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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marcos Maidana stopped Victor Ortiz early in the sixth round of an action-packed fight Saturday night, using a punishing right hand to upset one of boxing's top prospects.

Maidana (26-1, 25 KOs), a 140-pound Argentine who fights mostly in Germany, was knocked down three times in the opening two rounds of his first fight in this country. Yet Maidana also flattened Ortiz in the first round, and he steadily landed punches until Ortiz finally was forced to stop, his face badly cut and terribly swollen.

"I went down, but I got up because I have a big heart," Maidana said. "I saw that Victor felt my punches, and I said, 'I know I can win this."

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Floyd Mayweather has been cleared by doctors to fight Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19 at the MGM Grand.

The flamboyant former pound-for-pound king was scheduled to fight Marquez next month at the MGM Grand, but his return from a brief retirement was postponed after he injured a rib training.

Victor Ortiz's mother abandoned him at the age of 7. Five years later, his father left, too. So, it's surprising to hear the 22-year-old light welterweight boxing star say that his life is still "hell."

"When you're champion, everyone wants to take it from you," Ortiz told FanHouse recently." So, you have to put yourself physically and mentally through hell to keep what you have already."

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has announced that he suffered a rib injury in training camp and will postpone his highly anticipated July 18 comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.

"I am extremely disappointed that this fight has to be postponed," Mayweather said in a statement released by Golden Boy Promotions. "I was training very hard and looking forward to getting back in the ring on July 18th."

Both Mayweather and Marquez indicated that they expect to reschedule the fight as soon as Mayweather is healthy enough to resume training. No timeframe has been set.

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Many experts think Victor Ortiz, who is currently ranked third by the WBA, is the next boxing superstar. Is he poised to be the next Oscar De La Hoya? In this video we talk to him about it as he prepares for his June 27th fight against Marcos Maidana, a fighter who has 25 wins, 24 of which are by knockout.

Check out the video after the jump.

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After a 19-month hiatus, Floyd "Money" Mayweather, one of the greatest boxers in American history, is getting back in the ring to face Mexico's No. 1 boxer, Juan Manuel Marquez. In this video we hear from Mayweather, who is known for his flashiness, as we ask him what he has to say to his fans, and find out where he gets his swagger from. We also hear from Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer on why Marquez is better than Manny Pacquiao and worthy of facing "Money" Mayweather.

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Ricky Hatton hasn't decided yet whether he'll ever box again, but he sounded in the above interview with Sky Sports like a man who's ready to hang up the gloves and move into a career as a promoter.

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They call Manny Pacquiao the People's Champ, and in this video you'll understand why. For his fans, Manny is everything, impacting their lives in a serious way. After knocking the daylights out of Ricky Hatton in less than two rounds, his fans were beyond thrilled. As the fight was going on in Las Vegas, some 800 die-hard Pacquiao fans came together at the Montalban Theater in the heart of Hollywood to cheer on their hero and raise money for a great cause.

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Manny Pacquiao provided the most dominant showing of his incredible boxing career Saturday night, giving Ricky Hatton a brutal beating in the first round before knocking him out cold in the second.

Pacquiao came out on fire with lightning fast punches, absolutely annihilating Hatton, who looked like he had no idea what hit him. Hatton went down twice in the first round, and FanHouse scored it a 10-7 round for Pacquiao.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. is back, ending his brief retirement from boxing.

The undefeated five-division champion plans to announce Saturday his return to the sport with a July fight against WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, a person close to the fight confirmed Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the fight hadn't been officially announced.