By Lem Satterfield
According to Carl Moretti, Vice President of Top Rank, a potential junior middleweight mega-fight between WBA champion Miguel Cotto and undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is not a dead issue. There has been a lot of speculation after Chavez Jr. refused to accompany his trainer Freddie Roach on a trip to the Philippines, where Roach is training Manny Pacquiao for his November fight with Antonio Margarito. Cotto-Chavez is slated for December 4 in either New York's Madison Square Garden or a venue in Atlantic City.
"Manny just got there and he's not fighting until Nov. 13. With Chavez and Miguel Cotto, you're talking about a fight that's not until Dec. 4," said Moretti. "So, I don't think it's necessary to go to the Philippines this early any way. I can't shed any more light on it except to say that the fight's being worked on right now. It's still in the works."
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
