Cotto vs Margarito Rematch: Pre Fight Analysis

This coming December 3, 2011, Miguel Cotto (36-2 with 29 KOs) will defend his title against Antonio Margarito (38-7 with 27 KOs) at Madison Square Garden, New York City. This is their second encounter, their first fight was described by HBO’s Max Kellerman as a “modern day classic” and it’s very hard to disagree with that opinion. The first half of the fight was dominated by Cotto by using his superior speed, athleticism, and boxing skills. He managed...

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Cotto-Margarito's Rematch is on after license approved

Antonio Margarito was given a boxing license on Tuesday by the New York State Athletic Commission in New York, allowing his scheduled 154-pound title fight with Miguel Cotto on Dec. 3 at Madison Square Garden to happen. Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto, 36-2 with 29 knockouts, will defends his World Boxing Association super welterweight title against Mexican's Antonio Margarito, 38-7 with 27 knockouts, on December 3 at Madison Square Garden. Cotto had...

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Cotto awaits Margarito's Decision: fight must be in New York

Asked about the medical problem of the possibility of moving the fight elsewhere. Miguel Cotto answers with the media in a conference call Tuesday. Meanwhile, the garden is almost exhausted. Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank has met with representatives of other places, like the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Whatever the outcome, the decision of the New York State Athletic Commission, Arum is expected to continue with mega-fight, one that has been...

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Cotto-Margarito mixup a preventable mess

New York State Athletic Commission held a hearing in Manhattan on Friday to vote and decide whether to license Antonio Margarito to fight Miguel Cottoat Madison Square Garden, 3 December rematch of their epic 2008 meeting in Las Vegas. The question is Margarito's condition, or lack thereof, to fight. Margarito suffered an eye damage during the November 13 fight against Manny Pacquiao, a fight where the referee Laurence Cole and Margarito corner has...

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New York State Athletic Commission to decide Friday if Margarito can fight in N.Y.

Top Rank, which promotes the pay-per-view HBO championship game, will find a public hearing on Friday if the three people in New York State Athletic Commission, headed by the chairman Melvina Lathan, helps to end Margaritas in New York. He had already been rejected by the Commission for health reasons on 31 October, but he and Top Rank has requested an audience with the hope of changing the spirit of the commission. The reason for refusal: Margaritas,...

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Cotto vs Margarito 2 Tickets For Sale

Cotto vs Margarito 2 Tickets are now available. Click view tickets below to buy Cotto vs Margarito tickets. function TN_SetWidgetOptions() { TN_Widget.newWindow = true; TN_Widget.trackingParams = '?img=249&kbid=5988'; TN_Widget.custLink = true; TN_Widget.tixUrl = 'http://www.ticketnetwork.com/tix/'; } Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KOs) is scheduled to fight a rematch against Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) in December 3 2011. Miguel Cotto is the current...

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Margarito Vs. Cotto is a Fight to Look Forward To

The rest of the year 2011 will see us looking forward to and watching many marquee match ups in boxing. There is the Sergio Martinez-Darren Barker bout this weekend and the highly touted Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight in November 12. However, the Antonio Margarito-Miguel Cotto match up this coming December 3 is one to look forward to with a different anticipation. The Margarito-Cotto duel is an event worthy of a countdown. Compared to the...

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Guilty Pleasure: The Countdown To Margarito-Cotto Is On

We’re not exactly looking at a barren boxing calendar for the remainder of 2011. Over the next 11 Saturdays, there are 10 fight cards on either Showtime, HBO, or HBO Pay-Per-View. Four of the top five pound-for-pound fighters will be in action. There are eight different bouts remaining that I would categorize as having “Fight of the Year potential” (including a rematch to the fight that is currently the frontrunner for the award). So it is not an...

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