Thursday, 7 July 2011

Cotto-Margarito for rematch

Boxing: Cotto-Margarito for rematch
Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito will go toe-to-toe for a second time later this year, according to reports in the US.
The pair met previously in 2008 when Mexican Margarito stopped Cotto in the 11th round to claim the Puerto Rican's WBA welterweight crown and end his run of 32 straight wins.
Now a December 3 rematch appears to be on the cards with Cotto's WBA light-middleweight title on the line.
Margarito's co-manager Sergio Diaz told ESPN: "We want the fight. Cotto wants the fight. We're just finishing everything."
Margarito's initial victory was tainted when he was caught using illegal hand wraps in his next fight against Shane Mosley.
Margarito, who was suspended for 16 months, will now get to set the record straight.
The Mexican, 38-7-0, returns to the ring following surgery on a broken orbital bone sustained in a 12-round beating by pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao in November.
Cotto has won 36 of his 38 fights with his only other defeat coming at the hands of the Pacman in 2009.

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