Cotto's Lawyer: Rubio's mandatory fight was only valid if Martinez won

Was shown this article on Deportes. Looks like they're pushing back against rubio... interested on what the wbc will do... and won't be surprised if Rubio is pushed aside... actually expecting it Here is the google translated version: SAN JUAN - The Mexican Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio will not be a stumbling block in the plans of the new monarch middleweight World Boxing Council (WBC), Miguel Angel Cotto, who is planning a return to the ring in the month of December. Rubio, first ranked WBC agreed this year to clear the way to then champion Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez so he could face Cotto last June 7 in Madison Square Garden in New York. According to Cotto's advisor, the lawyer Gabriel Peñagarícano, the agreement was only between Martinez and Rubio. "Before the fight between Cotto and Martinez, Rubio reached a written agreement between the promoter and the promoters of Martinez, but we did not stop that contract," revealed Peñagarícano. Rubio demanded in recent days face Cotto since according to him "is a mandatory fight." Peñagarícano forward to meet in the coming days with the Chairman of the Board World of Boxing , Mauricio Sulaiman, to clarify the matter that could well jeopardize a possible billionaire crash in December in New York between the Puerto Rican and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. "Prior to the fight, Martinez and Rubio reached an agreement that was not us. We want to know what the status of that and will be a topic to discuss with Sulaiman in the coming days," he added. In a recent interview with ESPNDeportes.com Rubio said that a clash between him and Cotto "is not a whim, I won my things in the ring, I won my right to fight the champion and I demand my right, there should be only one champion and should be Cotto or me. " Rubio is represented by the company Village Promotions, owned by Reginaldo and Oswaldo Kluche promoters, and current interim middleweight champion WBC. The Mexican won the right to face champion owned by defeating last April in Mé xico , Domenico Spada by knockout in the tenth assault. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/2145132/discutiran-tema-de-rubio-con-cmb

Comments (20)

so if geale or canelo beat cotto the wbc will screw ggg too?? mandatory only valid if cotto wins???

10y ago

bojangles1987

watch this clown hype up Rubio now Joke's on you. He hates it. Like the rest of us, he's angry that Golovkin has to fight Rubio because no middleweight beltholder has any testicles.

11y ago

ShoulderRoll

watch this clown hype up Rubio now :lol1::lol1: I can't wait to hear what he has to say about GGG vs Rubio.

11y ago

LarryX

Haha, owned you pest!! No one wants to see Rubio. Very happy to read this. Rubio does nothing for Cotto or anyone at the division. He is a gatekeeper, nothing more, nothing less. watch this clown hype up Rubio now

11y ago

MrRolltide91

Booooooooo.....

11y ago

ChampBoxPR

You seriously asking me that? You said Rubio is the only MW entitled to fight Cotto followed by saying GGG should of upped his viewership. Ummm WTF has Rubio done to get high ratings? Where are they? Every truly top elite MW is entitled to fight Cotto. Cotto has only had ONE fight in the division. I know he has to develop his body and all into the division but seriously don't act like his shit don't stink. Dude didn't even do 350k in his last fight so don't act like he's some grand star like others. According to some articles it UNDERPERFORMED. Ward is not in the same division though. Rubio makes financial sense? :lol1: You Cotto fans have turned into what you criticized for many years during Cotto's prime years. The Floyd Mayweather fan. RUbio is his mandatory you big puta de mierda. So both your replies are shiT! Thats why Cotto is obligated/Rubio entitled, because Rubio is his mando, the rest are optionals and not entitled!

11y ago

AntonTheMeh

Aw crap. Here we go with the bullsh*t fights again. i wouldn't put it pass them trying to sell it as a an irish fighter vs a puerto rican at msg. it's a **** fight.

11y ago

ShoulderRoll

was afraid of this... Steve Kim @steveucnlive · 49m A name being mentioned for Cotto on that date is Andy Lee for Dec 13 #Boxing Aw crap. Here we go with the bullsh*t fights again.

