Berto

Unbeaten WBC welterweight boxing champion Andre Berto, saying he's "mentally and physically exhausted" from the devastation in his parents' earthquake-stricken home country Haiti, announced Monday he was withdrawing from his welterweight unification title bout against Shane Mosley, scheduled for Jan. 30 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. "I lost several family members to the earthquake and after two days without word was relieved to learn that my sister, Naomi, and her daughter, Jessica, survived but were left homeless," Berto said in a statement.

Robert Guerrero's commitment to the toughest of challenges was well regarded outside the ring in how he helped his wife, Casey, recover from cancer. Saturday night in Ontario, the Northern California boxer stuck his head into another brave battle for 12 rounds and beat Andre Berto in a gritty display that could land him his dream fight. Guerrero (31-1-1) was awarded 116-110 scores by judges Julie Lederman, Alejandro Rochin and Max DeLuca after knocking down Berto in each of the first two rounds, then pounding the body, pressing Berto to the ropes and standing up to the heavier man's best power punches to seal the triumph.

Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco uses boxing as an off-season training method and, Chad being Chad, he's duly impressed with the results. "So when I get in the ring and knock out [Andre] Berto, and people are like, 'I didn't know Chad could fight,' I just told you," he told the Sporting News. Berto, WBC welterweight champion, didn't take long to fire back via BoxingTalk.com. "Chad Johnson, Ochocinco, or whatever his name is, the two of us have been going back and forth for a while behind the scenes," Berto said.

fact box goes with advance Robert Guerrero (30-1-1, 18 KOs) vs. Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KOs), for interim WBC welterweight title Site: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario Television: HBO Time: 7 p.m., starting with Carlos Quintana (29-3, 23 KOs) vs. Keith Thurman (18-0, 17 KOs), super-welterweights Tickets: $25-$200

fact box goes with advance Robert Guerrero (30-1-1, 18 KOs) vs. Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KOs), for interim WBC welterweight title Site: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario Television: HBO Time: 7 p.m., starting with Carlos Quintana (29-3, 23 KOs) vs. Keith Thurman (18-0, 17 KOs), super-welterweights Tickets: $25-$200

Andre Berto and Robert Guerrero, two former world champions who could still use  more name recognition in their pursuit of boxing stardom, will fight each other Nov. 24 in Ontario with a likely captive Thanksgiving weekend audience tuned in. Former world welterweight champion Berto (28-1, 22 knockouts) will fight for the first time since September 2011, after he saw his June shot against Victor Ortiz scrapped because Berto tested positive for a steroid. The California State Athletic Commission later reviewed the case and cleared Berto, 29, of wrongdoing, identifying his sample as a result of contamination.

Robert Guerrero's commitment to the toughest of challenges was well regarded outside the ring in how he helped his wife, Casey, recover from cancer. Saturday night in Ontario, the Northern California boxer stuck his head into another brave battle for 12 rounds and beat Andre Berto in a gritty display that could land him his dream fight. Guerrero (31-1-1) was awarded 116-110 scores by judges Julie Lederman, Alejandro Rochin and Max DeLuca after knocking down Berto in each of the first two rounds, then pounding the body, pressing Berto to the ropes and standing up to the heavier man's best power punches to seal the triumph.

Boxing is a haven for fluid situations. Injuries, upsets and personal vendettas can change the course of an anticipated matchup. With that disclaimer, the sport's current landscape bodes well for Robert Guerrero and Andre Berto, welterweight opponents Saturday in Ontario, to position themselves for a spring date against Floyd Mayweather Jr. "Absolutely a possibility," said Oscar De La Hoya, who is promoting the HBO-televised Guerrero-Berto fight...

Boxer Andre Berto recently pondered the thought of his upcoming opponent, Victor Ortiz, battered, bloodied and flat on his back, and he said that scenario would not bother him in the least. Berto was not trying to hype a fight with misplaced machismo. Everything is relative, and blood in a boxing ring will never be worth much more than a shrug to Berto. He has seen things so much worse, so much more chilling. He got the phone call around 6 on the night of Jan. 12, 2010. He was home in Florida, training for the biggest fight of his career, a Jan. 30 matchup with Shane Mosley in Las Vegas.

They are considered two of the brightest prospects for Olympic gold on the U.S. boxing team. But in one dizzying day of shifting fortunes at the Olympic Boxing Trials, they went from high hopes to no hope to renewed hope. When the five-day trials opened Tuesday at the Tunica Arena and Exposition Center, a generally weak U.S.

