By Mark Vester
Miguel Cotto Sr. has disputed the media reports in Puerto Rico that have his brother, Evangelista Cotto, being ousted from Team Cotto and replaced by an American trainer in Florida.
El Nuevo Dia first broke the news of Miguel Cotto dumping his uncle/trainer after an ongoing internal rift. Cotto Sr contacted Primera Hora and disputed the report, among several others. The news was given to various media outlets in Puerto Rico by an alleged Team Cotto insider.
Cotto Sr.told the paper that his son has no plans to replace his uncle as trainer and the team will stay intact. Rumors were boiling after his brother did not travel with Team Cotto when they left Puerto Rico for New York.
"Evangelista did not make his usual trip with Team Cotto on Sunday because of a loaded work schedule," Cotto Sr said.
"My brother will join the team on Wednesday in Atlantic City. Miguel will finish his career with the same trainer. We have never spoken about adding another person to the team. We've had the formula to success for 31-fights and 16-years of hard work, and it will not change. The Cotto family has represented Puerto Rico with a lot of pride in each fight and we are going to continue doing it."
Cotto defends his WBA welterweight title against Alfonso Gomez at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday.
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