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Light heavyweight cotender Gabriel Campillo's handlers have filed a protest with the Texas commission following last weekend's split-decision loss to IBF titleholder Tavoris Cloud.

Once he leaves the game, Paul Williams will do so for good. "I won't try to come back and stuff. I don't think I will miss boxing because I did what it takes." 

Paul Williams says he's going to show his fans that he's not a faded fighter in his Showtime-televised main event on Saturday.Tavoris Cloud, who fights in the co-featured bout, says he doesn't give a damn about pre-fight hype -- only winning.

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.

Nonito Donaire promises that fans will get their money's worth during his fight with Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. on HBO this Saturday.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: "I always want to give the fans something to get excited about and that they will enjoy." Chavez defends his WBC middleweight title against Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday in San Antonio, Texas.

Trainer Freddie Roach believes that his "On Freddie Roach" reality series on HBO is "raising awareness" about Parkinson's disease.

"I'm more on the level of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao than those other guys," says Paul Williams, but he's not expecting a phone call from either any time soon.

Watch the video preview of Fight Camp 360: Ortiz vs. Berto II, which debuts on Showtime on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Floyd Mayweather on his telephone conversation with Manny Pacquiao: "He asked about a 50/50 split and I told him no, that can’t happen, but what can happen is you can make more money fighting me than you have made in your career."

Floyd Mayweather Jr. would face Sergio Martinez at 150 pounds if a fight with Manny Pacquiao can not be made. 

Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez could face Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto if he wins his next fight, and Cotto is not selected for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao.

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

Bob Arum believes that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has a dangerous defense of his WBC middleweight belt against hard-hitting veteran Marco Antonio Rubio on Feb. 4.

Matthew Macklin wil try to end Britain's losing streak when he meets RING middleweight champ Sergio Martinez on March 17.

Sergio Martinez's advisor says the fighter showed "big balls because he's playing with his future" in renouncing the WBC belt, honoring THE RING magazine title and threatening to leave HBO for Showtime.

The WBC claims that it has not yet sanctioned a middleweight title defense by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. against Marco Antonio Rubio that is slated for Feb. 4.

Sergio Martinez is expected to denounce the recent comments made by WBC president Jose Sulaiman at a press conference in Argentina on Thursday. Sulaiman said that hitting women was not a serious crime or "sin."

It appears that alcohol issues are again troubling former undisputed middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik following his DUI arrest late Wednesday evening in Canfield, Ohio.

The WBC has ordered a rematch between RING/WBC light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson, as well as a fight between WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and RING champ Sergio Martinez.

David Lemieux will return to the ring against Joachim Alcine on Dec. 10 without long-time trainer Russ Anber, who has been replaced by Mark Ramsey.

Bob Arum described Friday's meeting with Kelly Pavlik as "a very, very good discussion," and, "a non-controversial meeting."

Austin Trout will defend his WBA belt in front of a hometown crowd against Frank LoPorto Nov. 11 on Showtime.

Among promoter Lou DiBella's long-range goals is to see either Sergio Martinez or Andre Berto in against Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Sergio Martinez became the second boxer to be chosen for ESPN's Body Magazine, following Manny Pacquiao.

A deal for Saul Alvarez to defend his WBC junior middleweight belt against Kermit Cintron on Nov. 26 on HBO is close to complete.

British middleweight Darren Barker fell short against Sergio Martinez last Saturday, but in doing so gained a lot of respect.

Nonito Donaire's WBO and WBA defense against Omar Narvaez will be his last bantamweight bout before pursuing a junior featherweight fight against WBC beltholder Toshiaki Nishioka. 

Sergio Martinez closed the show against Darren Barker but he did not look like an elite fighter against the unheralded challenger, which might actually help the middleweight champ get the fights he wants.

Andy Lee is out to avenge his only loss against Brian Vera -- after which he intends to challenge middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.

Lou DiBella: "So Manny Pacquiao should fight Juan Manuel Marquez -- a guy who is two weight classes below him -- and Sergio Martinez should fight two guys that nobody has ever heard of?"

Chris Arreola will return in November, Paul Williams not likely until 2012, and Jhonny Gonzalez eyes Yuriorkis Gamboa after Rogers Mtagwa.

Promoter Lou DiBella says Andre Berto's focused for a difficult fight with 'rugged' IBF beltholder Jan Zaveck on Sept. 3. 

Saul Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will make title defenses on Sept. 17, Paul Williams' vulnerability encourages rivals and promoter Dan Goossen experiences two earthquakes in a day. 

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

A rematch between Orlando Salido and Juan Manuel Lopez is in the works, as is a January match up featuring IBF titleholder Tavoris Cloud and Jean Pascal

Ex-middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik may have to take smaller purses and compete in undercard fights in order to recapture the luster lost with his recent decision to pull out of a Showtime-televised bout.

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