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Lem's lastest: Macklin vows a beat-down for Golovkin

Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin claims that he will handle unbeaten WBA titleholder Gennady Golovkin in similar fashion to how Bernard Hopkins knocked out then-undefeated Felix Trinindad in the 12th round.

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Lem's latest: Fury to 'take no prisoners' vs. Cunningham

Heavyweight Tyson Fury is 12 years younger, six inches taller and will be significantly heavier than his rival Steve Cunningham when they meet on April 20.

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Q&A: Lara craves Alvarez-Trout winner, Mayweather, Martinez

Junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara: "If I could pick my next three fights, it would first start with the winner of the fight between Canelo Alvarez-Austin Trout, and then I would want to fight Sergio Martinez or Floyd Mayweather."

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Lem's latest: Super 4; Rios and Heredia; Bradley concussion

Unbeaten super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez will face Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna as part of Saturday night's Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four tournament.

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HBO severs ties with Golden Boy

HBO's Ken Hershman has severed ties with Golden Boy "to focus our efforts and resources on those strategic relationships where we better share common goals and business philosophies."

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Broner's back on HBO on June 22, Chavez likely June 29

It appears that Adrien Broner will fight Paul Malignaggi on HBO on June 22 and that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will return on the same network on June 29. It was thought that Broner and Chavez were targeting the same June 22 date.

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Abdusalamov on Martinez-Murray card

Undefeated Russian heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov will pursue his 18th knockout in as many wins on the April 27 undercard of a main event featuring RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez against unbeaten British contender Martin Murray.

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Martinez graces cover of Argentina's Rolling Stone

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.

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Lem's latest: Chavez Jr. to appear before NSAC on Feb. 28

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.  

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Lem's latest: Quillin in Golovkin's sights

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.

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Chavez Jr.'s counsel answers NSAC complaint

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.

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Leonard's skinny on Alvarez, Broner, Garcia, Rios, Russell Jr.

Sugar Ray Leonard on Adrien Broner: "I've been watching this kid, man, and this kid, man, he's a talent. That kid has it. He's one of those rare fighters that has the entire package. He has everything."

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Lem's latest: Rios speaks out; Perez-Forbes card announced

Unbeaten junior welterweight Brandon Rios would love to face Mike Alvarado, Danny Garcia or Lucas Matthysse, among others, and laments the rift between his promoter Top Rank and rival Golden Boy.

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Lem's latest: Chavez case review, Williams update

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.

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Chavez Jr.'s attorneys to update NSAC on Tuesday in Las Vegas

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. 

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Lem's latest: Bradley-Peterson II, Rios Alvarado II could land in March

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.

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Rios-Alvarado II considered for March

Junior welterweights Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado could fight again in March.

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Q&A Rios: 'There's no stopping me'

Brandon Rios: "I just want to prove everybody wrong and to show everybody that when I make my weight, and I'm where I'm supposed to be at, there's no stopping me."

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Lem's latest: Martinez vs. Murray on April 27 in Argentina

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.

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Martinez recovering from knee surgery

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

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Martinez has surgery, eyes April 27 return, then Chavez rematch

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.

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Arum discusses Donaire-Arce, Rios

Bob Arum says Brandon Rios could get a shot at the WBO junior welterweight title against Ruslan Provodnikov, and a futer showdown with Manny Pacquiao is possible if the Filipino icon wins his fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.

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Garcia: Rios can 'surprise' Pacquiao

Unbeaten junior welterweight contender Brandon Rios believes he can do to Manny Pacquiao what he did to Mike Alvarado -- score a knockout. 

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Micky Ward on Rios-Alvarado: 'I loved watching it'

Micky Ward on referee Pat Russell's stoppage of Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado: "You'd rather be a punch too early than a punch too late, so I think that the referee did a good job of stopping it."

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Rios says he'd KO Pacquiao or Marquez

Brandon Rios on facing either Manny Pacquiao or Juan Manuel Marquez: "You see what happened to Mike Alvarado? I think I could do the same thing to them to too."

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Who wins the Rios-Alvarado blood brawl?

Everyone is anticipating violence in the junior welterweight clash between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado. As far as who wins, RingTV.com sought the opinions of several boxing insiders.

