Margarito Confident That He Will Defeat Cotto Once Again
By Jhonny Gonzalez
Former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is confident that he can win a June rematch with WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. Margarito stopped Cotto in eleven rounds in their 2008 meeting in the welterweight division. Margarito is waiting to be cleared by his doctors.
Margarito doesn't seem to be bothered about the possibility of heading straight to the rematch with Cotto. The champion is not waiting around. He returns on March 12 at the MGM Grand against Ricardo Mayorga. Cotto is a big favorite to win the match. Margarito says the new weight of 154-pounds will give him an even bigger advantage over Cotto.
"This is what has been discussed. We still have to talk with the promoter [Top Rank]. I'm waiting to see what the doctors say so I know when [to begin training]. What happened the first time is the same thing that will happen in the [rematch]," Margarito said to Jesus Ruiz.
