Cotto vs Mayorga War of Words is Ready To Begin
Jan 9, 2011 • 11:21 AM ET
By Rey Colon
The promotional tour is ready to begin for the junior middleweight showdown between Miguel Cotto, who won the WBA junior middleweight title, and Nicaragua's Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga, which is going to be held March 12 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tour will reportedly begin on Thursday January 13 in New York with a press conference at BB Kings Club & Grill in Times Square area, sources said.
On Saturday January 15, both Cotto and Mayorga will be in Puerto Rico to hold another press conference which could be staged at the Sheraton Hotel located in the area of the Convention Center in Isla Grande Pedro Rossello, said Ricardo Jimenez, an official with Top Rank.
Cotto is in Miami, Florida, for a couple of days with his team and trainer Emanuel Steward where they are setting up the training camp for Mayorga.
Once the Mayorga fight is finished, the next commitment for Cotto would be a rematch with Antonio Margarito on June 11 in New York.
Rey Colon covers the boxing scene in Puerto Rico for Sport Press.
