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Cotto and Margarito's aggressive boxing styles led to much speculation of a potential fight of the year candidate. Junior welterweight titleholder Paulie Malignaggi said that the fight would be "pure entertainment", and HBO commentator Jim Lampley said that "I'm asking for one of my top 10 fights in my 22 years of calling fights on television ...
Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II was a professional boxing match contested onDecember 3, 2011 , for the WBA (Super) super welterweight championship. [1] The bout was at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, United States under the promotion of Top Rank at a catchweight of 153 pounds.
Cotto was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Puerto Rican parents, and relocated to Caguas, Puerto Rico, with his family before he turned two. [5] There are several figures linked to boxing in his family, including his late father Miguel Cotto Sr., his brother José Miguel Cotto, his second cousin Abner Cotto, and his uncle and former boxing trainer Evangelista Cotto.
Pages in category "Boxing matches involving Miguel Cotto" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito;
Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who competed between 1994 and 2017. He held multiple welterweight world championships, including the WBO title from 2002 to 2007, the IBF title in 2008, and the WBA (Super) title from 2008 to 2009.
Cotto and Margarito fought one for the ages; many fans considered it a great fight. [170] Cotto largely controlled the first half of the fight and was ahead on all the three judges' scorecards after six rounds, but Margarito came on in the second half and injured Cotto's face, leading to an eleventh-round technical knockout victory for the Mexican.
2004: Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr. 2004: Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya; 2006: Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales II; 2006: Shane Mosley vs. Fernando Vargas; 2007: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. 2008: Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II; 2008: Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito; 2009: Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton
Miguel Cotto became the gym's first "homegrown" world champion when he conquered the WBO's world Jr. Welterweight title by knocking out Kelson Pinto of Brazil in six rounds in 2004. Cotto built a career that included various world titles and fights with Antonio Margarito, Sergio Martinez, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul Alvarez. [4]