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Freddie Roach prefers Manny Pacquiao to fight Brandon Rios over Mike Alvarado: "I think that Rios is probably a better fight, action-wise." Roach is being inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame on Thursday.

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

Fight fans from around the globe offer their feedback on this past Saturday's huge offering of major matchups, including RING champs Sergio Martinez's and Danny Garcia's tougher-than-expected title defenses, in this week's Monday mailbag.

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

Tranquillity in the gym appears to be the key to Amir Khan's comeback. The former 140-pound titleholder says the quiet atmosphere of new trainer Virgil Hunter's gym has him focused to succeed against next foe, Julio Diaz, who he faces in Sheffield, England on Saturday.

Alfredo Angulo says his work with trainer Virgil Hunter is taking him back to fundamentals and adding deeper tactics to his game, which will mean a great fight for fans when he faces Erislandy Lara on June 8.

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

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.

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."

Amir Khan's next move will be discussed by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and Showtime's Stephen Espinoza.

RingTV.com's Ryan Songalia spoke to Virgil Hunter about his the ace trainer's fighters: Demetrius Andrade, Amir Khan, Andre Ward and Mike Dallas Jr. Hunter says Dallas, a big underdog against Lucas Matthysse, will surprise fans on Saturday.

Andre Ward on his shoulder injury: "I've still got many great years left in this sport. I'm just ready to get on the other side of this procedure and to get back to work."

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

Amir Khan and new trainer Virgil Hunter spoke to the media after the former 140-pound king dominated tough Carlos Molina to a 10th-round TKO on Dec. 15 in Los Angeles. This video is available on your smart phone or mobile device.

Saturday night's fourth bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez has sold out at the MGM Garden Arena, producing a live gate of $10.5 million.

Trainer Virgil Hunter says Amir Khan's knockout losses are more about awareness than his having a fragile chin, and believes that Miguel Cotto erred by training at high altitude before facing Austin Trout..

Junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo, who meets Raul Casarez on Saturday night, plans to donate his long hair to the charity Locks of Love, which assists children who suffer hair loss as a result of chemotherapy to treat cancer.

Super middleweight champion Andre Ward could defend his RING, WBA and WBC titles against former undisputed middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik on Jan. 26 on HBO, according to their promoters.

Middleweight standout Fernando Guerrero is eager to test his mettle against the best 160 pounders in the world. However, Guerrero, who is now trained by Virgil Hunter, must first defeat former title challenger J.C. Candelo on Saturday.

"I'm very hungry for this fight, and that's what's going to carry me to victory," said once-beaten Anselmo Moreno, who will make his 122-pound debut on Nov. 10 against undefeated WBC tltleholder Abner Mares.

Paulie Malignaggi: "Floyd Mayweather gets no appreciation, but he's just so dominant, that they have to just deal with it...I'm not saying that I'm as dominant as Floyd, but I consider myself to be a real craftsman of the sport. I'm a true craftsman of boxing."

Boxing insiders share their thoughts on trainer Emanuel "Manny" Steward, who died on Thursday.

Carl Froch: "I'm in there to fight and do my job and excite the fans. I was unable to do that against Andre Ward because of his style. Stylistically, he's a spoiler. Everyone knows that. That's why he's got no fans."

Amir Khan said he and trainer Virgil Hunter "discussed the fact that I am an offensive fighter, but now it is time to be a smart fighter, to win fights with my brain."

Amir Khan's first bout since his upset loss to Danny Garcia will be against Southern California-based  junior welterweight Carlos Molina on Dec. 15 in a Showtime-televised bout from the L.A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles.

Junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo talks about his Nov. 10 comeback and new trainer Virgil Hunter with RingTV's Dominic Verdin, who also interviews Hunter about Angulo and the 2011 Trainer of the Year's expanding stable of fighters.

Former IBF/WBA junior welterweight titleholder Amir Khan will return to the ring in December against California's Carlos Molina on Showtime under a new trainer in Virgil Hunter somewhere in the United States.

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.

Andre Ward ranks No. 2, pound-for-pound, ahead of Manny Pacquiao, according to Yahoo! Sports and ESPN, and is at No. 3 in THE RING ratings, having surpassed Sergio Martinez in all three polls.

Freddie Roach on Manny Pacquiao's out-of-court settlement with the Mayewathers: "It's something I don't want to get in the middle of. That's between them." On Amir Khan: "You can't teach a good chin in boxing."

Junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo will have been out of the ring for more than a year when he meets Raul Casarez on Nov. 10.

Andre Ward's trainer, Virgil Hunter, craves rematches with Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch.

Boxing insiders predict the outcome of super middleweight showdown between RING champion Andre Ward and RING light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson on Sept. 8.

Chad Dawson on Andre Ward: "He's never been in there with a fighter like me.  I don't care what the media says or what people say, he's never been in the ring with a fighter like me.  On Sept. 8, he's going to see something different in there, something he's never seen before."

Far in advance of Thursday's history-making Olympic gold medal-winning performance, Claressa Shields was offered encouragement by RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward, an Olympic gold medalist in 2004.

Andre Ward on winning an Olympic gold medal: "To accomplish a goal that big was surreal. Standing on that podium and hearing the national anthem play for me was surreal."

The Oakland press conference for the Sept. 8 fight between super middleweight champion Andre Ward and light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson featured some early exchanges between the fighters' camps.

Junior welterweight prospect Mike Dallas Jr. is building back up after a pair of losses, honing his skills with trainer Virgil Hunter, and looking to shine on Friday Night Fights this weekend.

Challenger Chad Dawson wants to deliver a career-defining knockout over RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night.

Junior lightweight contender Eloy Perez received quality sparring from come-backing prospects Mike Dallas and Stan Martyniouk in preparation for his HBO-televised challenge to highly regarded WBO titleholder Adrien Broner. 

Andre Ward and trainer Virgil Hunter have been honored by Boxing Writers' Association of America.

Andre Ward's trainer, Virgil Hunter, applauds HBO-bound Ken Hershman for his efforts with the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic.

Andre Ward: "My sparring partner stopped me and he said, 'You're bleeding.' I said, 'Wow, I'm bleeding?' So I ran over to the corner, and Virg looked at it...So Virg basically said, 'It's bad.'"

While sparring in preparation for his Oct. 29 fight against Carl Froch, Andre Ward sustained a cut over his right eye that required seven stitches to repair.