11y ago

AntonTheMeh

Ah...so we have Cotto's first official duck at 160 huh? No to Rubio, no to GGG....who's going to be the next 160 pounder not worthy of king Cotto? But Kirkland coming up from 154 will surely be worthy or Bradley from 147? I see the pattern. i don't understand why some are so quick to jump on the duckwagon. no rubio means there's a better chance at him fighting ggg. if he doesn't fight ggg (who is the only one worthy at that weight) he'll deserve getting **** on by everyone. till then, relax.

11y ago

jcj0427

was afraid of this... Steve Kim @steveucnlive · 49m A name being mentioned for Cotto on that date is Andy Lee for Dec 13 #Boxing good god, let that be false

11y ago

Big_L

scrolling through boxrec looking for a name that sticks out....other than kirkland i don't see one. and i think canelo/kirkland is already a lock....andy lee??? hopefully not. was afraid of this... Steve Kim @steveucnlive · 49m A name being mentioned for Cotto on that date is Andy Lee for Dec 13 #Boxing

11y ago

MrFantastic

Well he just told Ward fighting him doesn't make financial sense, and he just had the worst ratings on regular HoBO this year!! lol Ward is not in the same division though. Rubio makes financial sense? :lol1: You Cotto fans have turned into what you criticized for many years during Cotto's prime years. The Floyd Mayweather fan.

11y ago

MrFantastic

Ok traga leche, where on when did I lied with my statement? :bottle::bottle: You seriously asking me that? You said Rubio is the only MW entitled to fight Cotto followed by saying GGG should of upped his viewership. Ummm WTF has Rubio done to get high ratings? Where are they? Every truly top elite MW is entitled to fight Cotto. Cotto has only had ONE fight in the division. I know he has to develop his body and all into the division but seriously don't act like his shit don't stink. Dude didn't even do 350k in his last fight so don't act like he's some grand star like others. According to some articles it UNDERPERFORMED.

11y ago

Dinamita_03

Well he just told Ward fighting him doesn't make financial sense, and he just had the worst ratings on regular HoBO this year!! lol Yeah I understand that but how does that concern us as fans. Who gives a fvck how much they make. I just find it hypocritical to say what you said about Rubio(rightfully so by the way) and then say this.

11y ago

ChampBoxPR

The fuck?!?!? :lol1: Get off them nuts mamabicho! Ok traga leche, where on when did I lied with my statement? :bottle::bottle:

11y ago

ChampBoxPR

:lol1: :lol1: at the bold...fvck nsb. Well he just told Ward fighting him doesn't make financial sense, and he just had the worst ratings on regular HoBO this year!! lol

11y ago

ChampBoxPR

If Cotto and Canelo fight..Cotto will not be the A-side AAAAAAAAhahahahahahahaha Yeah Right! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

11y ago

El_Angel

Didn't Canelo-Angulo and Canelo-Lara sell the same as Cotto-Martinez? Cotto is called the 3rd biggest draw. Yet Canelo just matched Cotto-Martinez PPV buys with fighters who have never been on PPV, and nearly doubled the PPV amount sold with their common opponent Floyd Mayweather Jr. Only time Cotto did better in recent years was with Trout. Cotto-Trout did 1.4 million on the ratings, and Canelo-Trout did 1.1 million. Canelo and Cotto is a natural fight and it will generate at least 600k PPV's, median prediction is 800k, and if the fight is hyped up and promoted to the max I can see it breaking 1 million and beyond. Cotto-Martinez sold more than both Canelo's recent PPVs. Canelo-Lara didn't even break 300K.

11y ago

El_Angel

If Cotto and Canelo fight..Cotto will not be the A-side Then they won't fight. Cotto won't take B-side compensation at this point in his career unless it's a Floyd rematch.

11y ago

Dinamita_03

Cotto will fight Rubio? he is ducking GGG He aint fight Rubio? he is ducking Rubio :rofl::rofl: hahahah Fvck NSB! Anyways, Rubio is the judah of the MW division he just wont go away lol But in reality Rubio is the only MW entitled to fight Cotto, so if h takes on this guy it won be that bad. Rubio, Nelo/Floyd if he wins he can retire or if GGG has uped his viewership he can give GGG an oportunity. :lol1: :lol1: at the bold...fvck nsb.

11y ago