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By Thomas Gerbasi - BRONX – It was ironic that in the first boxing match to be held at Yankee Stadium in 34 years, a baseball game broke out, as a bizarre call by Arthur Mercante Jr. – the second in sports this week after Jim Joyce’s missed call that cost the Detroit Tigers’ Armando Galarraga a perfect game - marred an otherwise competitive bout that saw Miguel Cotto win his third divisional title by stopping Yuri Foreman in the ninth round for the WBA junior middleweight title.
“It was the plan we made in Tampa,” said Cotto who was working with trainer Emanuel Steward for the first time. “Working with the jab and putting pressure on him. I just followed the instructions of Emanuel. He’s the guy who knows.”
Before the end though, chaos reigned as a right knee injury suffered by Foreman prompted his corner to throw in the towel in the eighth round, a move of surrender disregarded by Mercante. [Click Here To Read More]
“It was the plan we made in Tampa,” said Cotto who was working with trainer Emanuel Steward for the first time. “Working with the jab and putting pressure on him. I just followed the instructions of Emanuel. He’s the guy who knows.”
Before the end though, chaos reigned as a right knee injury suffered by Foreman prompted his corner to throw in the towel in the eighth round, a move of surrender disregarded by Mercante. [Click Here To Read More]
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