Victor Ortiz

Unbeaten lightweight contender Sharif Bogere will challenge WBA titleholder Richard Abril on Saturday night.

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."

IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson will end a 14-month ring absence when he meets Kendall Holt tonight: "There will be no ring rust. None whatsoever," said Peterson. "I look sharp in the gym. I feel good."

Kendall Holt on Friday's bout with Lamont Peterson: "This fight, I'm going to set things up and make things happen. I have had some good sprints, some good boxing and I am ready to go a good, hard 12 rounds."

Boxing expert Rich Marotta says Lamont Peterson's defense against Kendall Holt "should rank pretty high on the entertainment scale."

Floyd Mayweather signed a groundbreaking pay-per-view venture with Showtime and the cable network's parent company, CBS Corporation, staring with a May 4 fight with Robert Guerrero. Under the terms of the deal, Mayweather could fight six times in 30 months.

IBF junior featherweight titleholder Lamont Peterson will defend his belt against ex-titleholder Kendall Holt on Friday. Peterson once sparred with Floyd Mayweather and his trainer, Barry Hunter, says his fighter would be honored to fight the pound-for-pound king.

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."

Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s on-and-off relationship with Floyd Mayweather Sr. appears to be on again as the pound-for-pound king Tweeted that his father and former coach will train him for his May 4 return to the ring.

REAL TALK caught up with welterweight contender Victor Ortiz, who answered fans' questions about his recent training tryout with Freddie Roach and potential future fights with Amir Khan, Gabriel Rosado and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.

Correction to the last REAL TALK notice: the next guest for RingTV's newest video feature will not be Brian Viloria, it will be welterweight contender Victor Ortiz. Get your questions in now to have them answered by the fighter himself.

Trainer Henry Ramirez talked about the ring returns of his fighters, heavyweight contender Chris Arreola and welterweight standout Josesito Lopez, before blasting Victor Ortiz. (Profanity alert: this interview is not for kids!)

Former titleholder Amir Khan has signed a three-fight deal with Showtime.

Does Juan Manuel Marquez rank with Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. among Mexico's all-time greats?

Robert Guerrero on his victories over Selcuk Aydin and Andre Berto: "I've had to come into these last two fights and to set the tone and show the world that I'm a force to be reckoned with in the welterweight division."

Oscar De La Hoya says Adrien Broner "is Floyd Mayweather, [Bernard] Hopkins, myself...all wrapped into one."

Adrien Broner: "Critics are like butt holes: Everybody's got one. If I really just wanted to hear a butthole, I'll pass gas."

Featherweight Roberto Castaneda believes that he can upset unbeaten Gary Russell Jr. similarly to how Josesito Lopez knocked out Victor Ortiz.

Robert Guerrero expects to see the "same old" Andre Berto during their HBO-televised clash on Nov. 24.

Welterweight contender Robert Guerrero will meet former two-time beltholder Andre Berto on HBO on Nov. 24 at The Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif.

For the second time in his career, Mexico City native Pablo Cesar Cano will be fighting on American soil and rising in weight for a title bout, this time, against WBA welterweight beltholder Paulie Malignaggi in Malignaggi's hometown of Brooklyn.

The California State Athletic Commission denied Antonio Tarver's request for a shortened suspension in the wake of his positive post-fight drug test for the banned anabolic steroid drostanolone.

Two-time welterweight titleholder Andre Berto could challenge IBF junior middleweight beltholder Cornelius Bundrage on Nov. 24, although he's been mentioned as a potential rival to WBO 147-pound titlewinner Tim Bradley on Dec. 15.

In a prepared statement, Floyd Mayweather Jr., his father and his uncle say they "never intended to claim that Manny Pacquiao has used or is using any performance enhancing drugs."

Manny Pacquiao has settled his defamation of character suit with Floyd Mayweather, but does that mean their mega-fight will happen?

If Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has a definitive opponent lined up for undefeated WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley, he isn't saying so.

Victor Ortiz has apparently reached a resolution with former manager Rolando Arellano, who also has his sights on sibling Brazilian Olympic medal winners Esquiva Falcao Florentino and Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino.

Manny Pacquiao claims that he will take a 45-55 split of the purse in a fight with Floyd Mayweather if he gets past Juan Manuel Marquez on Dec. 8.

WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez floored Josesito Lopez three times on the way to a fifth-round knockout.

Jesse Vargas will be in his third straight welterweight bout against Aaron Martinez on Thursday.

WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul Alvarez is bigger and stronger but can he overcome the heart of Josesito Lopez when they battle on Saturday?

WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Josesito Lopez will be featured on Showtime in advance of their Sept. 15 bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Chad Dawson says he's a "better fighter than Andre Ward," whom he will meet in a clash of RING champions on Sept. 8.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. flaunts $1 million while aboard a private jet in a new Youtube video.

Andre Berto has been licensed to fight by the California State Athletic Commission, which is awaiting an appeal hearing concerning a positive drug test by Antonio Tarver that is slated for Oct. 8.

Once-beaten junior middleweight contender James Kirkland is embroiled in litigation with his trainers, his management and his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions.

Junior middleweight contender James Kirkland is suing for contractual separation from Golden Boy Promotions, his current managers and his trainers, Ann Wolfe and Pops Billingsley. 

Junior middleweight contender Carlos Molina on WBC titleholder Saul Alvarez: "When he's challenging guys that I've already fought like Kermit Cintron and James Kirkland, it makes you feel like, 'Wait a second, if they deserve a shot, then I deserve a shot also.'"

Oscar De La Hoya on undefeated heavyweight KO artist Deontay Wilder: "It's time to take him to the big stage -- the HBOs and the Showtimes. It's time to unleash Deontay Wilder."

Unbeaten welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas will debut under Top Rank against Aaron Martinez on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was released from the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada just after midnight on Aug. 3 after having served 63 days of an 87-day sentence thanks to good behavior.

Former featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder Robert Guerrero overcame the bullying and roughhouse tactics from Selcuk Aydin to win his welterweight debut and the WBC's interim belt last Saturday.

Rapper 50 Cent has contacted super middleweight Andre Dirrell about a promotional deal and may also have his sights on a partnership with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Rolando Arellano claims that he is owed a $192,000 manager's fee by Victor Ortiz stemming from the fighter's ninth-round knockout loss to Josesito Lopez on June 23.

Floyd Mayweather heads a list of Sports Illustrated's top 50 highest-paid American athletes.

Josesito Lopez on Saul "Canelo" Alvarez: "On paper, this looks like it's going to be a walk in the park for Canelo. But if you've seen me fight, and you know the training that I go through for a fight like this -- especially one of this magnitude -- then you'll know that Canelo is in for a fight."

Floyd Mayweather trumped Andre Ward and mixed martial artists Jon Jones and Anderson Silva for the ESPYs' "Best Fighter" honors.

WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez wants to defeat Josesito Lopez on Sept. 15, challenge Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eventually face countryman and WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.