Maidana-Morales Final Vegas Press Conference Quotes
"I trained very hard for this fight. I trained for eight weeks in Otomi, in the mountains of Mexico City.
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Photos: Morales vs Maidana Final Vegas Press Conference
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - The eight boxers involved in Saturday's HBO pay-per-view took part in the final press conference. The event is headlined with a junior welterweight clash between Erik Morales and Marcos Maidana. Robert Guerrero takes on Michael Katsidis in the lightweight co-feature. Welterweights Paulie Malignaggi and Jose Miguel Cotto will collide, and junior middleweight James Kirkland will open up the televised portion of the show against Japan's Nobuhiro Ishida. Photos by Chris Cozzone.
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Video: Malignaggi, Guerrero, Katsidis Training Footage
Ryan Burton captures training footage for the upcoming junior welterweight bout between Erik Morales and Marcos Maidana. Watch the undercard fighters train - including Robert Guerrero, Michael Katsidis and Paulie Malignaggi.
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Video: Jose Cotto, Kirkland, Ishida Training Footage
Ryan Burton captures training footage for the upcoming junior welterweight bout between Erik Morales and Marcos Maidana. Watch the undercard fighters train - including James Kirkland and Nobuhiro Ishida.
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Photos: Morales, Maidana, Katsidis, Cotto, Paulie in Vegas
Fighters on Saturday night's "Action Heroes" card promoted by Golden Boy and televised on HBO PPV, made their grand arrivals today at the MGM in Las Vegas. From left to right: Paulie Malignaggi, James Kirkland, Robert Guerrero, Erik Morales, Marcos Maidana, Michael Katsidis and Jose Miguel Cotto. Photos by Chris Cozzone
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Cotto: Beating Malignaggi is My Path To Another Title Shot
Junior welterweight Jose Miguel Cotto (34-2, 24KOs) jumped on the opportunity to face former champion Paulie Malignaggi (28-4, 6KOs) on Saturday nigth at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Cotto is ready for the fight and hopes that a win over Malignaggi will lead to another championship opportunity. Cotto went all the way up to 150-pounds and was stopped by Saul Alvarez in nine round last May. He returned to get quick win at 147-pounds in November.
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Malignaggi-Cotto: Jose Miguel Eyes Title With Big Win
LOS ANGELES - Former Junior Welterweight World Champion Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi will step back onto the big stage against Puerto Rico's Jose Miguel Cotto in a 10-round welterweight fight on Saturday, April 9, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on the "Action Heroes" HBO Pay-Per-View event.
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Malignaggi Looks Forward To Cotto Clash, Title Shot
Former junior welterweight champion Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi (28-4) is looking forward to his April 9th clash with Jose Miguel Cotto (32-2-1). The fight takes place on the televised undercard to the Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana main event. Maliginaggi is attempting to make a run at a world title in the welterweight division. This will be the Italian American's second fight at 147 pounds. His first was a knockout victory over Michael Lozada this past December.
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Malignaggi-Cotto: The Type of Fight To Make Paulie Shine
The last time we saw Paulie Malignaggi inside of a Las Vegas ring it was one of the more humbling nights of his professional career. Facing off with England's Ricky Hatton in a junior welterweight unification bout in November of 2008, the Brooklyn fighter was overwhelmed and out of sync, surrendering an 11th round TKO that had him in disarray.
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Malignaggi vs Cotto Close For Maidana-Morales Card
BoxingScene.com has been advised that an agreement was reached in principle for a welterweight contest between former 140-pound champion Paul Malignaggi (28-4, 6KOs), and Jose Miguel Cotto (32-2, 24KOs), the older brother of WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. The contracts have yet to be signed. The fight would take place on the Marcos Maidana-Erik Morales pay-per-view on April 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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