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Miguel Cotto did not speak much to the sports pages, as usual, but he made it clear yesterday that he returns to the gym in August, that there will be, no change in his corner and that the injury he suffered last month is healing well .
Even though his corner received a lot of criticism once right after his fight with Joshua Clottey, the WBO Welter Weight Champ retiterated that his corner will stay intact.
"The corner is still seen as the last contest. The corner was as follows for the last fight, "said the fighter so meager, whose record is 34-1 with 27 nocauts.
Cotto with a 34-1 mark with 27 nocauts, beat Clottey, but suffered a serious cut that required 26 stitches and put him in trouble during the fight. At the conference after the bout, the boxer admitted that the corner has committed several errors. Moreover, he did not rule out the possibility of bringing the trainer Emmanuel Steward.
On the cut he received, Cotto said yesterday that it will heal in a satisfactory manner.
"As everyone can see, my wound scar on the outside. I understand that the inside is still healing and I understand that there should be no problems with it, "he said.
Cotto again denied that it is in talks with Golden Boy Promotions company. He said he is still in negotiations with Top Rank for a possible fight with Manny Pacquiao. "We are in negotiations with Top Rank, the company that represents us. We can not do business with another company, "he said.
"All this is related to the friendly game of golf we had with Oscar de la Hoya a week ago, but was only a friendly game," he said.
A Casino Chip With Cottos Face in it
Statements of Cotto came in the context of a press conference at the hotel Four Points by Sheraton Caguas, presented a commemorative card to be used in the casino hotel with the image of the boxer cagüeño.
The tab, which shows the boxer in a position to fight, has a value of $ 5 and will be used on tables in the casino. According to Eric Rodriguez, vice president of the casino division of Empresas Santana, the tab has a limited print run of 2,000. He added that while other casino chips have images of personalities cagüeñas as Tavín Pumarejo, this is the first dedicated to a boxer.
"It's an honor and a pleasure to feel great every time you represent Puerto Rico and my city of Caguas in each and every one of my presentations abroad. Have been years of sacrifice, but have not been in vain, have been worthwhile. Receive this form is an honor for me and my family, "said Cotto to receive recognition.
For questions from the press to the effect that he thought that his image appeared on a card casino, where there are sectors of society who can not see with good eyes gaming, three-time world champion in two different divisions defended this initiative.
"What's in Puerto Rico is not critical? I understand that it is a great initiative from the casino, we are very happy with it and hope it will be a record not only very welcome here in Caguas, Puerto Rico, but throughout, "said robust in tone
Even though his corner received a lot of criticism once right after his fight with Joshua Clottey, the WBO Welter Weight Champ retiterated that his corner will stay intact.
"The corner is still seen as the last contest. The corner was as follows for the last fight, "said the fighter so meager, whose record is 34-1 with 27 nocauts.
Cotto with a 34-1 mark with 27 nocauts, beat Clottey, but suffered a serious cut that required 26 stitches and put him in trouble during the fight. At the conference after the bout, the boxer admitted that the corner has committed several errors. Moreover, he did not rule out the possibility of bringing the trainer Emmanuel Steward.
On the cut he received, Cotto said yesterday that it will heal in a satisfactory manner.
"As everyone can see, my wound scar on the outside. I understand that the inside is still healing and I understand that there should be no problems with it, "he said.
Cotto again denied that it is in talks with Golden Boy Promotions company. He said he is still in negotiations with Top Rank for a possible fight with Manny Pacquiao. "We are in negotiations with Top Rank, the company that represents us. We can not do business with another company, "he said.
"All this is related to the friendly game of golf we had with Oscar de la Hoya a week ago, but was only a friendly game," he said.
A Casino Chip With Cottos Face in it
Statements of Cotto came in the context of a press conference at the hotel Four Points by Sheraton Caguas, presented a commemorative card to be used in the casino hotel with the image of the boxer cagüeño.
The tab, which shows the boxer in a position to fight, has a value of $ 5 and will be used on tables in the casino. According to Eric Rodriguez, vice president of the casino division of Empresas Santana, the tab has a limited print run of 2,000. He added that while other casino chips have images of personalities cagüeñas as Tavín Pumarejo, this is the first dedicated to a boxer.
"It's an honor and a pleasure to feel great every time you represent Puerto Rico and my city of Caguas in each and every one of my presentations abroad. Have been years of sacrifice, but have not been in vain, have been worthwhile. Receive this form is an honor for me and my family, "said Cotto to receive recognition.
For questions from the press to the effect that he thought that his image appeared on a card casino, where there are sectors of society who can not see with good eyes gaming, three-time world champion in two different divisions defended this initiative.
"What's in Puerto Rico is not critical? I understand that it is a great initiative from the casino, we are very happy with it and hope it will be a record not only very welcome here in Caguas, Puerto Rico, but throughout, "said robust in tone
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