Former three division world champion Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30KOs) denies that he was offered and/or turned down a guarantee of $13 million dollars to fight Manny Pacquiao in a rematch on December 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Gaby Penagaricano, the legal adviser to WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, spoke to BoxingScene.com about the issue of weight - which in the end was breaking point in a possible rematch with Manny Pacquiao. On Wednesday, Floyd Mayweather Jr. officially announced that he was fighting Cotto on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
As the wheels continue to turn in the life of Manny Pacquiao, it has become clear that a rematch with WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto may now be out of reach.
WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is counting the numbers on the check. Puerto Rico's biggest star told Raul Alzaga that his final decision, regarding his next opponent, will be determined by money. Cotto and members of his team are evaluating two possible scenarios - a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, or a rematch with Manny Pacquiao on June 9th - also in Las Vegas.
WBA junior middleweight champion, Miguel Cotto, has made it clear that he won't fight Manny Pacquiao at the welterweight limit of 147-pounds, where Pacquiao holds the WBO title. When the two boxers fought in 2009, a catch-weight of 145-pounds was mandatory in reaching the deal. Cotto was stopped in the twelfth round of that fight. For the rematch, which has a tentative date of June 9th in Las Vegas, Pacquiao refuses to fight Cotto above 147. This time around, Cotto will not give in. Pacquiao has to fight him at comfortable weight limit.
The race continues to secure the services of WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto. Gabriel Peñagaricano, Cotto's legal advisor, is currently discussing two lucrative deals for the Puerto Rican star. Cotto could possibly face Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, or he could face Manny Pacquiao in a rematch on June 9th.
WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto is in the best position of his entire career. The Puerto Rican star, who became a free agent last December when his contract expired with Top Rank, is being considered as a possible opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and for Manny Pacquiao on June 9th at the MGM Grand or the Thomas & Mack Center.
On Sunday night I touched base with international promoter and advisor Sampson Lewkowicz, known best to the masses for his work with lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.
WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto has denied published reports that he reached a deal for a June 9th Las Vegas rematch with Manny Pacquiao. Cotto is the leading contender to face Pacquiao in June, at either the MGM Grand or the Thomas & Mack Center. Cotto, with a copy to legal adviser Gaby Penagaricano, denied the circulating information The following statement was issued to several media outlets in Puerto Rico. The two boxer fought in 2009, with Pacquiao stopping Cotto in the twelfth round.
According to several strong sources, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto will get his chance at revenge on June 9th in Las Vegas, as the Puerto Rican star will likely face Manny Pacquiao at either the Thomas & Mack or the MGM Grand. Cotto avenged his first career loss on December 3rd, when he stopped Antonio Margarito in a rematch at New York's Madison Square Garden.