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Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said the Paul Malignaggi-Adrien Broner showdown will likely happen on HBO while discussing upcoming fights with the media after Hopkins-Cloud. Schaefer also talked about potential heavyweight fight between Deontay Wilder and Tony Thompson.

Although Paulie Malignaggi is employed as a Showtime commentator, the possibility exists that he could face Adrien Broner on HBO on June 22 at Barclays Center. 

Unbeaten Adrien Broner could return in June against either Ricky Burns or Paulie Malignaggi.

Trainer Naazim Richardson on Bernard Hopkins: "I told him we've got to bring the Executioner back for this one. I've started to see that mindset again."

Oscar De La Hoya is picking Robert Guerrero to upset Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez to possibly stop Austin Trout in their upcoming fights.

Tavoris Cloud's trainer, Abel Sanchez -- who trained Terry Norris to brutally defeat Sugar Ray Leonard -- says his fighter is "about to retire another legend on Saturday night" when Cloud faces 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins.

Saul Alvarez says he's focused on his 154-pound title unification bout with Austin Trout on April 20, but he also says wants to headline a big show on Sept. 14 even if it competes with Floyd Mayweather's planned pay-per-view date.

Golden Boy Promotions has big plans for Adrien Broner's next fight, which could be a 135-pound unificiation bout with Ricky Burns or a jump to welterweight to face Paulie Malignaggi, but the unbeaten WBC lightweight beltholder won't discuss his potential opponents.

WBA welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi calls WBC lightweight beltholder Adrien Broner "a very winnable fight for me." Malignaggi says Golden Boy Promotions has proposed the matchup.

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 titleholder Amir Khan is looking to enjoy "a special night" on April 27 opposite Julio Diaz in England.

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."

WBA junior middleweight beltholder Austin Trout on a potential clash with WBC counterpart Saul "Canelo" Alvarez: "I'm just waiting for the paperwork."

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.

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said a 154-pound unification clash between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Austin Trout could be finalized by next week.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says Floyd Mayweather's move to Showtime ends the days when the network could not compete with rival U.S. cable giant HBO.

Austin Trout on a potential fight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez: "Me and Canelo fighting each other is something that boxing needs. Champion fighting champion, you can't get any more exciting than that."

Robert Guerrero's promoter believes the rugged welterweight contender will make for a "dangerous" opponent for Floyd Mayweather, whom he meets on May 4 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Showtime Pay Per View.

Unbeaten featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr. will face twice-beaten Russian Vyacheslav Gusev on March 2 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

IBF beltholder Lamont Peterson on Kendall Holt: "At the end of the day...I don't think that he will be able to bite down like I'm going to be able to."

Unbeaten light heavyweights Ryan Coyne and Marcus Oliveira will be featured on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins' challenge for the IBF's 175-pound belt owned by Tavoris Cloud.

Leo Santa Cruz has vacated his IBF bantamweight belt in favor of rising into the junior featherweight division. 

The United States Anti-Doping Association has handed down a decision regarding Erik Morales' punishment for testing positive before his rematch with Danny Garcia, but longtime boxing attorney Pat English called USADA's proposed ban "meaningless."

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

Frank Espinoza, who manages two-division beltholder Abner Mares and WBC featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon, says that a Mares-Ponce de Leon clash at 126 pounds could happen if Ponce de Leon defeats Jayson Velez on March 2.

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said he was concerned about the threat of terrorism during Sunday's Super Bowl blackout at the Superdome in New Orleans.

Heavyweight Johnathon Mitchell has suffered an apparent thumb injury that will force him out of a Feb. 16 rematch with Seth Mitchell, whom he knocked out in the second round in November.

Although unbeaten Floyd Mayweather has created a media firestorm by naming IBF beltholder Devon Alexander as the leading opponent to face him on May 4, Alexander's trainer says his fighter is focused on recovering from a biceps injury, and the IBF says it won't approve a defense against Mayweather.

Undefeated welterweight prospect Keith Thurman could face former IBF titleholder Jan Zaveck on March 9 in a WBO elimination bout for the right to face titleholder Tim Bradley.

The trainer of IBF welterweight beltholder Devon Alexander called the biceps injury that has forced the postponement of his Feb. 23 defense against Kell Brook "a freak incident."

An apparent biceps injury to IBF welterweight beltholder Devon Alexander has forced the postponement of his defense against Kell Brook that was slated for Feb. 23, according to Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.

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.

Hector Camacho Jr.: "I had kind of lost my devotion to the sport of boxing, but after my father's death, I was re-awakened."

Once-beaten junior middleweight and cancer-survivor Danny Jacobs has begun a foundation geared toward benefitting cancer support and attacking issues with obesity and bullying.

Shane Mosley, 41, on his clash with WBA welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi:  "I just think that I want to continue to build the legacy, with me, my father and my camp by getting back on top at this age."

WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin will make his first defense against Fernando Guerrero on the Feb. 9 undercard of a main event featuring RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia and Zab Judah.  

Former RING light heavyweight and middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins' next fight, a March 9 clash with IBF 175-pound beltholder, Tavoris Cloud, will be formally announced during a press conference on Jan. 15, Hopkins' 48th birthday.

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."

Having lost title bouts to Andre Ward, Lucian Bute and Joe Calzaghe, super middleweight contender Sakio Bika looks to cash in on a potential WBC title fight agianst Nikola Sjekloca on Feb. 16. 

RING, WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward said "I can't wait to get back out there and perform for all my fans" after having endured surgery on his right shoulder on Friday. 

Of the dates requested by Floyd Mayweather and Saul Alvarez, Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya said: "Those two dates, May 4 and September 14, I'm actually looking forward to one of those dates to break my all-time pay per view record."

While IBF light heavyweight titleholder Tavoris Cloud could defend his belt against Bernard Hopkins on March 9, IBF super middleweight beltholder Carl Froch is weighing mandatory challenger Adonis Stevenson or WBA counterpart Mikkel Kessler.

Heavyweight Seth Mitchell on his rematch with Johnathon Banks: "I wanted this fight. I want it to be known that I wanted this fight, and that I asked my team to get me this rematch."

Bernard Hopkins could face IBF light heavyweight beltholder Tavoris Cloud on March 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn thanks to a tentative approval of the bout by the sanctioning body.