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By Rey Colón
EL Vocero
January 29, 2010 05:00 am
The highly rated trainers Ronnie Shields and Buddy McGirt continue playing strongly as potential candidates to replace Joe Santiago on the corner of former WBO welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto , who succumbed in his last fight by TKO in 12 rounds against the Filipino Manny Pacquiao.
According to reports, Shields and McGirt, is not only being considered to head the corner of someone nicknamed 'Junito' who according to plans by the promoter Bob Arum, president of Top Rank, will reappear on June 12 at Madison Square Garden against Yuri Foreman, owner of the WBA 154 lbs.
But Joe, who is also the match maker of Promociones Miguel Cotto, would not be out of the working group as neitehr would be South African Phil Landman, his conditioning coach, who allegedly would begin to train the former champ in the Añbergue Olimpico in March .
"We will be sitting down to talk more specifically on the corner and his next fight with our pormoter,"said Gaby Penagaricano legal counsel.
Incidentally, the corner of two-time world champion in different categories has a vacancy with the passing of his father recently Miguel Cotto Carrasquillo, who was acting manager in addition.
For the Pacquiao brawl with Cotto Carrasquillo worked well in the red corner his brother Jose Miguel and Santiago as head coach and cuts expert, Joe Chavez.
EL Vocero
January 29, 2010 05:00 am
The highly rated trainers Ronnie Shields and Buddy McGirt continue playing strongly as potential candidates to replace Joe Santiago on the corner of former WBO welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto , who succumbed in his last fight by TKO in 12 rounds against the Filipino Manny Pacquiao.
According to reports, Shields and McGirt, is not only being considered to head the corner of someone nicknamed 'Junito' who according to plans by the promoter Bob Arum, president of Top Rank, will reappear on June 12 at Madison Square Garden against Yuri Foreman, owner of the WBA 154 lbs.
But Joe, who is also the match maker of Promociones Miguel Cotto, would not be out of the working group as neitehr would be South African Phil Landman, his conditioning coach, who allegedly would begin to train the former champ in the Añbergue Olimpico in March .
"We will be sitting down to talk more specifically on the corner and his next fight with our pormoter,"said Gaby Penagaricano legal counsel.
Incidentally, the corner of two-time world champion in different categories has a vacancy with the passing of his father recently Miguel Cotto Carrasquillo, who was acting manager in addition.
For the Pacquiao brawl with Cotto Carrasquillo worked well in the red corner his brother Jose Miguel and Santiago as head coach and cuts expert, Joe Chavez.
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