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Mayweather-Cotto, Alvarez-Mosley camp notes

Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto, Saul Alvarez and Shane Mosley are hard at work preparing for their respective bouts on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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Peterson, Khan support random drug testing for boxing

Lamont Peterson on Olympic style drug testing: "Make it mandatory. Eventually, I think that it should be mandatory for every championship fight. I'm trying to be part of the movement to get that done."

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Golden Boy CEO Schaefer signs long term contract extension

Richard Schaefer has signed a long-term deal to remain CEO at Golden Boy Promotions and Golden Boy Enterprises.

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Ankle injury forces Russell Jr. off April 21 card

Gary Russell Jr. injured his left ankle during a sparring session on Friday that will force him off an April 21 card whose junior featherweight bout features Abner Mares against Eric Morel.

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Lem's latest: HBO debuts "Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out" in April

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be profiled on HBO's "Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out" in April in advance of his May 5 showdown with Miguel Cotto.

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Q&A: Bradley eyes Pacquiao, discusses drug testing

Tim Bradley:  "Any day, week or month of the year, you can come and drug test me. It's all natural over here with Tim Bradley. Natural. God-given talent."

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Who wins Morales-Garcia? The experts decide

Erik Morales defends his WBC 140-pound title against Danny Garcia on HBO on Saturday. Garcia is the second straight young and unbeaten fighter the 35-year-old Mexican legend has faced, and a man who is 11 years younger.

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Vargas-Gomez on Mayweather-Cotto card

Jesse Vargas may fight Alfonso Gomez on the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto undercard.

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Alvarez-Mosley agree to VADA drug testing

Saul Alvarez and Shane Mosley will be randomly drug tested prior to their May 5 fight.

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Lem's latest: Mares-Morel, Guerrero-Aydin for WBC belts

Abner Mares and Eric Morel will face each other for the WBC's junior featherweight belt vacated by Toshiaki Nishioka, and Robert Guerrero will meet Selcuk Aydin for the organization's interim welterweight title.

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Lem's latest: Russell Jr., Taylor return; Berto update

Gary Russell Jr. will return to action against Dat Nguyen on the undercard of a Showtime-televised main event featuring Abner Mares against Eric Morel from El Paso, Texas.

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Lem's latest: Kayode targets Tarver; Berto prepping for Ortiz

Undefeated cruiserweight contender Lateef Kayode has his eyes, and his ire, focused on former light heeavyweight champ and fellow 200-pound contender Antonio Tarver.

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Q&A: Alexander recalls victory over Maidana

Devon Alexander is flying high after his dominant performance over heavy puncher Marcos Maidana on Saturday, but the new addition to the ranks of welterweight players still finds reason to criticize himself.

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Aydin-Guerrero on July 28; Ortiz-Berto on June 23

Robert Guerrero will return to the ring on July 28 at a career-high 147 pounds against Selcuk Aydin. 

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Q&A: It's Showtime again for Vargas against Tyner

Jessie Vargas' welterweight debut against Lanardo Tyner headlines Friday night's ShoBox: The New Generation just a few months after he kicked off an HBO Pay Per View event featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Ortiz-Berto II eyed for June 30

The rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto is being targeted for June 30.

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Lem's latest: Berto recovery update; Malignaggi mulls Senchenko

Andre Berto's recovery rate from a ruptured left biceps has been updated to "speedy."

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Berto will rehab without surgery

Andre Berto will attempt to rehabilitate his ruptured biceps without surgery. Berto, who had to pull out of his Feb. 11 rematch with Victor Ortiz due to the training injury, estimates "eight-to-12 weeks" before he is able to resume activity.

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Mayweather is licensed to face Cotto on May 5

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been granted a one-fight license to face Miguel Cotto on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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Mayweather chooses Cotto for his next fight

Floyd Mayweather will fight WBA junior middleweight titleholder Miguel Cotto in his next bout on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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Mayweather's expected to announce next foe on Wednesday

Floyd Mayweather Jr. could announce his next opponent during a Wednesday licensing hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

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With Berto rematch off, could Ortiz face Khan?

Andre Berto's rematch with Victor Ortiz was officially called off by Showtime, Golden Boy Promotions and Lou DiBella Entertainment.

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Berto's ruptured left biceps postpones rematch with Ortiz

Andre Berto "heard a pop" while throwing a left hook in training, an indication that he ruptured the biceps on that arm that will require surgery as early as Tuesday and the postponement of his Feb. 11 rematch with Victor Ortiz.

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Lem's latest: Schaefer anticipated four-man tournament; Khan moves on?

Richard Schaefer says the Floyd Mayweather- Manny Pacquiao fight is nearly two years away.

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Lem's latest: Pacquiao-Bradley, Marquez-Peterson broached; Cotto eyes Mayweather

Miguel Cotto is game for a clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr. if a rematch with Manny Pacquiao does not happen.

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Ortiz calls Berto a "good," not "great" fighter

Victor Ortiz says that he looked better in losing to Floyd Mayweather than did Andre Berto in defeating Jan Zaveck.

