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Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said "hopefully" Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Saul Canelo Alvarez will happen on Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

"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.

According to his advisor, four-time, three-division titlewinner Miguel Cotto will return to the ring later this year, most likely as a junior middleweight.

RING junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is expected to be ringside for Saturday night's clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse has aligned himself with powerful boxing advisor Al Haymon ahead of his May 18 showdown with Lamont Peterson.

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer has plans for a December return to the ring for former WBA/IBF 140-pound titleholder Amir Khan.

RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia could soon rise into the welteweight division if he is successful on Saturday night against Zab Judah.

Should Floyd Mayweather Jr. get beyond a May 4 date with Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand, he could return to that site on Sept. 14 and go head-to-head with a potential clash between Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez.

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander will face the U.K.'s Lee Purdy on May 18, according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer.

Canadian Kevin Bizier has turned down an offer to fight IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander, and so Alexander, who was originally slated to face Kell Brook on the May 18 Peterson-Matthysse card, continues his search for an opponent.

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander has been ordered to make his next defense against unbeaten Kevin Bizier, whom he could face as part of the May 18 Peterson-Matthysse card on Showtime.

IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander hopes to remain on the May 18 Showtime doubleheader from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City even though his original opponent Kell Brook has pulled out with an injury.

Unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook has suffered an injury to his right foot that has forced him to pull out of a scheduled May 18 challenge to IBF beltholder Devon Alexander.

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.

Well-traveled super middleweight Sakio Bika will face Marco Antonio Periban for the WBC title following Andre Ward's being declared "Champion Emeritus."

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.)

IBF beltholder Bernard Hopkins could make the first defense of his belt against Karo Murat.

A new deal between Golden Boy and Fox Sports will result in a new Monday boxing series and allow fans to rewatch classic bouts from the promoter's fight library featuring Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Bernard Hopkins, among others.

Unbeaten American heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder says of his next opponent, Audley Harrison: "When I hit Audley Harrison the right way, that may be the punch that ends up ending his career."

Unbeaten heavyweight prospect, Deontay Wilder, a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist takes a mark of 27-0 with as many knockouts into an April 27 clash against aging 2000 Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison.

Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman says he would like to face Paulie Malignaggi, Tim Bradley and Floyd Mayweather, in order.

Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.

Former IBF bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz and undefeatd middleweight prospect J'Leon Love will compete in separate bouts on the undercard of the May 4 Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero Showtime Pay Per View event.

Seth Mitchell on his rematch with Johnathon Banks: "I'm just ready to fight. I'm ready to get back into the ring...You'll see a big improvement in my defense, my ring generalship. Just going back to the basics."

Fans will have the option of watching Floyd Mayweather's May 4 defense against Robert Guerrero on the big screen in movie theaters.

Lamont Peterson on the hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse: "I don't think he's going to pose any problems for me."

HBO's Ken Hershman has severed ties with Golden Boy "to focus our efforts and resources on those strategic relationships where we better share common goals and business philosophies."

Paulie Malignaggi responds to AdrienBroner: "If he think that he's p---ed me off, all he's done with this talking like that, he has just put himself into the position where he has to fight. If he's 'A.B.,' and he's 'always business,' then stop being 'A.B.' the 'always bitching.'"

Adrien Broner says he has every intention to face WBA welterweight titleholder Paul Malignaggi on June 22. Said the brash WBC lightweight beltholder: "I'm (expletive) him up. (Expletive) Paulie. (Expletive) everybody that thinks Paulie's got a chance."

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will be profiled on HBO Real Sports, which debuts on March 19.

It appears that Adrien Broner will fight Paul Malignaggi on HBO on June 22 and that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will return on the same network on June 29. It was thought that Broner and Chavez were targeting the same June 22 date.

HBO rather than Showtime will televise unbeaten Adrien Broner's rise into the welterweight division to challenge WBA beltholder Paulie Malignaggi at Barclays Center on June 22.

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.

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.