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Austin Trout and Miguel Cotto prepare to hit the scales for their 154 lb. title fight, which takes place Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The bout marks the eighth career appearance at Madison Square Garden for Cotto (37-3, 30KO). The Puerto Rican superstar is undefeated at the world’s most famous arena (7-0, 4KO), though enters this bout on the heels of a 12-round points loss to Floyd Mayweather this past May in Las Vegas.
Cotto returns to the Garden 52 weeks after last year’s revenge-fueled 10th round stoppage rematch win over Antonio Margarito. The bout marked the second successful defense of the 154 lb. belt he win in June ’10, stopping previously unbeaten Yuri Foreman in nine rounds at Yankees Stadium.
Trout (25-0, 14KO) makes the fourth defense of the 154 lb. belt he won on the road in Mexico with a 12-round points win over Rigoberto Alvarez in Jan. ’11. The New Mexico native has familial roots in Harlem and Brooklyn, but comes into the Garden – his first pro fight at the arena or anywhere else in New York - as the visitor and the underdog. [Click Here To Read More]
The bout marks the eighth career appearance at Madison Square Garden for Cotto (37-3, 30KO). The Puerto Rican superstar is undefeated at the world’s most famous arena (7-0, 4KO), though enters this bout on the heels of a 12-round points loss to Floyd Mayweather this past May in Las Vegas.
Cotto returns to the Garden 52 weeks after last year’s revenge-fueled 10th round stoppage rematch win over Antonio Margarito. The bout marked the second successful defense of the 154 lb. belt he win in June ’10, stopping previously unbeaten Yuri Foreman in nine rounds at Yankees Stadium.
Trout (25-0, 14KO) makes the fourth defense of the 154 lb. belt he won on the road in Mexico with a 12-round points win over Rigoberto Alvarez in Jan. ’11. The New Mexico native has familial roots in Harlem and Brooklyn, but comes into the Garden – his first pro fight at the arena or anywhere else in New York - as the visitor and the underdog. [Click Here To Read More]
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