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As an amateur fighter, Darley Perez was a 2008 Olympian for his native Colombia. As a professional, he is undefeated but a bit too old to still be called a prospect and not proven enough yet to be called a contender. But now that Perez (28-0, 19 K...

Yuriorkis Gamboa, a former unified featherweight titleholder and current interim junior lightweight titlist, is moving up in weight again.

Three notes from the fistic world: • Interim junior lightweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa is supposed to fight June 8, but it has not been easy for promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and HBO to finalize the opponent. Gamboa is supposed to...

After the March 16 Ricky Burns-Miguel Vazquez lightweight unification fight was pushed off on Monday, Golden Boy Promotions' CEO Richard Schaefer said he revisited trying to make a unification fight between Adrien Broner and Scotland's Burns for June...

If Adrien Broner is as good as some say he is, why doesn't he step up to fight the best and prove it? Admittedly, there are complications with all of them, but here are nine Broner matches we'd love to see.

NEW YORK -- Welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. is supposed to be back in action March 16 and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has been saying it's going to be a big-name opponent, but he won't say who. But from what I am told, Top Rank has a deal ...

Juan Manuel Marquez, seeking his first victory over longtime rival Manny Pacquiao, delivered the most convincing and emphatic ending of their four fights Saturday in Las Vegas with an explosive one-punch KO.

Five things we learned from Saturday's Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV card in Las Vegas.

Yuriorkis Gamboa returned from a 15-month layoff Saturday in Las Vegas to receive a stiff challenge -- and even a knockdown -- from Michael Farenas, but grinded out a tough points victory.

LAS VEGAS -- His relationship with Floyd Mayweather Jr., at the center of so many episodes of "24/7," may have cratered, and with it the ballyhooed TMT Promotions. But 50 Cent's interest in boxing remains fully intact, as do his promotional designs, ...

LAS VEGAS - The contracts have been submitted to the Nevada State Athletic Commission so the purses are official for the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV card on Saturday night (HBO PPV, 9 ET, $59.95) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Pacquiao's...

Former unified featherweight titleholder Yuriorkis Gamboa got a new opponent in Michael Farenas on Monday for his first fight in 15 months.

We all know that Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will meet for the fourth time on Dec. 8 (HBO PPV) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. But what else will you get if you decide to shell out the $50 or $60 to buy the pay-per-view? Here is what you ca...

Junior lightweight champion Adrien Broner is on the verge of stardom with overwhelming speed, flare and power. Despite what he has accomplished thus far, he believes the fans haven't seen the best of him -- yet.

Dan Rafael ranks the best boxers in the world.

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Promoter Gary Shaw won a purse bid on Thursday for the featherweight title elimination bout between Luis Franco, who he promotes, and Gary Russell, the 2011 ESPN.com prospect of the year who is promoted by Golden Boy.