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Veteran referee Tony Weeks will work Friday night's title bout between IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson and ex-beltholder Kendall Holt.

Unbeaten junior lightweight contender Diego Magdaleno believes that he can score his most definitive career victory against WBO beltholder Roman "Rocky" Martinez on April 6 in Macau, China.

Junior lightweight contender Diego Magdaleno says that he won't lose focus for his April 6 clash with WBO beltholder Rocky Martinez, even though their fight will take him on his first trip to China.

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is featured in Argentina's most recent edition of Rolling Stone magazine. Martinez defends his title against Martin Murray on April 27 in Argentina.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s case regarding his positive drug test for marijuana metabolites following September's loss to Sergio Martinez will be heard on Feb. 28, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer.  

WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin is in the mix of a division that includes RING/WBC champ Sergio Martinez, WBA and IBF counterparts Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Geale, as well as ex-beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Attorneys for Julio Cesar Chavez have requested a maximum six-month suspension and a $10,000 fine as a penalty for his positive drug test for marijuana following September's loss to Sergio Martinez. Chavez can be suspended for up to a year and fined the entire amount of his $3 million purse, or a combination of both.

Orlando Salido will have his eye, which was injured in Saturday's loss to Mike Garcia, examined this week.

HBO's unofficial ringside scorer Harold Lederman has extended his contract through December of 2016, meaning his time with the network will have spanned three decades.

HBO's ringside scorer Harold Lederman said Andre Ward was "terrific," and, "sharp" as a network commentator for this past Saturday's triple-header at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Roman Martinez retained his WBO 130-pound title with a hard-fought split draw against Juan Carlos Burgos in a brisk 12-round bout that most observers thought the challenger deserved to win.

Challenger Mikey Garcia weighed 125.6-to-126 for WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido.

Light heavyweight Gabriel Campillo will have been out of the ring for nearly a year when he meets Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night.

WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin is in pursuit of his 12th straight knockout victory against Gabriel Rosado, a winner of seven straight, five by stoppage during that run.

As Puerto Rico's lone beltholder and an underdog against Mexican challenger Juan Carlos Burgos, Rocky Martinez has the attention of his countrymen heading into Saturday night's clash at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Trainer Gerardo Espinoza said Juan Carlos Burgos wants to be the first fighter to knock out WBO junior lightweightt beltholdere Roman "Rocky" Martinez.

Juan Carlos Burgos on his fight with Rocky Martinez: "Our fight is a classic Mexican-Puerto Rican rivalry, and our styles are perfect for one another. Not only will we steal the show, but I'll take the belt."

WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin has a defense against Gabriel Rosado slated for Saturday night at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden. 

Unbeaten featherweight challenger Mikey Garcia said WBO beltholder  "Orlando Salido is the best featherweight champion in the world, and he has earned the right to be called that."

WBO beltholder Orlando Salido says featherweight rival Mikey Garcia "has never faced a fighter who applies the type of pressure that I do," adding, "I'm going to give him trouble from the first bell to the last."

Julio Cesar Chavez's positive post-fight drug test case will be reviewed in February; Plus, a Paul Williams update and a look at 6-foot-5 junior middleweight prospect Alantez Fox.

Puerto Rican junior lightweight Felix Verdejo will be after his second straight win against an opponent to be determined on the undercard of a Jan. 19 clash between Orlando Salido and Mikey Garcia at Madison Square Garden.

Attorneys for former WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will address his positive post-fight drug test for marijuana as well as his future before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday. 

Puerto Rican WBO junior lightweight beltholder Rocky Martinez on his clash with Mexico's Juan Carlos Burgos: "I'm looking forward to giving the fans a great fight, and a great show, and I think that we could steal the show that night."

Unbeaten middleweigt beltholder Gennady Golovkin on fighting Gabriel Rosado: "First round, hard work, hard fight. Second round, hard work... by the fifth round, I will knock him out."

Trainer Abel Sanchez calls WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin a "Mike Tyson-esque kind of individual that goes out there to kind of search and destroy."

An injury to RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward's right shoulder has forced the cancelation of a scheduled March 2 defense against former middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik.

Gabriel Rosado on facing Gennady Golovkin: "I'm just excited to shock the world, but I'm not going to shock myself. But I know that a lot of people are going to be surprised when I come out victorious in this fight."

Tim Bradley-Lamont Peterson II and the anticipated Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado rematch could be in the works for March, according to Top Rank CEO Bob Arum.

Juan Manuel Marquez's sixth-round knockout of Manny Pacquiao will be among "Boxing's Best" on HBO, a series comprised of seven major showdowns to be featured over five days beginning on Christmas.

HBO's exiting Larry Merchant: "I'm proud to be associated with so many talented people who made us into a groundbreaking network."

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward's shoulder injury has apparently pushed back his title defense against former middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik from Jan. 26 to potential dates in late February or early March.

Strength and conditioning guru Angel Hernandez claims that trainer Freddie Roach has accused Juan Manuel Marquez of having used performance enhancing drugs out of fear that his fighter will defeat Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night.

Unbeaten WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin will be after his 12th straight knockout victory against Gabriel Rosado on Jan. 19 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez will face Martin Murray on April 27 with an eye toward a rematch with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in September.

Andre Berto was treated for injuries and released from Loma Linda University Medical Center following Saturday night's loss to Robert Guerrero, and is resting with family at his home in Winter Haven, Fla.

Manny Pacquiao on Juan Manuel Marquez: "Our strategy this time is more aggressiveness and of course to develop and to improve the strength more, and also focus on the speed. We have the side-to-side movement. I'm not worried about his strength."

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is recovering from knee surgery with an eye toward fighting on April 27 in his native Argentina.  

Sergio Martinez had surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right knee. THE RING middleweight champ wants to make a defense of his belts on April 27 and then face Julio Cesar Chavez in a rematch on Sept. 14.

WBA junior middleweight titleholder Austin Trout and challenger Miguel Cotto will be featured in pre- and post-fight documentaries in association with their Dec. 1 clash at New York's Madision Square Garden on Showtime.

Southpaw IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander will face unbeaten Kell Brook as part of a Showtime-televised 147-pound triple- or quadruple-header at a site to be determined.

RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez will have surgery to repair ligament damage in his right knee which occurred during September's unanimous decision victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., whom he hopes to face in a rematch on Sept. 14. 

The Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV undercard could feature undefeated featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa. An IBF lightweight title bout between beltholder Miguel Vazquez and Mercito Gesta is reportedly "done" for the PPV show.

Manny Pacquiao began training in Hollywood on Monday for his fourth clash with Juan Manuel Marquez, which is slated for Dec. 8 at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Rapper 50 Cent has turned in an application for "SMS Promotions" to the Nevada State Athletic Commission -- and Floyd Mayweather's name isn't mentioned.

Unbeaten Yuriorkis Gamboa could land on the Dec. 8 Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV card opposite Miguel Beltran Jr.

Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya would like to deliver on Saul Alvarez's request to face either Miguel Cotto, Sergio Martinez or Floyd Mayweather on May 4.

WBO middleweight Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam on Saturday's clash with Peter Quillin: "I have dreamed of this, to go to the United States to defend (my) belt." American fans can expect the French showman to stage an elaborate ring enterance.

IBF junior middleweight titleholder Cornelius Bundrage could have his selection of opponents from among promotional stablemates such as Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland and Erislandy Lara, all of whom are handled by Golden Boy.