and WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Super middleweight contender Donovan George has accepted an Aug. 11 eliminator bout against Adonis Stevenson for the right to face IBF beltholder Carl Froch.

The decision to move Kelly Pavlik to Oxnard, Calif., has clearly paid off and trainer Robert Garcia, manager Cameron Dunkin and Pavlik himself are all feeling a sense of rejuvenation around his career.

The Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. promotional press tour will cover Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York and Mexico.

Can aging RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez stop young juggernaut Julio Cesar Chavez, the unbeaten WBC beltholder? The two are scheduled to meet in a pay-per-view showdown this fall.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: "Sergio Martinez has talked a lot of smack, some real bad stuff about me. Let's see if he backs it up and comes to fight when we get into the ring."

Former middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik will return to the ring on July 7 against Will Rosinsky. The Pavlik-Rosinky fight replaces the cancelled Brandon Rios-Mauricio Herrera bout that was scheduled on the Boxing Arter Dark card.

Trainer Manny Steward says challenger Andy Lee is looking to score a knockout against WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Kelly Pavlik's third straight victory has him considering a step up in competition in the super middleweight division.

Freddie Roach, Alex Ariza and Miguel Diaz have had a rocky relationship in the past, and one of the challenges of this Saturday night will be for the trio to set aside their differences and work together in Manny Pacquiao's corner.

Paul Williams: "They told me there is a very slight chance of walking because the spine was, like, crushed or whatever...but as far as me walking and all of that, it's all on me. I'm going to be walking. I know that. That's how I feel."

Manager George Peterson describes Paul Williams as being in an "excellent frame of mind" despite his involvement in a motorcycle accident on Sunday that has left the fighter paralyzed from the waist down, hospitalized and in anticipation of surgery.

WBC beltholder Saul Alvarez will defend his junior middleweight crown against southpaw Paul Williams on a pay per view network to be determined on Sept. 15.

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.

Paul Williams promoter, Dan Goossen, calls a potential clash with WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul Alvarez "a great fight for the sport, and a great fight for both fighters."

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?

WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has agreed to defend his belt against RING champion Sergio Martinez should Chavez get beyond a June 16 defense against Andy Lee.

Can WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul Alvarez be the first man to knock out 40-year-old former champ Shane Mosley when they fight on the Floyd Mayweather-miguel cotto undercard on May 5?

WBA middleweight beltholder and knockout artist Gennady Golovkin will look to keep his undefeated record going against Japan's Makoto Fuchigami on May 12 in Ukraine.

Former undisputed middleweight titleholder Kelly Pavlik will fight Scott Sigmon on June 8 in Las Vegas, the day before Manny Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight belt against Tim Bradley.

Will WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul Alvarez be the first man to knock out Shane Mosley?

It appears that newly-crowned WBC junior featherweight beltholder Abner Mares will have to wait in line for a shot at RING No. 4-rated pound-for-pound fighter, Nonito Donaire, his WBO counterpart.

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

Junior middleweight titleholder Austin Trout hopes to deliver a career-defining performance in defense of his WBA "regular" belt against top-10 contender Delvin Rodriguez on June 2. 

Trainer Robert Garcia welcomes Marcos Maidana into a stable that already includes Nonito Donaire, Brandon Rios, Kelly Pavlik and Mikey Garcia. 

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has faith that he will face the winner of the upcoming title bout between WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee in September. 

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has signed a deal meant to guarantee him a shot in September against the winner of a June title clash between WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will defend his WBC middleweight crown against Andy Lee on June 16, with an eye toward fighting RING champion, Sergio Martinez, on Sept. 15. 

Kelly Pavlik acknowledges that Saturday night's clash with Aaron Jaco may be his last chance to resurrect a once-successful career.

Freddie Roach spoke to RingTV.com regarding Manny Pacquiao's recent developments, as well as drug-testing issues surrounding Amir Khan and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's next move.

Sky Sports ringside commentator Jim Watt lamented the bad streak that continued for UK fighters after Sergio Martinez's 11th-round knockout of Matthew Macklin, but he's picking Amir Khan to break it.

Amir Khan on drug testing: "I'm  probably one of the first fighters in our camp ... to say, 'look, I want to do random drug testing.'"

Sergio Martinez had to rally in the late rounds of his competitive middleweight showdown with Matthew Macklin, who he stopped in the 11th round to retain THE RING title.

RingTV.com will conduct a live round-by-round blog of Sergio Martinez's RING middleweight title defense against Matthew Macklin tonight. Tune in here when the HBO-televised main event begins.

Amir Khan was in New York on Friday to support Matthew Macklin in advance of his fellow Brit's challenge to THE RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez on Saturday.

In advance of the Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin RING middleweight title bout on Saturday, Macklin's trainer Buddy McGirt, a former 140-pound and welterweight titleholder, says he would have beaten Manny Pacquiao in his prime.

Not long after dethroning Kelly Pavlik as undisputed middleweight champion, Sergio Martinez learned that Edwin Valero murdered his wife, sparking his crusade against domestic violence against women.

Hard-pundhing super middleweight prospect Donovan George longs for an "Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward" type of fight against Edwin Rodriguez on Saturday night. 

Edwin Rodriguez faces hammer-fisted Donovan George this Saturday night on the HBO stage, and for the battle of his life he'll be inspired by his twin children, who have already fought theirs.

Matthew Macklin looks to topple RING middleweight champion, Sergio Martinez, on Saturday night after having fallen short in controversial split-decision loss to WBA titleholder Felix Sturm last June.

Abner Mares and Eric Morel will face each other for the WBC's junior featherweight belt vacated by Toshiaki Nishioka, and Robert Guerrero will meet Selcuk Aydin for the organization's interim welterweight title.

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.