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NEW YORK — Austin Trout has succeeded in hostile territory.
The WBA 154-pound champion beat Mexico’s Rigoberto Alvarez by unanimous decision in Guadalajara to win the then-vacant title in February 2011. He previously topped Panama’s Nilson Tapia by majority decision in Panama City.
Those are among the reasons Trout isn’t intimidated by the thought of meeting Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night (9 p.m.; Showtime). Puerto Rico’s Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs) has fought at the Garden seven times over the past seven years and has been boxing’s draw there in the 21st century. [Click Here To Read More]
The WBA 154-pound champion beat Mexico’s Rigoberto Alvarez by unanimous decision in Guadalajara to win the then-vacant title in February 2011. He previously topped Panama’s Nilson Tapia by majority decision in Panama City.
Those are among the reasons Trout isn’t intimidated by the thought of meeting Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night (9 p.m.; Showtime). Puerto Rico’s Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs) has fought at the Garden seven times over the past seven years and has been boxing’s draw there in the 21st century. [Click Here To Read More]
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