Undefeated super lightweight Arnold Barboza Jr. is close to a world title shot. Mike Alvarado is an old dog unwilling to go to pasture. Barboza, from South El Monte, California, will take on former 140-pound world champion Alvarado in a 10-round super lightweight bout on Friday, April 12 at Staples

                      Photo: Top Rank Inc. This week Top Rank Inc. signed three professional fighters to contracts, one of which being three-time Indian Oympian super middleweight Vijender Singh, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics as well as WBA middleweight

Venue: Manchester Arena, Manchester, England TV: beIN Sports (USA), BoxNation (UK) Time:4PM EST Terry Flanagan 135 vs. Diego Magdaleno 134.75 (WBO lightweight title) Liam Smith 153.5 vs. John Thompson 152.25 (Vacant WBO jr middleweight title) Luke Blackledge 167.5 vs. vs. Lee Markham 166.75 Tom Stalker 134.6 vs. Craig Evans 134