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In accepting his award for Fighter of the Year, an emotional Nonito Donaire spoke of coming a long way since being the "small, frail, asthmatic little boy" of his childhood.

If he gets beyond a mandatory title defense against Karo Murat in July, IBF light heavyweight beltholder Bernard Hopkins would like to face Carl Froch or Lucian Bute. (This story also contains a video of Hopkins accepting Gennady Golovkin's challenge.)

Nonito Donaire on his final press conference staredown with Guillermo Rigondeaux: "Today was my moral victory in terms of me being able to face off against him. I know that he felt my energy and that's why maybe he looked away from me."

Nonito Donaire's trainer Robert Garcia says his fighter is "in great shape and great spirits" going into Saturday's showdown with Guillermo Rigondeaux. Garcia says "it could be a difficult distance fight but it could be a short night."

Newly-crowned IBF featherweight titleholder Evgeny Gradovich (16-0, 8 KOs) and trainer Robert Garcia address the media after defeating Billy Dib to win the title Friday night at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Conn.

Late-replacement Evgeny Gradovich spoiled rapper/promoter 50 Cent's first solo promotion by outpointing featherweight titleholder Billy Dib via hard-fought split decision in a Friday Night Fights main event at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Conn.

Newly-crowned RING and WBO featherweight champion Mikey Garcia has had nasal reconstruction on the broken nose that he suffered during last month's technical-decision victory over Orlando Salido.

Newly-crowned WBO featherweight beltholder Mikey Garcia would grant a rematch to Orlando Salido, but prefers a more lucrative bout with Yuriorkis Gamboa.

WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido aspires to a similar performance against Mikey Garcia as he had during two knockout victories over Juan Manuel Lopez. 

Mikey Garcia feels ready to duplicate the feat his older brother and trainer, Robert Garcia, accomplished when he was only 10 years old: win a world title. The undefeated featherweight is confident even though he faces formidable veteran Orlando Salido.

Mikey Garcia in the gym just nine days away from his title shot against WBO featherweight beltholder Orlando Salido at Madison Square Garden.

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."

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

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

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. 

Featherweight contender Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia will pursue his ninth straight knockout and his 15th in 16 fights when he meets WBO titleholder Orlando Salido on Jan. 19 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara weighed 153, and, 153.5, respectively for Saturday night's WBC eliminator. 

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

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

Featherweight Mikey Garcia will put his unbeaten mark on the line opposite former titleholder Jonathan Victor Barros in a co-feature with junior middleweights Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara.

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."

Mikey Garcia could fight Jonathan Victor Barros on Nov. 10.

The big fights keep lining up and keep falling through for unbeaten featherweight contender Mikey Garcia, but he's still hungry for a showcase against the likes of Yuriorkis Gamboa.

Trainer Robert Garcia believes Nonito Donaire's speed and power will overwhelm Toshiaki Nishioka, who has not lost in nearly nine years.

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.

Advisor Leonard Ellerbe: "Manny Pacquiao can’t tell Floyd Mayweather [expletive]."

A fierce body attack by IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz retired Eric Morel on his stool prior to the sixth round, and may have retired him for good.

Marcos Maidana scored an eighth-round TKO over Jesus Soto Karass on Saturday.

Trainer Robert Garcia has put Kelly Pavlik on the comeback trail in 2012, dealing with his issues both in and out of the ring. Now, Will Rosinsky could be the last thing standing between Pavlik and a return to major opponents.

The decision to move Kelly Pavlik to Oxnard, Calif., has clearly paid off and trainer Robert Garcia, manager Cameron Dunkin and Pavlik himself are all feeling a sense of rejuvenation around his career.

Freddie Roach, Alex Ariza and Miguel Diaz have had a rocky relationship in the past, and one of the challenges of this Saturday night will be for the trio to set aside their differences and work together in Manny Pacquiao's corner.

Celestino Caballero has signed to defend his WBA featherweight belt against Mikey Garcia on July 28. 

Eleven boxing insiders give their thoughts on Lamont Peterson's and Andre Berto's recent failed drug tests, which resulted in the cancellation of two high-profile rematches, and the sport's challenge of properly screening for performance enhancing substances.

Robert Garcia says he considers Victor Conte "a great person," adding, "if you're asking me, I would say that he's the last person that's going to try to do something illegal."

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

Oxnard, Calif., resident Mikey Garcia will get his first title shot against WBA World featherweight beltholder Celestino Caballero.

Former undisputed middleweight titleholder Kelly Pavlik will fight Scott Sigmon on June 8 in Las Vegas, the day before Manny Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight belt against Tim Bradley.

Charges against Kelly Pavlik stemming from a DUI arrest in December have been dropped, clearing the way for Pavlik to return to California to train for his next fight, on June 8.

Undefeated featherweight contender Mikey Garcia has a fan base that spans the border between the U.S. and Mexico, plus the skills and pedigree that he believes will soon make him a world champion.

Brandon Rios failed to make the 135-pound limit for Saturday night's clash with Richard Abril, the second straight fight he has done so.

Trainer Robert Garcia welcomes Marcos Maidana into a stable that already includes Nonito Donaire, Brandon Rios, Kelly Pavlik and Mikey Garcia. 

Kelly Pavlik acknowledges that Saturday night's clash with Aaron Jaco may be his last chance to resurrect a once-successful career.

In advance of the Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin RING middleweight title bout on Saturday, Macklin's trainer Buddy McGirt, a former 140-pound and welterweight titleholder, says he would have beaten Manny Pacquiao in his prime.

Mikey Garcia must get beyond tough Bernabe Concepcion to set up a featherweight title shot opposite the winner of Saturday night's Orlando Salido-Juan Manuel Lopez rematch.

Former lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios and THE RING's No. 1-rated featherweight Yuriokis Gamboa will meet on April 14 for the WBA lightweight belt once held by Rios.

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

Kelly Pavlik has split with long-time trainer Jack Loew and arrived in Oxnard, Calif., to begin working with Robert Garcia.

Robert Garcia on Nonito Donaire: "He's so fast, so powerful when he gets into the ring that he could be my next Joe Frazier, or my next Muhammad Ali."

Brandon Rios, who lost his WBA lightweight belt on the scales in his last bout, is expected to return to the 135-pound division in March on HBO, according to his trainer Robert Garcia.