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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.
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;
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.
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.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Ring Kings, was a professional boxing match contested on May 5, 2012, for the WBA (Super) super welterweight championship. [1] The bout was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada , United States. [ 2 ]
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.
Miguel Ángel Cotto: TKO 12/12 WBC Light middleweight: Nov 13, 2010: Antonio Margarito: UD 12/12 WBO Welterweight – (2) Apr 12, 2014: Timothy Bradley: UD 12/12 WBO Welterweight – (3) Nov 5, 2016: Jessie Vargas: UD 12/12 WBA (Super) Welterweight: Jul 20, 2019: Keith Thurman: SD 12/12