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Vargas-Martinez slated for Sept. 13 in Las Vegas

Unbeaten welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas will debut under Top Rank against Aaron Martinez on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.

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Lem's latest: HBO debuts 24/7 on Chavez Jr.-Martinez

HBO's 24/7 series will debut on Sept. 1 and will detail the events leading up to the Sept. 15 clash between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.

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Pacquiao eyes rematches with Bradley, Cotto, Marquez

Manny Pacquiao's advisor and promoter are on their way to the Philippines to discuss the fighter's next move, which could be a return bout with either Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Cotto.

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Mayweather's love thrives, even from jail

Floyd Mayweather purchased an assortment of elaborate gifts for his girlfriend's July 25th birthday while in jail.

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50 Cent in process of gaining Nevada promoter licensing

Rapper 50 Cent is licensed to promote boxing shows in New York, but not yet in Nevada, where he has applied for a license and plans to eventually promote boxing events under The Money Team banner.

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Lem's latest: Arum "rooting for" TMT Promotions

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum applauds the creation of TMT Promotions by rapper 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying it will energize the sport and possibly set the stage for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

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Dib signs with Mayweather, 50 Cent, TMT Promotions

IBF featherweight titleholder Billy Dib became the third known fighter to sign with TMT Promotions, the company formed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and rapper 50 Cent.

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Exclusive Q&A: 50 Cent signs Dib to TMT Promotions

In his first public interview about his new venture with Floyd Mayweather, rapper 50 Cent announces that he has signed Australia's IBF featherweight titleholder Billy Dib to a promotional contract with TMT Promotions.

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Who wins Guerrero-Aydin? Ask the experts

Robert Guerrero is jumping two divisions to make his welterweight debut against rugged Selcuk Aydin.

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Lem's latest: Guerrero brings heat; Golovkin-Proksa 'definite'

Five-belt, three-division titlewinner Robert Guerrero threw out the first pitch prior to Sunday's Oakland A's-New York Yankees' game in advance of Saturday's bout with Selcuk Aydin on Showtime.

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Thurman drops, stops Lora in the sixth round

Undefeated welterweight prospect Keith Thurman dropped and stopped rugged veteran Orlando Lora in the sixth and round of the opening bout of HBO's Boxing After Dark broadcast from Cincinnati on Saturday.

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Manager Arellano seeks arbitration against Ortiz

Rolando Arellano claims that he is owed a $192,000 manager's fee by Victor Ortiz stemming from the fighter's ninth-round knockout loss to Josesito Lopez on June 23.

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Lem's latest: Lara-Martirosyan; Golovkin-Proksa; IBF crowns Casimero

Vanes Martirosyan could face Erislandy Lara in a junior middleweight eliminator bout for the right to face WBC beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

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Martinez, Chavez Jr. test negative

The random tests of urine samples taken from middleweights Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on July 11 have returned negative in advance of their HBO-televised clash on Sept. 15. 

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Guerrero explodes after Aydin threatens to break his jaw

Robert Guerrero on Selcuk Aydin: "With Selcuk thinking that I'm overlooking him, he has no idea what I've been through, so he had better be ready, and that's all I've got to say."

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Lem's latest: Maccarinelli banned for doping, Broner talks Mayweather

Former cruiserweight titleholder Enzo Maccarinelli has been banned for six months following a positive test for an illegal substance, according to the United Kingdom Anti-Doping Agency.

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Why not Malignaggi-Khan II in New York?

Could Amir Khan win a 147-pound rematch with Paulie Malignaggi, whom he knocked out in the 11th round as a 140-pounder?

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Broner: 'My IQ in the ring is equivalent to Einstein's'

Adrien Broner says upsets happen in boxing for two reasons: The losers are not him, and they are not Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather tops SI's Fortunate 50

Floyd Mayweather heads a list of Sports Illustrated's top 50 highest-paid American athletes.

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Martinez, Chavez Jr. random test results expected soon

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. 

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Aydin aims to 'seek and destroy' Guerrero

Undefeated welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin says he's coming to score a knockout against Robert Guerrero, whom he will face in the for WBC's 147-pound interim title bout on July 28 on Showtime.

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Chavez Sr. gets cake, gets colorful on 50th birthday

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.

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Q&A: Alvarez challenges Chavez: "Let's see who has the most followers"

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.

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Alvarez-Lopez, Gonzalez-Ponce de Leon fight on Showtime on Sept. 15

Unbeaten junior middleweight beltholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will defend his WBC crown against Josesito Lopez on a Showtime broadcast from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sept. 15.

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After Aydin, Guerrero eyes knockout of 'reckless' Pacquiao

Former featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder Robert Guerrero sees a victory over Selcuk Aydin as an opportunity to secure much bigger fights, such as a showdown with Manny Pacquiao.

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Lara signs with Haymon

Southpaw junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara has signed with advisor Al Haymon.

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'2 Days: Adrien Broner' to air on July 7

Undefeated junior lightweight titleholder Adrien Broner, who defends his WBO title against Vicente Escobedo in his native Cincinnati on July 21, will be featured in HBO's short documentary "2 Days: Adrien Broner" on July 7.

