Cotto vs. Chavez

By Eric Thomas: It’s no secret that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum would like to match his two fighters WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. up against each other if they’re open to the fight.

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) could take on replacement opponent former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (32-3-1, 28 KO’s) on December 4th, if the originally scheduled fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) opts not to take the fight. The bout will be taking [...]

By Eric Thomas: Despite having shoulder surgery on his right shoulder, World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) will still go ahead with his December 4th fight against the unproven Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) at a still to be determined location.

By Chris Williams: I’m still trying to figure out what Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) has done to deserve a title shot against World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s). Other than the fact that both Chavez Jr. and Cotto fight for Top Rank and promoter Bob Arum likes [...]

By Chris Williams: Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, who works for both Manny Pacquiao and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., thinks that the 24-year-old Chavez Jr. can beat WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto when they fight on December 4th. In an article by Chris Robinson at Examiner.com, Ariza says “Freddie [Roach] already knows how [...]