HOLLYWOOD, Fla. World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion MIGUEL COTTO and his Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward met with the South Florida media on friday to talk about the Pride of Puerto Ricos upcoming matchup with two-division world champion RICARDO MAYORGA, which will take place on Saturday, March 12, at M.G.M. Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. Cotto vs. Mayorga will be produced and distributed LIVE on SHOWTIME PPV®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Cotto and Steward started working together prior to Cottos win over former W.B.A. super welterweight champion and future rabbi Yuri Foreman in June of 2010. Cotto, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, has held a world title every year since 2004 and has won 15 of the 17 world championship bouts he has fought. Mayorga, of Managua, Nicaragua, is known for his reckless abandon and fearlessness inside the ring a style of fighting that has produced 23 knockouts out of his 29 victories and legions of fans. Heres some of what Cotto and Mayorga had to say MIGUEL COTTO: We are having a good training camp. We know that we need to be in great condition to do what we want to do in the ring. About Mayorga: Mayorga is a wild puncher and you have to be very concentrated at all times. Hes a big puncher and will try to use his power, but we will be ready for whatever he brings that night." On Steward: "I feel very good working with him. He wants me to go back to my boxing style and its working very well. This is our second camp together and we are getting to know each other and working much better together this time around. On fighting in Las Vegas: "I always enjoy fighting there and I am sure that I will have a lot of support. EMANUEL STEWARD: "Miguel was always a beautiful boxer and I am trying to get him back to doing that more. Mayorga is wild and throws punches from everywhere and that's the biggest challenge for Miguel in this fight. We are working better this second time around because we know each other better. He is very smart is open to everything I bring to him................................................WAR COTTO!!!!!
Cotto fought the 5th worst fighter in the light middleweight division. Nows he's fighting the 10th worst fighter in the light middleweight division. Nice progression.
Because its a big fight in the Latin countries with two big names, which should make lots of money. And its a good confidence-builder leading up to the Marg fight.
Cotto, has fought some tough fights ! There's absolutely nothing wrong with taking a fight like this just to maintain physically and psychologically in the game.