By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto has suddenly changed his mind about fighting Antonio Margarito in the summer. Cotto was previously entertaining the idea of fighting Sergio Martinez next or at least waiting until he heard how big of an offer he could get for this fight. Now Cotto has changed his mind and will be going ahead with the Margarito rematch in the summer as his promoter Bob Arum wishes for him.
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It wasn’t the plaster that beat Cotto
by Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: First, I want to congratulate Miguel Cotto on his title defense over Ricardo Mayorga. Although the prediction of a 4th round stoppage was wrong, none the less it was a good fight. But before this fight took place, there had been an out cry of a rematch with Antonio Margarito. Margarito stopped Cotto in their 2008 battle bloodying his face along the way. I watched the fight one time and then I watched it again. And I can honestly say that the possible of plaster in Margarito’s gloves made no major difference in the fight. So rather than drag this thing out let me cut right to the chase.
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.
Margarito says that if he fights Cotto, he’s going to be champion once again
By Chris Williams: Former IBF welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) is still recovering from the beating he took from Manny Pacquiao in November. Margarito suffered a fractured right orbital bone in that fight, which required surgery to repair the problem. Margarito is now well on his way to healing and is looking to fight for the title possibly in June against old nemesis World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s).
Cotto says Margarito is a shadow of his former self
By Jason Kim: World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) is set for a big money rematch against Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) possibly in June of 2011, depending on how well Margarito’s facial injuries heal from his recent beating at the hands of Manny Pacquiao in November. Cotto already fought Margarito in 2008, and lost the fight, suffering a horrible beating in the process of being stopped in the 11th round.
A disappointing aftermath: Cotto vs. Margarito
By Lucio Nunez: Miguel Cotto was left a bloody following his loss to Antonio Margarito and was immediately hospitalized. Antonio Margarito on the other side was thrilled with has long desired career defining fight and said “El tornado llegó para quedarse” (The Tornado was here to stay).
Cotto interested in fighting Sergio Martinez: Will Arum let him?
By Chris Williams: According to the latest boxing news, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) likes the idea of fighting WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KO’s). This would be a great fight if Cotto’s promoter Bob Arum would allow him to take the fight with Martinez. However, the chances of that happening are slim and none, and it’s a fight that Arum wouldn’t have the excuse about Martinez being too big for Chavez because there’s only six pounds that separates the two fighters in their respective weight classes. My guess is Arum won’t let Cotto take the fight because of a couple of reasons.
Arum wants to match Margarito against Cotto next in 2011
By Jason Kim: Two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) took a terrible beating in losing a 12 round unanimous decision to Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Fighting in front of 41,734 fans in the stadium, Margarito gave it his best shot against Pacquiao, but he was far too slow and wide open on defense to make much of a fight of it. Margarito did hurt Pacquiao with some body shots in the 6th, but he was unable to take advantage of it and spent the rest of the fight taking huge punishment.
Cotto V Margarito II: Redemption
By Tom Graves: On July 26 of 2008, The unbeaten Puerto Rican WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto faced Tijuana’s Tornado, Antonio Margarito in a much anticipated bout.The outcome was a an eleventh round technical knockout victory for Margarito, which took Cotto’s WBA crown from him and placed the Mexican as The Ring magazine’s #1 ranked boxer in the welterweight division.
Cotto needs to fight Margarito in Mexico
By Esteban Garduno: If former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) was smart, he would press Top Rank to line up a rematch against Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KO’s) in Mexico as soon as possible. Cotto, 29, has unfinished business against Margarito due to the brutal beating that Cotto received at the hands of Margarito in July 2008. Cotto’s face was nearly torn off by the powerful punches from the high octane punches from Margarito in that fight, and if Cotto wants to get peace of mind from that bout, he should try to get Margarito back in the ring to see if he can avenge that defeat.