By Edward Chaykovsky
Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO's) has an added layer of protection as he enters the first defense of his WBC middleweight title against former three time world champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO's) of Australia on June 6, 2015 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight will be televised live.
According to Geale's promoter, Gary Shaw, the Cotto side has a rematch clause in place. If Geale wins, and then Cotto exercises that clause - the two of them would meet again.
An upset win would throw a wrench in the plans of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who hopes to fight Cotto in the fall, and Cotto's mandatory challenger Gennady "GGG" Golovkin.
If Cotto does not exercise the rematch clause, then Geale would face Golovkin in a rematch. Golovkin knocked out Geale in three rounds last year.
"If Daniel wins, Cotto has a rematch clause, so if Cotto wants the immediate rematch then that's what he gets. If not, according to WBC, it would be GGG again, but it doesn't make a difference. Daniel will fight anybody, anywhere. We went to Germany and fought Strum on his territory. He's coming to New York which is Cotto's town. It just doesn't make a difference when you have a great fighter," Shaw said.