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Absent Donaire bout, Mares rises to 126

Abner Mares is vacating his WBC 122-pound belt in order to campaign at 126 pounds. The former bantamweight beltholder had hoped to unify junior featherweight titles with RING/IBF/WBO 122-pound champ Nonito Donaire.

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Arum rules out Mares for Donaire, focuses on Rigondeaux

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is pretty confident that fans will see THE RING/WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr., against unbeaten WBA 122-pound titleholder Guillermo Rigondeaux on April 27.

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Lem's latest: Live stream of Kovalev-Campillo weigh-in

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

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Lem's latest: Arum on Marquez-Pacquiao V, Donaire, Bradley, Rios

Will Manny Pacquiao's next fight, likely against Juan Manuel Marquez, take place outside of the United States?

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Lem's latest: Golovkin lands; Kovalev gears up for Campillo

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

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Fox represents tall order for Kennedy

Unbeaten Alantez Fox, a 6-foot-5 junior middleweight prospect: "I call myself  'SlyAza' Fox because I move, and I try not to get hit as much as possible, and I'm hoping everybody will recognize my talent when they see it."

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Q&A: Salido plans to 'cut down' Garcia

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."

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T. Marquez looks to rebound from Viloria loss

Former flyweight beltholder Hernan "Tyson" Marquez looks to rebound from a 10th-round knockout loss to Brian Viloria on March 23.

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10: Best years by boxers since 1992

In honor of the New Year and the Fighter of the Year candidates for 2012, RingTV.com's resident historian and fight collector Lee Groves compiled a list of the 10 best individual years by elite boxers since 1992. 

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Nonito Donaire is voted Fighter of the Year for 2012

Fans voted Nonito Donaire, who blazed an impressive trail in 2012 by fighting four significant bouts and committing to year-around random drug testing, the Fighter of the Year on RingTV.coms year-end award poll.

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Q&A: Donaire's powerful message of hope

Nonito Donaire: "If people can see it that way and relate to me and my experiences in a positive way, then that would always be a good honor for me."

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Donaire on past suicide attempt: 'I felt like I didn't belong'

Nonito Donaire on vulnerability: "You can be the best guy in a sport or the best athlete or whoever it is. We're still human, and that's what it all comes down to is that we're human."

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Dougie's Friday mailbag

Fans give their final thoughts on Manny Pacquiao's fall to Juan Manuel Marquez, as well as opinions on Amir Khan, Nonitio Donaire, and much more in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

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Dougie's Monday Mailbag

Fans give their two cents on Amir Khan, Nonito Donaire, Deontay Wilder, Alfredo Angulo and much more in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

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Photo gallery: Donaire-Arce weigh-in

RING junior featherweight champ Nonito Donaire and all-action challenger Jorge Arce on the scales before Saturday's matchup in Houston.

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Lem's latest: Donaire weighs 121.5 to 122 for Arce; Lampley's 'Fight Game'

RING and WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire weighed in at 121.5 compared to the division limit of 122 for challenger Jorge Arce on Friday.

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Lem's latest: HBO's Merchant to make last call with Donaire-Arce

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

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Will the 'Filipino Flash' get past Arce? The experts weigh in

RING junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire vows that "no way" will Saturday night's defense against Jorge Arce go the full 12 rounds.

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Photo gallery: Donaire-Arce media day

RING junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire and challenger Jorge Arce hosted the media for a workout ahead of their Dec. 15 fight on HBO from Houston.

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Lem's latest: Is Marquez on par with Chavez Sr.?

Does Juan Manuel Marquez rank with Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. among Mexico's all-time greats?

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Donaire wants Arce, Mares, Rigondeaux, in order

Nonito Donaire said he wants to "clean out" the 122-pound division by defeating Jorge Arce, Abner Mares and Guillermo Rigondeaux, in that order. 

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Massive media round table with Schaefer

The prospect of a highly-anticipated clash of junior featherweights between Abner Mares and Nonito Donaire was among the many topics broached by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer in New York on Wednesday.

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Lem's latest: Marquez would embrace drug testing

Juan Manuel Marquez: "As for the steroids, I'm willing to give myself to any anti-doping tests. Why don't Manny Pacquiao and I both do it? I don't care. To shut everybody up. And, of course, my exams have always been clear."

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Lem's latest: Broner wants Pacquiao; Burns recalls Camacho; Montiel wins

Adrien Broner: "I know what fight can happen, and that's me and [Manny] Pacquiao."

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De La Hoya would call Arum to make Donaire-Mares

Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya said he would contact Bob Arum, personally, to arrange a Nonito Donaire-Abner Mares fight -- a move Arum claims he would be open to.