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Micky Ward: Rios-Alvarado conjures Gatti trilogy

Micky Ward on Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado: "It has the makings of being a fight like the ones between me and Arturo Gatti...People should tune in to watch it, because it's going to be a classic."

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Lem's latest: Garcia brothers hope to end feud

Robert Garcia and his older brother, Danny, are both respected trainers of champion fighters, but have have been divided by a rift dating back to the early pro days of Victor Ortiz.

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Lem's latest: Pacquiao-Marquez IV has already sold 13,000 tickets

Tickets are going fast for the fourth bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez that is scheduled for Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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Rios: Alvarado brawl will conjure Corrales-Castillo, Gatti-Ward

Unbeaten former lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios on his Oct. 13 clash with undefeated 140-pound contender Mike Alvarado: "It's going to be a very violent, very bloody fight. It's going to be a can't-miss fight."

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Q&A: Alvarado says he'll stop Rios within seven rounds

Junior welterweight Mike Alvarado believes he will prove himself to be the bigger, stronger fighter -- as well as the superior boxer -- when he and Brandon Rios both put their undefeated records on the line, Oct. 13.

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Alvarado's manager calls fight with Rios "a done deal"

Junior welterweight Mike Alvarado has signed to face former lightweight beltholder Brandon Rios in an HBO-televised bout on Oct. 13. 

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Donaire-Nishioka, Rios-Alvarado on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center

WBO junior featherweight beltholder Nonito Donaire will defend his crown against former titleholder Toshiaki Nishioka on Oct. 13 at Home Depot Center. Brandon Rios makes his junior welterweight debut against Mike Alvarado on the undercard.

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Rios withdraws from Herrera fight with arm injury

Brandon Rios injured his right arm during sparring on Tuesday and has to pull out of a scheduled July bout against Mauricio Herrera.

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Who wins Rios-Abril? Ask the experts

Brandon Rios and Richard Abril will fight for the vacant WBA lightweight title on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Boxing experts give their predictions on the outcome.

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Pacquiao: Bradley, two more fights, then, retirement

Manny Pacquiao wants to defend his WBO welterweight belt against Tim Bradley, fight perhaps twice more, and then, call it a career.

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Rios scores 11th-round TKO over Murray, plans move to 140

Brandon Rios knocked out John Murray, but lost his belt before entering the ring after missing weight at Friday's weigh-in.

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Rios re-weighs 146.4, fight with Murray is on

Former lightweight beltholder Brandon Rios re-weighed in at 146.4 pounds, in agreement for an over-the-weight bout with Johnny Murray on Saturday night.

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Cotto-Margarito II: Live round-by-round undercard updates

Brandon Rios vs. Johnny Murray, Pawel Wolak vs. Delvin Rodriguez, Mike Jones vs. Sebastian Lujan.

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Rios loses title on scale, $20,000 of his purse to Murray

John Murray's trainer on Brandon Rios' failure to make weight for their WBA lightweight title bout: "Rios accused Murray of having no balls yesterday, and yet, the guy can't make the weight? So who has no balls now?"

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Q&A: Murray's ready for the big stage, Rios

British lightweight contender John Murray believes that WBA titleholder Brandon Rios is underestimating his skills, and says that he plans to expose the unbeaten slugger's defensive weaknesses.

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Q&A: Lujan brings a rugged style to Jones fight

Former welterweight title challenger Sebastian Lujan plans to take the fight to RING-rated Mike Jones on the Cotto-Margarito undercard on Saturday night.

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Lem's latest: Rios to Murray: "I hate you"

WBA lightweight beltholder Brandon Rios plans to raise the bar against once-beaten challenger John Murray on the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito undercard on Saturday.

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Rios may return on Showtime Dec. 10

Rios could face British contender Kevin Mitchell on Dec. 10 on Showtime.

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Thompson-Chambers could be Oct. 29

Tony Thompson and Eddie Chambers probably will fight on Oct. 29 in Atlantic City, N.J.

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Arum: Chavez-Vera likely; Ward next?

Bob Arum said Julio Cesar Chavez could fight Brian Vera next, and eventually, Andre Ward.

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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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