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IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander broke his hand in the first round of Saturday night's seventh-round technical knockout victory over Lee Purdy.

Referee Steve Smoger, who officiated the Lucas Matthysse-Lamont Peterson fight, says Matthysse is "the hardest puncher at 140 (pounds) that I've ever been in with."

Action shots from Lucas Matthysse's dominating third-round knockout of Lamont Peterson, plus Devon Alexander's seventh-round stoppage of Lee Purdy in Atlantic City, N.J.

RingTV.com has a live blog of Saturday night's 141-pound clash during which Lucas Matthysse scored three knockdowns for a third-round knockout of Lamont Peterson.

Shawn Porter kept his record pristine and helped erase the stench of his last outing, a 10-round draw against Julio Diaz five months ago, with a dominating unanimous decision over Phil Lo Greco.

Weigh-in photos for Saturday's 141-pound main event between Lamont Peterson-Lucas Matthysse, plus Devon Alexander-Lee Purdy, Shawn Porter-Phil LoGreco, and Amir Khan's little brother, Haroon, who will be fighting for the second time as a pro.

While Lucas Matthysse was scrambling in Argentina trying to get a new passport, Lamont Peterson was chilling at B.B. Kings Blues Club in Times Square on Wednesday afternoon...

THE RING's No. 1-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse faces No. 2-rated Lamont Peterson in a non-title, 141-pound bout, with the winner to possibly challenge RING champion Danny Garcia on Sept. 7.

Lamont Peterson's younger brother, Anthony, will compete in a lightweight bout on Saturday's undcard to Lamont's 141-pound main event against Lucas Matthysse.

IBF welterweight beltholder Devon Alexander said that he wants "to send a statement to everybody at 147" that he's "a force to be reckoned with" by defeating Lee Purdy on Saturday, perhaps by knockout.

Junior welterweight prospect Frankie Gomez will face his most experienced opponent to date in former 140-pound titleholder DeMarcus Corley in a Fox Sports Net-televised card on July 6.

Lucas Matthysse: "I'm not concerned about the judges against Lamont Peterson. Not at all, because, like I said before, I'm going to end the fight earlier. I'm coming in with the mentality to win by KO."

Freddie Roach will gauge Manny Pacquiao's future based on his performance against Brandon Rios: "If he performs well in this fight, then he'll go on. If he doesn't, then it will be over."  

Lamont Peterson's trainer believes that a victory over Lucas Matthysse could "put him in the lotto for a fight with someone like Floyd Mayweather."

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said "hopefully" Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Saul Canelo Alvarez will happen on Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

RING junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is expected to be ringside for Saturday night's clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse has aligned himself with powerful boxing advisor Al Haymon ahead of his May 18 showdown with Lamont Peterson.

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer has plans for a December return to the ring for former WBA/IBF 140-pound titleholder Amir Khan.

The co-manager of Robert Guerrero has expressed extreme confidence heading into Saturday night's clash with pound-for-pound kind Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Zab Judah will attempt to restore his "Super" nickname against RING champion Danny Garcia, a fighter who is 10 years younger. Seventeen boxing insiders give their picks on Saturday's Showtime-televised junior welterweight championship.

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander has been ordered to make his next defense against unbeaten Kevin Bizier, whom he could face as part of the May 18 Peterson-Matthysse card on Showtime.

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander hopes to remain on the May 18 Showtime doubleheader from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City even though his original opponent Kell Brook has pulled out with an injury.

Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook has suffered an injury to his right foot that has forced him to pull out of a scheduled May 18 challenge to IBF beltholder Devon Alexander.

Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook has suffered yet another foot injury that could jeopardize his scheduled challenge to IBF beltholder Devon Alexander for the third time.

Echoing the famous words of Mike Tyson, Danny Garcia says his opponents "think they're going to beat me until we get into that ring. Until they get hit."

Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.

Danny Garcia on Zab Judah's perceived advantage in the ring: "When you get hit, it don't matter how much experience you've got. If you can't take the punch, that's the only thing that matters."

Lamont Peterson on the hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse: "I don't think he's going to pose any problems for me."

Tim Bradley on Ruslan Provodnikov: "Absolutely, I'm looking to make a statement in this fight. I'm looking to do some damage to this guy."

WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley will be out to overwhelm March 16 rival Ruslan Provodnikov, who has served as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao and scored knockouts in four of his five straight victories. 

Unbeaten Denis Shafikov says that Lamont Peterson and Adrien Broner have "never faced anyone like me."

Mexico-born Abner Mares' challenge to Mexican featherweight beltholder Daniel Ponce de Leon has been added to the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero pay-per-view undercard.

Former 140-pound titleholder Amir Khan could get a stiff test from former 135-pound titleholder Julio Diaz on April 27 in Khan's native England.

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer would like to match IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson and RING No. 1-rated 140-pounder Lucas Matthysse on May 18 in Atlantic City.

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said of IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson, "I think that there are going to be many great fights ahead for him."

IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson overcame a slow start to stop ex-beltholder Kendall Holt at 1:42 of the eighth round after flooring him in the fourth and sixth rounds on Friday night.

IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson said "I think that VADA is a good thing for the sport," adding, "hopefully I'll use VADA after this fight." Peterson failed a VADA-administered drug test going into his scrapped rematch with Amir Khan.

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

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.

Lamont Peterson: "A victory over Kendall Holt will help me to close that door so that we don't have to talk about no drugs or steroids or testosterone or anything like that anymore."

Unbeaten junior welterweight Brandon Rios would fight Danny Garcia, Lucas Matthysse, Amir Khan and even promotional stablemate Tim Bradley if not a targeted rematch with Mike Alvarado.

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.

RING No. 1-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse will be after his fifth straight knockout win against Mike Dallas on Jan. 26.

Super middleweight contender Sakio Bika could face Nikola Sjekloca for the WBC's interim belt on Feb. 16, according to Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.

Former beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez wiill try to rebound from his second knockout loss to Orlando Salido when he returns to the ring on Feb. 2 against Aldimar Silva Santos in Lopez's native Puerto Rico.

Former RING light heavyweight and middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins will be 48 years old by the time he enters the ring for a proposed clash with IBF 175-pound titleholder Tavoris Cloud on March 9.

Hall of Famer Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one count of drug possession with intent to distribute.