Boxing is a haven for fluid situations. Injuries, upsets and personal vendettas can change the course of an anticipated matchup. With that disclaimer, the sport's current landscape bodes well for Robert Guerrero and Andre Berto, welterweight opponents Saturday in Ontario, to position themselves for a spring date against Floyd Mayweather Jr. "Absolutely a possibility," said Oscar De La Hoya, who is promoting the HBO-televised Guerrero-Berto fight...

Andre Berto and Robert Guerrero, two former world champions who could still use  more name recognition in their pursuit of boxing stardom, will fight each other Nov. 24 in Ontario with a likely captive Thanksgiving weekend audience tuned in. Former world welterweight champion Berto (28-1, 22 knockouts) will fight for the first time since September 2011, after he saw his June shot against Victor Ortiz scrapped because Berto tested positive for a steroid. The California State Athletic Commission later reviewed the case and cleared Berto, 29, of wrongdoing, identifying his sample as a result of contamination.

Boxer Andre Berto recently pondered the thought of his upcoming opponent, Victor Ortiz, battered, bloodied and flat on his back, and he said that scenario would not bother him in the least. Berto was not trying to hype a fight with misplaced machismo. Everything is relative, and blood in a boxing ring will never be worth much more than a shrug to Berto. He has seen things so much worse, so much more chilling. He got the phone call around 6 on the night of Jan. 12, 2010. He was home in Florida, training for the biggest fight of his career, a Jan. 30 matchup with Shane Mosley in Las Vegas.

Juan Manuel Marquez and two other boxers vying to become Manny Pacquiao's next opponent submitted term sheets to the Filipino star's promoter, it was learned Thursday, while the yearlong pursuit of a much-anticipated Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. super-fight remained bitterly out of reach. Marquez's promoter, Richard Schaefer, said he has turned over to Top Rank the financial terms and weight limit under which the lightweight title holder would agree to a third fight with Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao will next fight April 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the boxer's promoter announced Wednesday, with an important asterisk attached. Promoter Bob Arum said that if Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his representatives fail in the coming weeks to express interest in arranging a super-fight with Pacquiao, then Pacquiao will decide if he wants to fight Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley or Andre Berto. Arum, Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach will discuss the subject when they gather in the Philippines for Pacquiao's 32nd birthday party Dec. 17. Pacquiao will have the final say, according to Arum.

Unbeaten WBC welterweight boxing champion Andre Berto, saying he's "mentally and physically exhausted" from the devastation in his parents' earthquake-stricken home country Haiti, announced Monday he was withdrawing from his welterweight unification title bout against Shane Mosley, scheduled for Jan. 30 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. "I lost several family members to the earthquake and after two days without word was relieved to learn that my sister, Naomi, and her daughter, Jessica, survived but were left homeless," Berto said in a statement.

Late Thursday, after more than 12 hours of deliberations, the American Arbitration Assn. ruled that the 152-pound competition in the Olympic boxing trials will resume tonight with Cory Jones, Vanes Matirosyan, Edward Joseph and Austin Trout fighting to advance to the Olympic box-offs. The foursome will face off in two matches tonight, preceding the previously scheduled box-offs at the Cleveland State Convocation Center.

Another day, another grievance. So, more than 24 hours after a controversial bout in Tuesday's opening round of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials, two of the team's brightest stars still hung in limbo with deliberations by a grievance committee stretching late into Wednesday night.

Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco uses boxing as an off-season training method and, Chad being Chad, he's duly impressed with the results. "So when I get in the ring and knock out [Andre] Berto, and people are like, 'I didn't know Chad could fight,' I just told you," he told the Sporting News. Berto, WBC welterweight champion, didn't take long to fire back via BoxingTalk.com. "Chad Johnson, Ochocinco, or whatever his name is, the two of us have been going back and forth for a while behind the scenes," Berto said.

Late Thursday, after more than 12 hours of deliberations, the American Arbitration Assn. ruled that the 152-pound competition in the Olympic boxing trials will resume tonight with Cory Jones, Vanes Matirosyan, Edward Joseph and Austin Trout fighting to advance to the Olympic box-offs. The foursome will face off in two matches tonight, preceding the previously scheduled box-offs at the Cleveland State Convocation Center.