Eddy Reynoso, the manager and trainer of WBC middleweight world champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, says a potential rematch with Miguel Cotto would only take place on the Mexican superstar's terms.
WBC middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs) is scheduled to return to the ring on May 7th. Canelo captured his belt last November with a twelve round unanimous decision over four division champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
From the moment the fight was announced, the November 21 showdown between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Miguel Cotto was one that fight fans recognized as the centerpiece of the 4th quarter boxing schedule. Confirmation of that level of interest came in the HBO Pay-Per-View results, with the network reporting on Thursday that the telecast sold 900,000 units.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. saw his countryman Saul "Canelo" Alvarez as the rightful winner last Saturday night in Las Vegas, but he feels Canelo has failed to meet the expectations that were required of him. Canelo (46-1-1, 32KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto to win the WBC middleweight championship. The fight was close and far from a dominating performance. The judges scored it one sided in favor of Canelo (118-110, 119-109, 117-111), but even the Mexican star's trainer disagreed with the scorecards and felt the bout was a lot closer.
BoxingScene.com caught up with super welterweight/middleweight contender Mathew "Mack the Knife" Macklin (34-6, 22KOs) after Canelo Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Macklin felt that the judges had the correct winner but agreed with the opinion of many that the scores should have been closer.
Eddie Reynoso, trainer for WBC middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, is a little upset with Freddie Roach, who trains Miguel Cotto. Last Saturday night in Las Vegas, Canelo won a very wide twelve round unanimous decision over Cotto at the Mandalay Bay. After the fight, Roach told media members that he felt Cotto had done enough to earn the decision and he was confident they were ahead on the scorecards when the fight entered the championship rounds.
Former four division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33KOs) appeared on a morning radio program in Puerto Rico and said he was still very confident that he did enough to beat Saul "Canelo" Alvarez this past weekend at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The scores were very wide in Canelo favor with the judges scoring it 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.
WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (21-2-2, 12 KO) was an interested observer of this past Saturday's middleweight title fight. The Cuban boxer says his performance in July 2014, against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, was better than what Miguel Cotto was able to do against the Mexican star.
While it has been widely speculated that there is a rematch clause between Miguel Cotto and Saul Alvarez, who fought this past weekend at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. But that's not the case according to Eric Gomez, the vice president of Golden Boy Promotions, which represents Alvarez. After twelve rounds of action, Canelo won a wide decision over Cotto top capture the vacant WBC middleweight title.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is making is clear to everyone that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was technically superior, more accurate and threw the heavier punches, which earned him the WBC middleweight crown from Miguel Cotto at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Sulaiman also regrets that some media hurt a night that was dedicated to boxing and fans by believing that Cotto was robbed. And he's encouraging the members of the press who saw a different fight to objectively sit down and watch the entire event once again.