Cotto: "Margarito, The Biggest Fight of My Career"

Welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio 'Tijuana Tornado' Margarito are in Mexico City and tomorrow morning they talk about their upcoming 'The Battle - La Batalla!" on July 26 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

This event marks the first time Cotto has fought in Las Vegas since 2004 where he knocked out Randall Bailey in the sixth round, en route to successfully defending his WBO junior welterweight for the first time.

"I am thrilled to finally be fighting Antonio Margarito, in the biggest fight of my career, in Las Vegas, the fight capital of the world,” said Cotto.  “I am a fighting champion, which means not only staying active, but staying active against the best fighters man enough to stand up to me.  Like Shane Mosley and Zab Judah before him, Antonio Margarito represents the biggest challenge of my career....."

Cotto vs. Margarito 'The Battle - La Batalla!" will be available on HBO Pay Per View.

Tickets, priced at $700, $500, $400, $300, $200 and $100, go on sale Thursday, May 22, at 10 a.m. PT.  They can be purchased at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office and at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s West at the Fashion Show Mall, and Ritmo Latino.)  Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000 or MGM Grand at (800) 929-1111.