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Once-beaten Vernon Paris boxed well enough to win a unanimous decision against game Manuel Perez in a Friday Night Fights main event in his hometown of Detroit on Friday.

Showtime boss Stephen Espinoza calls the open dialogue regarding religion between Robert Guerrero and Floyd Mayweatther Jr. "refreshing" albeit "not always a comfortable conversation."

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

Zab Judah will attempt to restore his "Super" nickname against RING champion Danny Garcia, a fighter who is 10 years younger. Seventeen boxing insiders give their picks on Saturday's Showtime-televised junior welterweight championship.

Zab Judah's win over Lucas Matthysse and Danny Garcia's unanimous decision over Erik Morales will be aired Saturday night on Fox Deportes in advance of Garcia's Showtime-televised April 27 clash with Judah.

Echoing the famous words of Mike Tyson, Danny Garcia says his opponents "think they're going to beat me until we get into that ring. Until they get hit."

Danny Garcia on Zab Judah's perceived advantage in the ring: "When you get hit, it don't matter how much experience you've got. If you can't take the punch, that's the only thing that matters."

RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia will be facing a former world titleholder for the sixth time when he meets southpaw Zab Judah on Feb. 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

THE RING, WBA and WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia is set to face Zab Judah, a former six-time titleholder, in a Showtime-televised headliner on Jan. 19. A return to Barclays Center in Brooklyn is a consideration, but not a certainty.

RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia could return to Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Jan. 19 against an opponent to be announced. Former champ Zab Judah, a Brooklyn native, is thought to be a prime candidate.

RING, WBA and WBC junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, could fight on an undercard of Bernard Hopkins in Philadelphia should the former titleholder return to the ring. 

Zab Judah and Tomasz Adamek have been mainstays on Main Events' Fight Night series on NBC Sports Network, which has extended the series through 2014.

Will the skill and savvy of southpaw veteran Antonio Tarver overcome the youth and athleticism of undefeated cruiserweight contender Lateef Kayode in the main event of Showtime's "Four Warned" quadrupleheader on Saturday?

Will the young wolf, Abner Mares, out-gun the old fox, Eric Morel, when they meet in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday night for the vacant WBC 122-pound crown? Boxing insiders give their picks.

"God has given me my skills back," says Zab Judah, who believes himself ready to challenge the winner of Lamont Peterson vs. Amir Khan, or Danny Garcia, who recently beat Erik Morales for the WBC junior welterweight title.

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."

Zab Judah will be trained by his uncle, James Harvey, rather than ex-titleholder Pernell Whitaker.

Zab Judah's preparation for Vernon Paris will be chronicled over 36 hours and shown on NBC's Fight Night 36 three days in advance of their clash on March 24.

Fighting in his hometown for the first time in his professional career, Zab Judah believes that his big-fight experience will be too much for young Vernon Paris, and that "Super" will be wearing a belt again after March 24.

Zab Judah's promoter, Kathy Duva, out-bid Don King for the right to stage the IBF eliminator against Vernon Paris on NBC Sports Network's Fight Night.

Kelly Pavlik's decision to pull out of his fight against Darryl Cunningham on Saturday dominated a slow week in the boxing world.