Miguel Cotto was in a no-win situation Saturday night as he made the first defense of his WBA welterweight title vs. German based challenger Oktay Urkal.
Blow away Urkal and it’s just that, a one-sided tuneup for his next defense, June 9, in New York, vs. former champ Zab Judah. Go the distance vs. the fleet-footed Urkal and critics would wonder was his dominating performance vs. Carlos Quintana just a fluke, could Cotto really punch at 147-lbs? [details]
Blow away Urkal and it’s just that, a one-sided tuneup for his next defense, June 9, in New York, vs. former champ Zab Judah. Go the distance vs. the fleet-footed Urkal and critics would wonder was his dominating performance vs. Carlos Quintana just a fluke, could Cotto really punch at 147-lbs? [details]