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Lem's latest: Roach on reality series, Pacquiao; Ortiz-Berto II airs in Spanish

Trainer Freddie Roach believes that his "On Freddie Roach" reality series on HBO is "raising awareness" about Parkinson's disease.

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Lem's latest: Video preview of Fight Camp 360: Ortiz-Berto II

Watch the video preview of Fight Camp 360: Ortiz vs. Berto II, which debuts on Showtime on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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Fight Camp 360: Ortiz-Berto II debuts on Feb. 1

Fight Camp 360: Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto II will debut on Showtime on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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Ortiz-Berto II proceeds to benefit Haitian relief

Proceeds from tickets sales from Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto II will go toward a Hatian relief fund. 

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Jones-Bailey IBF title negotiations headed for purse bid

Mike Jones is in line to face Randall Bailey for the IBF's vacant welterweight belt.

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Lem's latest: Ortiz to face Nevada commission; Bute-Froch in play

Victor Ortiz will have to explain to the Nevada Commision why he told a reporter that his intentional head butts were meant to break the nose of Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Pacquiao to have pick of four: Bradley, Cotto, Marquez or Peterson

Manny Pacquiao will be offered his choice of opponents between Tim Bradley, Miguel Cotto, Juan Manuel Marquez and Lamont Peterson on or after January 10 in his native Philippines.

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Mayweather cops a plea in second case in Las Vegas

Although Floyd Mayweather Jr. avoided jail time for a second legal issue on Friday, the fighter must begin serving 90 days on Jan. 6.

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New organization to administer drug testing for Ortiz-Berto

Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto will have their blood and urine randomly drug tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association in advance of their rematch on Feb. 11.

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Lem's latest: Ortiz tried to break Mayweather's nose with head butts

Victor Ortiz on Floyd Mayweather Jr.: "I was trying to break his nose. 100 percent. Because he nailed me 16 times with his elbow." 

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Lem's latest: Ward touts his chin; Ortiz, Berto agree to Olympic-style testing

Andre Ward: "I think that I should get more credit in the categories that keep coming up in terms of toughness and in terms of my chin."

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Lem's latest: Khan on Peterson, Arum picks winner, Macklin eyes Martinez

Amir Khan on Lamont Peterson: "A lot of people don't want to fight him because they're afraid of getting beat by him."

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Khan sees past Peterson to Bradley, Mayweather, Mosley

Amir Khan plans to take care of Lamont Peterson, finish off Tim Bradley, and then climb to welterweight for potential bouts against Floyd Mayweather or Shane Mosley.

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Ortiz-Berto II on Showtime

Showtime's purchase trumped HBO's offer for the rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto. 

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Q&A Joe Cortez: Mayweather-Ortiz, instant replay

Joe Cortez: "Victor Ortiz, you know, it's a shame that he opted to go with the headbutts and whatnot. He created a bad situation for him, for Floyd Mayweather and for myself."

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Arum says Pacquiao will call Mayweather's bluff, take the test

Bob Arum on Floyd Mayweather: "We’re calling his bluff. He keeps running around screaming, 'Take the tests.' Okay, we’ll take the tests. Just to get the fight done."

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Lem's latest: Schaefer mulls Mayweather-Pacquiao, Chavez Jr.-Alvarez, Kirkland's future

Richard Schaefer will pursue bouts between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao and Saul Alvarez versus Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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Schaefer eyes Ortiz-Berto II, Alexander-Malignaggi double-header

Victor Ortiz's manager says the fighter will demand Olympic-style random drug testing for the rematch with Andre Berto.

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HBO mulls doubleheader featuring Ortiz-Berto II, Alexander-Malignaggi

HBO is considering a rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto as part of a doubleheader with Devon Alexander versus Paulie Malignaggi.

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Lem's latest: Pacquiao says he'd go winner-take-all against Mayweather

Before a singing a duet expressing his love, Manny Pacquiao talked to Jimmy Kimmel on his show about the possibility of fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather not guilty of threatening security personnel

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was found innocent on Wednesday of the charges leveled against him for allegedly threatening two security guards.

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Q&A Roach: Marquez stays down this time; who's next?

Trainer Freddie Roach predicts the outcome of Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III, and discusses whether Tim Bradley, Floyd Mayweather or Amir Khan are in the Pac-Man's future.

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Garcia warned Cortez that Ortiz would retaliate against Mayweather

Trainer Danny Garcia warned referee Joe Cortez that Victor Ortiz would "throw a low blow or a head butt" if they felt Floyd Mayweather Jr. was fighting dirty.

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What's next for Ortiz?

Rolando Arellano: "If the opportunity puts him in a position to go for a title, and Victor Ortiz doesn't mind playing the politics that go with that, then I'll go ahead and start to position him against a Devon Alexander."

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Koncz: Door not closed on Mayweather-Pacquiao

Michael Koncz on Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao: "If the fans still want to see this fight, we're willing to do it."

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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?

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