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Last update: 11-26-2008 Read more by Mark Vester

Cotto Ordered By Arum "Jennings in February or Else"

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By Mark Vester

Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank has issued an ultimatum to Miguel Cotto to make a decision on facing Michael Jennings for the vacant WBO welterweight title on February 21, or likely sit out until the June rematch with Antonio Margarito. Cotto has until the end of the day to make up his mind. The fight will take place on February 21 in Atlantic City, and featured as a co-main event on a Top Rank pay-per-view with Kelly Pavlik defending his middleweight titles in Ohio�against Marco Antonio Rubio in the other co-main event.

�(Miguel) has until�today to accept or otherwise�remain without a fight�until who knows when.� I don't know what�he wants�to do.� We sent an offer to Gabriel Pe�agar�cano (legal advisor of Cotto), but we haven't received an answer. We don't want Miguel to go too long without a fight," Arum told Primera Hora. "A fight against Jennings�for the�WBO title�is the best that can be offered in such a difficult�economic time."

The Cotto-Margarito rematch will take place in New York's Madison Square Garden.

"We want to do it in�Madison Square Garden before the Puerto Rican Day Parade in June", Arum said. "It doesn't matter if Margarito loses [against Shane Mosley on 1/24] the Cotto rematch will happen."

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on 12-22-2008 by CarlCrook'sPub

Why don't you guys discuss the strengths of both fighters, rather than bitching about contracts and other stuff that doesn't and will never concern you? Crooky

on 11-27-2008 by The Gully Gad

[QUOTE=camymcf;4385914]i agree cotto should take him to pieces but at least he has decent boxing skills and a very good jab lockett was shite[/QUOTE] lolol@the lockett part... I hear ya... But Cotto will have his way with him. His no where near Cotto's league

on 11-27-2008 by camymcf

[QUOTE=The Gully Gad;4385854]Come on lets be fair. U have to be harsh in life to save broken expectations Jennings is shite! And to be honest Cotto should blow through him like Pavlic did to our Gareth...[/QUOTE] i agree cotto should take him to pieces but at least he has decent boxing ski...

on 11-27-2008 by hammerhiem

Christ... Jennings is only just top five at WW in Britain, how the hell did he land a World title shot?

on 11-27-2008 by The Gully Gad

[QUOTE=camymcf;4385660]bit harsh on jennings, he's better than that[/QUOTE] Come on lets be fair. U have to be harsh in life to save broken expectations Jennings is shite! And to be honest Cotto should blow through him like Pavlic did to our Gareth...