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Lem's latest: Garcia-Khan to be tested by USADA; Haymon signs Lopez

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.

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De La Hoya eyes 154-pound tourney

Oscar De La Hoya has expressed some early thoughts on conducting a junior middleweight tournament.

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What's next for Pacquiao?

A Nov. 10 rematch with either Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Cotto appears to be the likely scenario for Manny Pacquiao, while a highly-anticipated mega bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. is considered a long shot.

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Lem's latest: Ortiz awaiting surgery

Victor Ortiz is expected to receive surgery to repair a broken jaw on Sunday, according to his manager and his promoter.

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Mayweather, Pacquiao trump Woods as world's highest-paid athletes

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao rank Nos. 1 and 2 among the world's top 100 highest-paid athletes, according to Forbes Magazine.

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Marquez eyes fourth bout with Pacquiao on Nov. 10

Juan Manuel Marquez on Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao: "I think that Pacquiao beat Bradley maybe by four points, because I had Pacquaiao winning eight rounds and Bradley winning four rounds."

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Cotto eyes Pacquiao, Mayweather or Chavez Jr.

Miguel Cotto would consider rematches with Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr. if not a clash with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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Judge denies Mayweather house arrest option

A judge has denied an attempt by the lawyers of boxer Floyd Mayweather to gain house arrest status rather than complete the remainder of his 87-day jail sentence in the Clark County Detention Center.

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Bradley-Pacquiao generates live gate of nearly $9 million

Tim Bradley's split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao to take the WBO welterweight belt generated nearly $9 million at the gate.

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Lem's latest: Lopez feels slighted, motivated by Alvarez-Ortiz

Josesito Lopez says he is motivated by the fact that Victor Ortiz has been named as the Sept. 15 opponent for WBC 154-pound titleholder Saul Alvarez in advance of his June 23 bout with Ortiz.

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Broner wants Gamboa after Escobedo

WBO featherweight titleholder wants to face Yuriorkis Gamboa in a clash of unbeatens if he gets beyond Vicente Escobedo on July 21 before his hometown fans in Cincinnati.

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Pacquiao: A God-fearing man who can knock Bradley's block off

Manny Pacquiao: "I love Tim Bradley as a brother, but we have a job in the ring that we need to do. We have to hurt people...After that, it's nothing personal."

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Lem's latest: Did Pacquiao's marital woes affect Marquez fight?

Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, believes the fighter's marital troubles might have factored in to his sub-par performance against Juan Manuel Marquez in November.

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Oakland man has Roach's old phone number

Beckford has been receiving calls asking for Pacquiao's trainer. 

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Mayweather-Pacquiao was nearly done in 2010

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather were close to finalizing a deal to fight in 2010, according to documents.

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Mayweather's 'not anxious' or 'worried' about jail time

Floyd Mayweather Jr. on his upcoming jail sentence: "Can't nothing break Floyd Mayweather. Whatever hand is dealt to you in life, you've got to deal with that hand. That's called being a real man."

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Bradley discusses his future beyond Pacquiao

Tim Bradley: "Because there is a rematch clause in our fight contract I will have to beat Manny Pacquiao again in November."

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Pacquiao tells Kimmel 'I'm not condemning gays'

Manny Pacquiao told Jimmy Kimmel he has "found out how to obey and to follow the commandments of God" as a result of studying the Bible.

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Ortiz's manager praises VADA, Mayweather's drug testing stance

Victor Ortiz's manager, Rolando Arellano, says that despite the near-loss of another major fight, VADA is at the forefront of a positive step for boxing and that "everyone should be put on notice."

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Lopez to replace Berto against Ortiz, Arreola on undercard

Josesito Lopez will step up to replace Andre Berto against Victor Ortiz on June 23 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, while heavyweight Chris Arreola will fight on the undercard.

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Alvarez-Williams talks intensify

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."

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Lem's latest: Golden Boy eyes Alvarez-Williams, Marquez-Morales, Mitchell-Welliver

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?

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Caballero-Garcia headed for Indio, Calif., on July 28

Undefeated featherweight contender Mikey Garcia might challenge for his first major world title against WBA beltholder Celestino Caballero on July 28 in Indio, Calif.

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Broner-Malignaggi press conference on Saturday

A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.

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M. Garcia to return on June 15, Chavez Jr., July 13

Arum says Mikey Garcia and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be in action this summer.

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Marquez-Bradley on Sept. 14?

Juan Manuel Marquez told ESPN Deportes that he will fight Tim Bradley on Sept. 14. Promoter Bob Arum says "No comment" at this time regarding the fight.

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Alvarez-Trout, Mayweather-Guerrero cards

Omar Figueroa, of Texas, could appear on the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Austin Trout card.

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Schaefer eyes 140-pound tourney

Richard Schaefer has proposed a junior welterweight unification tournament involving Danny Garcia, Zab Judah, Lamont Peterson, Lucas Matthysse and Amir Khan.

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