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Marco Antonio Barrera on Manny Pacquiao, Erik Morales, And More

LAS VEGAS -- On February 12, less than a month after his 37th birthday, five-time titlist Marco Antonio Barrera of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, scored a knockdown in each round on the way to a second-round stoppage of 43-year-old journeyman Jorge Arias of Providence, R.I. The win represented the 44th knockout, and the...

Sebastian Zbik-Julio Cesar Chavez on Target for May

German middleweight (160 pounds) Sebastian Zbik and Mexico's junior middleweight (154 pounds) and middleweight contender, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., could meet for what is essentially the WBC's vacant title in May, according to Zanfer Promotions' match maker, Sean Gibbons, who handles Chavez's fights. The story was first...

Julio Cesar Chavez Mulls Pawel Wolak, Yuri Foreman, Saul Alvarez

Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum confirmed a report by BoxingScene.com that Saturday night's clash between junior middleweight (154 pounds) contender Pawel Wolak of New Jersey and junior middleweight and middleweight (160 pounds) prospect Julio Cesar Chavez of Mexico will take place at 165 pounds rather than at the...

Julio Cesar Chavez, Manny Pacquiao to Spar, Train Together

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is expected to arrive next Thursday, Oct. 7, in Baguio City, Philippines, where he will train and spar with Manny Pacquiao, as the two fighters prepare for upcoming fights, according to Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz. The 24-year-old Chavez (40-0-1, 30 knockouts) will face Alfonso Gomez...

Injury Forces Four-Week Delay of Juan Manuel Lopez-Rafael Marquez

The promoters of former world champion Rafael Marquez (pictured above) and southpaw WBO featherweight (126 pounds) titlist Juan Manuel Lopez have officially confirmed that their scheduled Sept. 18 bout in Las Vegas has been postponed due to an injury to Marquez's right thumb. Work is being done to reschedule the bout...