Antonio Margarito – Miguel Cotto Rematch Update

6
Player Props Betting.
Photo by HBO

By Dan Rafael from ESPN

Although a rematch between junior middleweight titlist Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito has not been negotiated — Top Rank’s Bob Arum has only recently begun to discuss deals with their camps — it is a fight Arum intends to put together.

Originally, Arum hoped to schedule the pay-per-view fight for July 16. It would likely air on Showtime PPV, which has an option on Cotto’s next fight after producing and distributing his 12th-round TKO of Ricardo Mayorga on March 12 on pay-per-view.

However, assuming the fight is made, it will be pushed back until the fall, likely Sept. 17 in Las Vegas, Top Rank’s Carl Moretti told ESPN.com.

The reason for the move: Margarito isn’t yet ready to resume sparring in time for a July fight because of the damage he suffered to his eye and cheek during the one-sided beatdown Manny Pacquiao gave him in November.

“It was purely his physical condition for the move. He needs a little more time to heal before he can get in there and spar, so that is what put the July date in jeopardy,” Moretti said. “We want to make sure there is no problem when he goes back into camp. [Arum] has spoken to both camps about the promotion, but there is no deal set in stone yet, but it’s a fight we’re planning.”

If the fight goes on Sept. 17 — the weekend of Mexican Independence Day and a traditional boxing weekend involving Mexican fighters — it could present a conflict with rival promoter Golden Boy, which has already announced plans to put on an HBO PPV fight from either Staples Center in Los Angeles or the MGM Grand in Las Vegas featuring Mexican junior middleweight titlist Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, should he defeat Ryan Rhodes on June 18.

Margarito, of Mexico, stopped Puerto Rico’s Cotto in the 11th round to win a welterweight belt in July 2008, but that victory has been tainted because Margarito was caught trying to fight Shane Mosley in his next bout with loaded hand wraps. Many suspect he also wore loaded wraps against Cotto.

Player Props Betting.

6 COMMENTS

  1. Cant wait for this rematch. It should be a great fight but just like my fello boricua said as long as its fair lol. I’m for Cotto all the way.

  2. as long as is a fair fight i dont mind mexicomafia… but so far ur boy without bricks in his gloves has looked horrible… lets see

  3. Should be a great rematch. I’m looking forward to this on. F*ck De La Hoya, who cares what he thinks…

  4. this fight is in september but its gonna be in new jersey about 5 minutes from my house im there lol mexicans and boricuas in one place watching 2 fighters of there own wowwwwwwwwwwwww crazy but fun the 2 best nationalities in boxing head to head again……

Comments are closed.