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The anticipated exhibition fight between four division world champions, Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez, will undergo a date change. The event will no longer take place on June 12 as originally announced. The organizers are looking for alternatives for July.
Juan Manuel Marquez revealed the details of his fight against fellow former four division world champion Miguel Cotto. The boxers will come out of retirement to collide in an exhibition fight on June 12, on pay-per-view, with the venue yet to be finalized.
They were unable to reach an agreement in 2016, but former four division world champions Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez will settle their unfinished business in two months time.
The ideal of Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez meeting in the ring extends far beyond one last hurrah for a pair of ring legends. “Legends never leave unfinished business,” Cotto revealed through his verified social media platforms on Monday, verifying a previous report from BoxingScene.com of the upcoming clash of retired former four-division titlists.
Miguel Cotto and Juan Manuel Marquez will become the latest in a growing trend of ring legends appearing on the boxing exhibition circuit. Multiple sources have informed BoxingScene.com that the pair of former four-division titlists are due to meet in an exhibition bout on June 12 from a location to be determined. Details on the event have yet to be confirmed other than that an announcement from both parties is expected in the coming days.
Former four division world champion Mikey Garcia is still hunting for a world title in the welterweight division. Garcia has captured belts at featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight and junior welterweight - and now he wants a title at 147-pounds.
In the last few months, numerous retired boxers have expressed the desire to enter the ring for exhibition bouts to raise money for charity. Earlier this year, retired former world champions Julio Cesar Chávez and Jorge Travieso Arce returned to the ring to take part in an exhibition fight.
Erik Morales has continued his war of words with fellow Mexican and former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez. The situation first began when Morales explained that unlike Marquez he didn't need four fights to get a win over Manny Pacquiao.
Former four division champion Juan Manuel Marquez has fired back at the recent statements from fellow Mexican Erik Morales. During an interview from last week, Morales was asked for his thoughts on why a fight with Marquez had never come together.
Hall of Fame trainer Ignacio 'Don Nacho' Beristain, who guided the career of former four division champion Juan Manuel Marquez, has hit back at the recent statements from fellow Mexican Erik Morales.