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Ryan Burton catches up Gabe Rosado to discuss his middleweight battle with J'Leon Love.
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Ryan Burton catches up Gabe Rosado to discuss his middleweight battle with J'Leon Love.

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Before a packed crowd of thousands, WBC welterweight chaampion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26KOs) weighed in at 146-pounds, while mandatory challenger Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (31-1-1, 18KOs) was 147 on the scale. Mayweather is making $32 million for the fight, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and Guerrero is listed for a guarantee of $3 million. Both fighters will make more from the Showtime pay-per-view revenues.

Ryan Burton catches the final press conference to the Showtime Pay-Per-View undercard to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero. Abner Mares moves up to the featherweight division to challenge WBC champion Daniel Ponce De Leon. J'Leon Love battles Gabe Rosado in a middleweight clash, and former champion Leo Santa Cruz moves up the super bantamweight division to face veteran Alexander Munoz.

Ryan Burton catches up with Leo Santa Cruz to discuss his move to the super bantaweight division.

Ryan Burton catches the open workouts to middleweight rivals Gabe Rosado and J'Leon Love.

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - BoxingScene.com and other members of the media caught up with middleweight contender Gabriel Rosado shortly after his "Grand Arrival" for his May 4th showdown against the unbeaten J'Leon Love. The fight will be part of the pay-per-view undercard for Floyd Mayweather Jr's showdown against Robert Guerrero. Rosado and Love were involved in a heated exchange that also included Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe jawing at Rosado. The Philadelphia native said that Love and his promoter's actions show that they are really nervous about the upcoming fight.

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Things definitely heated up between middleweight contenders J'Leon Love and Gabriel Rosado yesterday at the "Grand Arrivals" for the Floyd Mayweather versus Robert Guerrero pay-per-view mega fight. Words were exchanged between both men and Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe also joined in, getting in Rosado's face. BoxingScene correspondent Chris Robinson and myself caught up with Love shortly after the altercation. He brushed off anything Rosado had to say but admitted that his opponent has a lot of heart and determination when he steps in the ring. He said that while also saying that being too brave can get you in trouble.

Ryan Burton catches up with middleweights J'Leon Love and Gabe Rosado, as both men discuss their heated confrontation at the Mayweather-Guerrero grand arrivals, which took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Ryan Burton catches the heated confrontation between middleweights J'Leon Love and Gabe Rosado, who came face to face at the Mayweather-Guerrero grand arrivals at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Middleweight contender J’Leon Love is gearing up to for not only the toughest test of his career when he takes on Gabriel Rosado on May 4th, but also the biggest stage he’s fought on as he will be part of the televised undercard to Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero’s mega fight. Love is fighting under Mayweather’s promotional banner and is considered one of boxing’s top promising contenders. Rosado will be a big step up in class for Love who only has 15 professional fights but Love feels he’s ready for his latest assignment. In fact, what most don’t know is that it was Love himself who asked for this fight. “We [actually] asked for Gabriel Rosado. That's the thing, a lot of people don't know [that] I asked for these tough fights. This is something I’ve been waiting on my whole life. Like I said I'm ready for it. Rosado is a tough fighter and he's going to come and bring it but I believe in myself. I'm confident and I'm ready to rock” said Love as he prepared to workout at the Mayweather Boxing Club.