Miguel Cotto May Become His Own Promotional Boss
By Mark Vester
WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is still sitting back while Top Rank finalizes his next fight, unification with IBF champ Joshua Clottey on June 13 at New York's Madison Square Garden. He plans to return to training camp on either April 6 or April 7. He recently came back from a vacation with his family and plans to meet with Top Rank to tie up some loose ends on the Clottey deal.
One of the bigger issue in the background is Cotto's promotional contract with Top Rank, which expires at the end of the year. Since the license revocation of Antonio Margarito on February 10, there seemed to be tension between Cotto and Top Rank. The Puerto Rico star was upset with Top Rank's support of Margarito, who lost his license for one-year due to a foreign substance that was found in his handwraps before the Jan. 24 bout with Shane Mosley. Cotto became more upset when Top Rank announced plans to maneuver around the license issue by staging a Margarito fight in Mexico. Cotto felt that Margarito should have been banned everywhere.
When Cotto's contract expires, he plans to explore all of the options available to him, but he doesn't rule out the possibility of promoting himself. Cotto already runs Miguel Cotto Promotions in Puerto Rico and may represent himself under that very banner.
"It's something we have talked about as a team. We have not made a decision, but we will explore all of the possible options and then determine what is best for us," Cotto told Primera Hora.
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