By Jim Dower: Both Miguel Cotto and Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KO’s) will be fighting on March 12th in separate bouts in different venues. Martinez will be fighting Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KO’s) for the vacant WBC middleweight Diamond belt at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Cotto, 30, is facing a tough bout against Ricardo Mayorga at the MGM Grand on the 12th.
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Cotto-Mayorga: Look for Miguel to get ripped apart in this one
By Dan Ambrose: When promoters plan out fights they sometimes overlook opponents due to their age. I believe this is the case for the March 12th fight between WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and 37-year-old Ricardo Mayorga. Bob Arum, Cotto’s promoter, obviously sees Mayorga’s age and believes that because he’s the older fighter that Cotto will naturally come out on top as the winner in this pay-per-view fight on 3/12 at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cotto-Margarito II on July 16th
By Dan Ambrose: The long awaited rematch between Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) and Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) will be happening on July 16th, according to Steve Kim at Maxboxing.com. This is provided that Cotto wins his fight next month against Ricardo Mayorga, and that’s a big if, because Cotto is a fighter that can be beaten on any given night if things aren’t working out for him.
Mayorga’s offensive firepower will be a problem for Cotto
By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) probably has no business fighting in the junior middleweight division, because at only 5’7″, he’s little more than the typical height for lightweights. He’s been able to get by at welterweight because the division has been so weak in the past few years, and because he never fought certain guys like Floyd Mayweather Jr., Andre Berto and Mike Jones.
Hector “Macho” Camacho expects to fight the winner of Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga
By Francisco Hernandez: Speaking to Mexican media, Hector “Macho” Camacho expects to be fighting the winner of the Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga fight. This will be Camacho’s final fight before he finally retires. Camacho is 48 years old, but the way that Cotto has been performing and the lack of boxing skills on the part of Mayorga, I can see elderly Camacho taking either of them out by decision.
Cotto-Mayorga: Ricardo will prove that Miguel is a paper champion on 3/12
By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) has lost two out of his last five fights, and you can make a good argument that Cotto should have lost three out of his last fight bouts, because one of his victories was a questionable 12 round decision over Joshua Clottey in June 2009. I saw the fight, and like many boxing fans, I felt that Cotto lost that fight and looked like he was ready to quit when the going got tough. On March 12th, Cotto is taking on Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1, 23 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ricardo Jimenez: Cotto-Margarito in June or July, López-Gamboa must wait
By Reynaldo Sanchez: Hollywood Fla. Today afternoon Tuesday, since he had promised previously by Top Rank Inc, there was carried out the Miguel Cotto media day, in route to his clash before the Nicaraguan fighter Ricardo “Matador” Mayorga.
King says he’s going to make Pacquiao vs. Mayorga after Cotto
By Jason Kim: Promoter Don King is looking to setup his fighter two-time world champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1, 23 Ko’s) with a fight against Manny Pacquiao next if the 37-year-old Mayorga can beat WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) on March 12th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Margarito says he’ll be ready to fight Cotto by June
By Jim Dower: Former IBF/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) says he thinks he’ll be ready to fight in June against WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto in a rematch. It’s unclear whether the fight can be made at that early date, because Cotto has a fight coming up next month against Ricardo Mayorga on March 12th. That fight could end up being a bloody one for Cotto. It would be a big ask for Cotto to hurry up and get ready for Margarito coming off that fight.
Kellerman calls Mosley-Pacquiao a terrible fight – Boxing News
By Dave Lahr: Instead of putting Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO’s) in with a fighter that is still fighting in the prime of their careers, Pacquiao’s promoter has opted to match him up with the 39-year-old Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KO’s) on May 7th at the MGM Grnad, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The only good thing I can see coming from this fight is that it won’t be held at a strength draining catch weight and it won’t have a new paper title on the line for Pacquiao to add to his collection of titles.