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When Manny Pacquiao picked Brandon Rios to fight for his comeback bout after the knockout loss he suffered against Juan Manuel Marquez in December, he did so with the blessing of Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach. Roach said he liked the fight fo...

OXNARD, Calif. -- Like most any Mexican or Mexican-American boxer today, Brandon Rios grew up captivated by the performances of Julio Cesar Chavez. Inspired by the Mexican idol, Rios visualized himself from a very young age as a future world champ...

The complex and multifaceted relationship between fighter and trainer is far from an exact science. But when meshed properly, a helpless cause can turn into a triumph.

Yes, 2012 is in the books, but beyond last week's daily annual awards for fighter, knockout, round, prospect and fight of the year, here is part 1 of some additional awards: Trainer of the year: This was a slam dunk: Robert Garcia had a huge year ...

Over the course of two meetings, one on Dec. 1 in New York on the day the Austin Trout-Miguel Cotto fight and one on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas on the day of the Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao IV, members of the Boxing Writers Association of America met...

After destroying Angel Martinez on Wednesday at the legendary Luna Park arena, Marcos Maidana is ready to return to the U.S. and, he hopes, again challenge for a welterweight title.

Robert Garcia expects hard work and humility from his fighters -- including a growing list of current and former champs -- which sets the tone for the Oxnard, Calif., kids he also trains at his gym.

Pablo Sarmiento and Robert Garcia, plying their trade within two miles of each other in Oxnard, Calif., may have the best shot of any up-and-coming cornermen to unseat Freddie Roach as boxing's top trainer.

Cameron Dunkin is a prized persona in the fight game, from a writer's perspective, because he will often traffic in the truth. Sure, he has his moments when he plays his cards with a politician's instincts, but by and large, he will speak his mind ho...

Junior welterweight titlist Marcos Maidana is one of boxing's most consistently exciting fighters, so most fans probably don't care that he is just 2-2 in his past four fights. No matter who he fights, he'll be interesting to watch because of his agg...

New corner, better results: By enlisting the services of trainer Robert Garcia, Kelly Pavlik showed a new wrinkle to his game -- and gave a second wind to a sagging career.

Troubled former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik needed a new start, and it has been so far, so good for him in Oxnard, Calif., with new trainer Robert Garcia.

NEW YORK -- Pretty much everyone in the building on Saturday night expects Miguel Cotto to play "Pin the Glove on the Eye" on that messed-up, iffy right orb of Antonio Margarito. I know what the doctors, a whole bunch of them, say: that the eye is...

While all the limelight (such as it was) shone on Nonito Donaire on Saturday night, the man charged with making the "Filipino Flash" sparkle before the expectant crowd was head trainer Robert Garcia. But even as Donaire's bout with Omar Narva...

NEW YORK -- The reclamation project that is former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik is about to enter the next, inevitable phase: a new trainer (Robert Garcia) and a new training location (Oxnard, Calif.). Pavlik and his father, co-manager Mike Pa...

Manny Pacquiao proved size doesn't matter by overcoming a 17-pound weight disadvantage to claim a title in his eighth weight class.