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Video: Exclusive Oscar De La Hoya interview

RingTV's Bill Emes and Lem Satterfield spoke exclusively with Oscar De La Hoya on a number of subjects including the Golden Boy-Top Rank feud, Amir Khan, Danny Garcia, Canelo Alvarez, and the big fights he wants to make.

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Garcia expects Marquez to continue his stable's win streak against Viloria

Trainer Robert Garcia believes Hernan Marquez will continue his stable's win streak this year with a flyweight title unifying victory over Brian Viloria on Saturday in Los Angeles. Undefeated 108-pound titleholder Roman Gonzalez is in action on the Viloria-Marquez undercard. 

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Dougie's Monday mailbag

Fans give their opinions of Abner Mares-Anselmo Moreno, Erislandy Lara-Vanes Martirosyan, Nathan Cleverly-Shawn Hawk, Antonio DeMarco-Adrien Broner, and the late, great Carmen Basilio, among other subjects in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

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Mares: 'I want Donaire next'

WBC junior featherweight titleholder Abner Mares calls a clash with RING, IBF and WBO champion Nonito Donaire "the only fight for me."

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Video: Mares-Moreno post-fight presser

Abner Mares and Anselmo Moreno addressed the boxing media after their 12-round battle that Mares won by unanimous decision. Mares says the only fight he wants next is a showdown with THE RING 122-pound champ Nonito Donaire.

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Weekend Review: Mares makes statement

Abner Mares took a giant step foward in his career with his convincing unanimous-decision victory over talented Anselmo Moreno on Saturday in Los Angeles.

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Video: RingTV post-fight wrap-up: Mares vs. Moreno

RingTV.com editor Doug Fischer gives his post-fight thoughts on Abner Mares' unanimous decision victory over Anselmo Moreno immediately after the junior featherweight showdown at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

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Santa Cruz ready for Zaleta and the junior featherweight division

Leo Santa Cruz's days are numbered at bantamweight, but the unbeaten IBF titleholder will remain at 118 pounds at least until the end of the year. He defends his belt against Victor Zaleta on the Abner Mares-Anselmo Moreno undercard at Staples Center on Saturday.

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Donaire-Arce set for Dec. 15, Rigondeaux eyed for undercard

Nonito Donaire  will face Jorge Arce on Dec. 15, with Guillermo Rigondeaux slated for the undercard at the Toyota Center in Houston.

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Lem's latest: Moreno calls Mares 'just another opponent'

"I'm very hungry for this fight, and that's what's going to carry me to victory," said once-beaten Anselmo Moreno, who will make his 122-pound debut on Nov. 10 against undefeated WBC tltleholder Abner Mares.

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Mares eyes Moreno, wants Donaire

If Abner Mares could have chosen an opponent other than Anselmo Moreno, he said, "I would have taken, hands down, the Nonito Donaire fight."

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Donaire, Rigondeaux share Dec. 15?

Nonito Donaire, Guillermo Rigondeaux may defend belts on Dec. 15 in Houston

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Lem's latest: Rios, trainer Garcia support children with cancer

Unbeaten junior welterweight Brandon Rios is an ambassador for  the non-profit organization, Padres Contra El Cancer, or, Parents Against Cancer.

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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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RingTV Poll: Fans want Donaire to fight Mares-Moreno winner

Fans prefer newly crowned RING 122-pound champ Nonito Donaire to stay at junior featherwieght and face the Abner Mares-Anselmo Moreno winner or Guillermo Rigondeaux to moving up to featherweight, according to a RingTV.com poll.

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Q&A: Berto discusses positive drug test, Conte, Guerrero

Andre Berto said the positive drug test "didn't have anything to do with any type of drug enhancement, or any type of testosterone or EPO or none of that type of stuff."

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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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Photo gallery: Donaire vs. Nishioka

Photographer Naoki Fukuda's action shots from the fight between new RING junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire and Toshiaki Nishioka.

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Donaire didn't excite like Rios but closed the show with Nishioka TKO

Nonito Donaire did not excite the crowd at the Home Depot Center during the first five rounds of his 122-pound showdown with Toshiaki Nishioka on Saturday, but at least the new RING champ closed the HBO-televised show with a ninth-round stoppage. 

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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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Photo gallery: Donaire-Nishioka, Rios-Alvarado weigh-in

Photos of Nonito Donaire, Toshiaki Nishioka, Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado on the scales ahead of Saturday's card at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

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Can Nishioka conquer Donaire? Ask the experts

THE RING's No.-1 rated-junior featherweight Toshiaki Nishioka on what it would mean to defeat WBO/IBF titleholder Nonito Donaire for the vacant RING belt: "I want to be the world champion, not just a Japanese champion."

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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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Photo gallery: Donaire returns to Nación ESPN

Nonito Donaire made his return to Spanish-language sports show Nación ESPN to promote his Oct. 13 fight against Toshiaki Nishioka. We have no idea what's on his feet.

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