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Diaz at crossroads as he prepares for Marquez

If Juan Diaz loses Saturday, his days as an elite boxer are probably over. But his impact has only just begun.

Mayweather exposed as chicken
Despite revelations that renewed negotiations for a superfight have been ongoing, Team Mayweather won't come clean.

Pacquiao quotes Frost, Buffer in 1st House speech
Manny Pacquiao has taken his seat as a newly elected Philippine congressman and quoted American poet Robert Frost -- and famed sports announcer Michael Buffer -- in his first House speech. Pacquiao, who will fight former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito in November after winning the May national elections, promised to work to uplift his southern home province from poverty that he too had...

Jacobs to fight for title after grandma's death
American Daniel Jacobs will fight for the WBO middleweight title on Saturday despite the recent death of his grandmother. Cordelia Jacobs died last weekend, but her undefeated grandson told The Associated Press on Monday he will still fight Russia's Dmitry Pirog for the vacant belt on the undercard of Juan Manuel Marquez's rematch with Juan Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Quality undercard a Golden opportunity
Golden Boy Promotions is trying something novel on Saturday: A quality undercard on a boxing pay-per-view.

Pacquiao to fight Margarito on Nov. 13
Manny Pacquiao has turned his attention to former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito for a November fight, after his promoter could not get a deal signed against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Top Rank chief Bob Arum told The Associated Press on Saturday that Pacquiao will fight Margarito in a junior middleweight bout on Nov.

Pacquiao to fight Margarito in November
Manny Pacquiao will fight Antonio Margarito in November; a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is off for 2010.

Wladimir Klitschko trying to line up Samuel Peter
Wladimir Klitschko's management is trying to line up Samuel Peter of Nigeria for the IBF heavyweight champion's next fight. Klitschko also holds the minor WBO and IBO belts and was slated to fight Russian Alexander Povetkin in Frankfurt on Sept. 11. But Povetkin never signed the contract and Klitschko's camp is looking to sign former WBC champion Peter.

Golden Boy controversy rages on
More questions than answers came from Golden Boy's admission of impropriety related to a NYC fight card.

Guerrero's biggest win came outside the ring
Robert Guerrero sacrificed his title belt to help his wife Casey fight – and beat – cancer.

Commission to hold inquiry into IBO title fight
Danny Green's knockout win over Paul Briggs for the IBO cruiserweight title will be investigated after concerns were raised over the bout which lasted just 29 seconds. The Western Australian Professional Combat Sports Commission announced Thursday it will hold an inquiry into Wednesday's fight, which ended when Briggs was counted out after being felled by a seemingly innocuous punch from...

Brooklyn arena positioned to host boxing events

Time for Mayweather to fight Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr. lives in what he calls his Big Boy house, a $9.5 million golf course mansion he likes to show off whenever HBO trots out its "24/7" show to promote his fights. If you've ever spent $59.95 for one of those fights, you helped pay for it. Nothing wrong with that, though it's not likely to get you an invitation to the pool parties out back that always seem to get...