Miguel Cotto vs. Sadam Ali set to be finalized

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By Dan Ambrose: The agreed upon December 2 fight between WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) and fringe welterweight contender Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 Kos) is set to be finalized, according to Dan Rafael. HBO World Championship Boxing will televise the Cotto vs. Ali fight.

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Miguel Cotto vs. Sadam Ali possible for Dec.2

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By Dan Ambrose: WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) is being talked about fighting welterweight Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) for December 2 on HBO Boxing at Madison Square Garden in New York. Ali, 29, is a 2008 U.S Olympian, and he is promoted by Golden Boy, the same company that promotes Cotto.

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Lemieux confirms next fight on Dec.2

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By Jeff Aranow: David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) has confirmed his next fight will be on December 2, and there’s the possibly could be against Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) on HBO World Championship Boxing in New York. Both guys have been mentioned fighting on the December 2 card.

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Cotto vs. Lemieux in play for Dec.2 on HBO in New York

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By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto and David Lemieux could be facing each other on December 2 on HBO at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to Dan Rafael. If Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) and Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs) don’t face each other on that date, then Lemieux will still wind up on the undercard in the co-feature.

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Loeffler says Golovkin vs. Cotto is ideal fight for Dec.

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By Dan Ambrose: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs. Miguel Cotto would be a great fight for December, says Triple G’s promoter Tom Loeffler. Right now, they would like to put together a rematch against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who was given a HIGHLY questionable 12 round draw against GGG last Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, Canelo wants to sit and do nothing for the next 8 months until May of 2018.

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Roach: Cotto could fight Canelo or Golovkin next

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By Jim Dower: Miguel Cotto will be fighting in December in December, and his opponent could be Gennady “GGG” Golovkin or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, according to trainer Freddie Roach. Unfortunately, Canelo would seem to be not possible for Cotto, as he says he won’t be fighting again until next May. Canelo only fights two times a year on the Mexican holidays.

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Golovkin wants to fight in December, Cotto an option

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By Jeff Aranow: Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) wants to get back inside the ring in December to defend his IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight titles rather than sit and wait until May of 2018 to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) for a rematch. One option for Golovkin’s December fight is Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs). He’s supposed to be retiring after December, and he’s looking for a big fight.

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Margarito surely not the answer for Cotto

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By Gav Duthie: Rivalries are a funny business in boxing. They often come with a heated atmosphere of the opponent but when the careers are over their names are intertwined in history. You can’t mention Mickey Ward without Arturo Gatti, Marco Antonio Barrera with Erik Morales, Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson and Ken Norton and Joe Frazier will always be synonymous with Muhammad Ali.

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Miguel Cotto vs. Mikey Garcia a possibility for December

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By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Robert Garcia says a fight between his brother WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia and WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is a possibility. Robert says the promoters are interested in that fight following Mikey sending out a Tweet that he’d like to fight the 36-year-old Cotto. Robert didn’t mention the names of the promoters unfortunately.

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