salido

"I still have a lot left in the tank, and I'm able to do a lot of things," said Juan Manuel Lopez, who will face Mikey Garcia on June 15. "I think that this fight will prove that I'm still one of the best."

Unbeaten featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr. says he wants to challenge the unbeaten elite likes of Abner Mares or Yuriorkis Gamboa.

Both Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz are causing a buzz after stepping up in weight and knocking out their respective opponents.

Mikey Garcia on his upcoming clash with Juan Manuel Lopez: "We both have power, so I think that the fans are definitely going to be looking forward to seeing a knockout on the night of the fight."

RING and WBO featherweight champion Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia will try to remain undefeated against former 122-pound and featherwieght beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez on June 15 in Dallas, Texas.

"I think that this is the fight where I proved that I'm a pound-for-pound fighter," said Abner Mares, who knocked out Daniel Ponce de Leon to take his WBC featherweight belt, making him a three-division beltwinner.

Abner Mares: "I actually added something different to my training camp, and it's called 'Mexican Judo.' It's 'ju-don't know if I'm going to box, or ju-don't know if I'm going to brawl, but you do know that I'm going to win.'"

RING and WBO featherweight champion Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia says he has signed his half of a deal to face Juan Manuel Lopez on June 15.

Unbeaten super middleweight Anthony Dirrell will end a 17-month ring absence when he returns on May 3 in a Fox Sports Net-televised bout against an opponent to be determined at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

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.

Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook has suffered yet another foot injury that could jeopardize his scheduled challenge to IBF beltholder Devon Alexander for the third time.

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.

Nonito Donaire says he's focused on Guillermo Rigondeaux despite being honored as Fighter of The Year two days prior to their fight and the impending birth of his first child in July.

Adrien Broner apparently bit a security guard during scuffle in Miami on Monday.

RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward has received clearance to return to training after undergoing shoulder surgery last month.

Unbeaten featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr. will return to the ring on March 2 opposite Russian standout Vyacheslav Gusev on the Daniel Ponce de Leon-Jayson Velez undercard in New York City.

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.

Orlando Salido will have his eye, which was injured in Saturday's loss to Mike Garcia, examined this week.

HBO's unofficial ringside scorer Harold Lederman has extended his contract through December of 2016, meaning his time with the network will have spanned three decades.

HBO's ringside scorer Harold Lederman said Andre Ward was "terrific," and, "sharp" as a network commentator for this past Saturday's triple-header at New York's Madison Square Garden.

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

Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia took Orlando Salido's WBO featherweight belt with an eighth-round technical decision after an accidental head butt broke his nose and sent the fight to the scorecards.

Roman Martinez retained his WBO 130-pound title with a hard-fought split draw against Juan Carlos Burgos in a brisk 12-round bout that most observers thought the challenger deserved to win.

Junior lightweight standout Felix Verdejo flattened Tomi Archambault with two left hands in 21 seconds.

New Jersey junior middleweight Glen Tapia scored a second round stoppage over Ayi Bruce.

Now fighting in the limelight after coming out in October, featherweight contender Orlando Cruz says he wants a title shot against the winner of Orlando Salido vs. Mikey Garcia.

Challenger Mikey Garcia weighed 125.6-to-126 for WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido.

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

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

WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin is in pursuit of his 12th straight knockout victory against Gabriel Rosado, a winner of seven straight, five by stoppage during that run.

Orlando Salido on Mikey Garcia: "Seeing him in the gym today, it was very calm, and the respect is mutual. But in the ring on Saturday night, it's going to be a war that will please the people."

As Puerto Rico's lone beltholder and an underdog against Mexican challenger Juan Carlos Burgos, Rocky Martinez has the attention of his countrymen heading into Saturday night's clash at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Trainer Gerardo Espinoza said Juan Carlos Burgos wants to be the first fighter to knock out WBO junior lightweightt beltholdere Roman "Rocky" Martinez.

Juan Carlos Burgos on his fight with Rocky Martinez: "Our fight is a classic Mexican-Puerto Rican rivalry, and our styles are perfect for one another. Not only will we steal the show, but I'll take the belt."

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

Unbeaten featherweight challenger Mikey Garcia said WBO beltholder  "Orlando Salido is the best featherweight champion in the world, and he has earned the right to be called that."

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum will suggest that Manny Pacquiao have a neurological examination despite calling two doctors' "eye-balling" assessments of Parkinsons' disease in the fighter "ludicrous."

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."

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."

Puerto Rican junior lightweight Felix Verdejo will be after his second straight win against an opponent to be determined on the undercard of a Jan. 19 clash between Orlando Salido and Mikey Garcia at Madison Square Garden.

Unbeaten featherweight contender Gary Russell Jr. wants to fight four times in 2013, the last time for a world title belt.

Puerto Rican WBO junior lightweight beltholder Rocky Martinez on his clash with Mexico's Juan Carlos Burgos: "I'm looking forward to giving the fans a great fight, and a great show, and I think that we could steal the show that night."

Former beltholder Juan Manuel Lopez wiill try to rebound from his second knockout loss to Orlando Salido when he returns to the ring on Feb. 2 against Aldimar Silva Santos in Lopez's native Puerto Rico.

Mikey Garcia on WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido: "This is not just a title fight, but it's the fight against the man who is the top dog in my division, and the man to beat in my division."

Gabriel Rosado on facing Gennady Golovkin: "I'm just excited to shock the world, but I'm not going to shock myself. But I know that a lot of people are going to be surprised when I come out victorious in this fight."

Former WBO featherweight titleholder Juan Manuel Lopez will return to the ring as a junior lightweight on Feb. 2 in his native Puerto Rico.

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.

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