Zab Judah

Referee Steve Smoger, who officiated the Lucas Matthysse-Lamont Peterson fight, says Matthysse is "the hardest puncher at 140 (pounds) that I've ever been in with."

Lucas Matthysse seems unconcerned about the burglary to his home in Argentina that delayed his trip to the U.S. until just a few days from his Saturday showdown with Lamont Peterson. With his punching power, maybe he doesn’t have to worry.

THE RING's No. 1-rated junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse faces No. 2-rated Lamont Peterson in a non-title, 141-pound bout, with the winner to possibly challenge RING champion Danny Garcia on Sept. 7.

Junior welterweight prospect Frankie Gomez will face his most experienced opponent to date in former 140-pound titleholder DeMarcus Corley in a Fox Sports Net-televised card on July 6.

Lucas Matthysse: "I'm not concerned about the judges against Lamont Peterson. Not at all, because, like I said before, I'm going to end the fight earlier. I'm coming in with the mentality to win by KO."

Lamont Peterson's trainer believes that a victory over Lucas Matthysse could "put him in the lotto for a fight with someone like Floyd Mayweather."

Adrien Broner called Paulie Malignaggi "a clown" during this past Saturday's press conference promoting their June 22 welterweight clash at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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.

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.

When Angel Garcia, father and trainer of Danny Garcia, watches Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Ruben Gerrero work their sons' corners on Saturday, he will "watch for who can stay focused, and who can keep their son focused right along with them."

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.

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.

Former 140-pound titleholder DeMarcus Corley, who once rocked Floyd Mayweather in a fight, believes that Mayweather will endure Robert Guerrero's roughhouse tactics, break him down and perhaps stop Guerrero on Saturday night. 

Robert Guerrero "may have God on his side," writes Gareth Davies of The Daily Telegraph, London, "but Floyd Mayweather has the God-given gifts." Forty boxing insiders give their picks and analyses on the big fight.

The co-manager of Robert Guerrero has expressed extreme confidence heading into Saturday night's clash with pound-for-pound kind Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Zab Judah says he was "prepared for war" coming into his challenge to 140-pound champ Danny Garcia. Judah, who rallied hard in the final rounds of a decision loss, was thankful for the fan support he received in his native Brooklyn.

Danny Garcia gave Zab Judah respect for giving him a tough fight, calling the former champ "a warrior" after scoring a close unanimous decision over the veteran. Garcia, the RING jr. welterweight champ, says he'll fight once more at 140 pounds before moving to welterweight.

Zab Judah spoke to the media after extending 140-pound champ Danny Garcia 12 rounds in a losing, but competitive effort. Judah gave Garcia respect. Oscar De La Hoya said Judah "is in the mix" at 140 pounds and could fight Golden Boy's other junior welterweight standouts.

RING/WBC/WBA 140-pound champ Danny Garcia and his father-trainer Angel Garcia answered the media's questions about his hard-fought unanimous decision over Zab Judah at the post-fight press conference.

Danny Garcia successfully defended his RING, WBA and WBC junior middleweight titles with a unanimous decision over Zab Judah on Saturday at Barclays Center.

Danny Garcia had to rely on both his ability and resilience to get past a game Zab Judah and retain his RING and sanctioning-body titles Saturday in Brooklyn, N.Y.

RingTV will be posting live, round-by-round updates as junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia defends against ex-beltholder Zab Judah tonight at Barclays Center.

Peter Quillin floored Fernando Guerrero four times on the way to Saturday night's seventh-round technical knockout at Barclays Center.

Middleweight Danny Jacobs twice floored Keenan Collins on his way to a fourth-round stoppage in Brooklyn on Saturday.

Junior middleweight Boyd Melson scored a fifth-round knockdown against rival Edgar Perez, of Chicago, on the way to a six-round unanimous decision at Barclays Center on Saturday night.

Super middleweight Marcus Brown rose to 4-0 with as many knockouts with Saturday night's second-round stoppage of Taneal Goyco.

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

Adrien Broner on his Friday morning confrontation with Paulie Malignaggi, who fights on June 22: "He was scared. You all seen that. He thought he had seen a ghost, and I ain't talking about Robert Guerrero."

Zab Judah's take on why there has been no press conference or weigh-in staredowns with Danny Garcia: "Always remember: A monkey can never look a lion in the face."

Photos from the weigh-in for the Danny Garcia-Zab Judah RING, WBC and WBA junior welterweight championship fight, and the Peter Quillin-Fernando Guerrero middleweight co-feature matchup.

Zab Judah spoke candidly with the boxing press about dealing with both Danny Garcia and Angel Garcia following his media workout earlier this week for his RING/WBA/WBC 140-pound title challenge on Saturday in his hometown of Brooklyn.

Fans provide questions and comments on tomorrow's Danny Garica-Zab Judah and Sergio Martinez-Martin Murray RING championship bouts; more feedback on Alvarez-Trout, Donaire-Rigondeaux and Fury-Cunningham, and other subjects in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

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

Angel Garcia sounds off on many topics, including his son Danny's 140-pound title defense against Zab Judah in the former champ's hometown of Brooklyn on Saturday, his perception that HBO is biased against American fighters, and much more.

Floyd Mayweather on Robert Guerrero:"This fight is not about church. This fight is not about being a Catholic or being a Christian, being a Jew, being a Muslim. It's about two fighters competing, testing their skills against one another."

Robert Guerrero on Floyd Mayweather: "You've got a lot of people out there who think that Floyd is like a God. He's got everybody thinking that... nobody can beat him. But... being a big believer in God, there's a blueprint for everybody."

Zab Judah and some of his team and fans crashed a Danny Garcia promotional signing event at Modell's Sporting Goods in Brooklyn, sparking Garcia's father-trainer Angel into an outburst. Judah challenge's Garcia for THE RING 140-pound title on Saturday on Showtime.

Floyd Mayweather calls Robert Guerrero "a religious guy" who is also a "big-time hypocrite" in Showtime's latest episode of All Access: Mayweather vs. Guerrero. 

Angel Garcia says his son Danny Garcia, THE RING 140-pound champ, has an axe to grind with former titleholder Zab Judah and plans to make the veteran pay when they fight this Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Showtime examines the relationship between father and son -- trainer Angel Garcia and fighter Danny Garcia -- in advance of the junior welterweight champ's title defense against Zab Judah on Saturday night.

Danny Jacobs on being declared cancer free: "Now, with this behind me, I can get ready for April 27 with no problem whatsoever." Jacobs, a Brooklyn native, fights on the Danny Garcia-Zab Judah undercard on Saturday at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

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.

The fighting peers of junior middleweights Austin Trout and Saul Alvarez offer their thoughts on who will win Saturday night's Showtime-televised clash of unbeatens.

Junior middleweight prospect Boyd Melson shares about his paralyzed "soul mate" Christian Zaccagnino on Tuesday's Real Sports on HBO: "One of my biggest fears is me waking up and seeing her at 60 years old and she’s still in a wheelchair."

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.

Popular New York City-based junior middleweight Captain Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson will be featured on HBO's Real Sports on Tuesday, April 16, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.