By Elisinio Castillo

In order to reach an agreement, WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28KOs) admits that he was forced to bend and eventually ordered his team to accept all of the outstanding demands that were made by former three division king Miguel Cotto (38-3, 31KOs). Both fighters appear to be on board with a June 7th HBO Pay-Per-View fight at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

For weeks, the two sides were arguing over which boxer would receive first name billing, the order of the ring walks, and other event related details.

Martinez, eager to get Cotto in the ring, hit a breaking point and told his team to accept all of the demands.

"I told my team - 'say yes to everything, because if we don't he's going to drive us crazy.' If the sign says Martinez-Cotto, he doesn't want to fight. If during the presentation he doesn't come in second to the ring, he doesn't want to fight. If he does not get assigned to the blue corner, the same thing. When the bell rings, the two of us are going to have our gloves on. We are going to stop all of this nonsense and we are going to act like men in the ring," Martinez said.