
Video: Miguel Cotto Talks Ricardo Mayorga Showdown
Ryan Burton and other members of the media sit down with Miguel Cotto to discuss his upcoming defense of the WBA junior middleweight title against former champion Ricardo Mayorga.
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Ryan Burton and other members of the media sit down with Miguel Cotto to discuss his upcoming defense of the WBA junior middleweight title against former champion Ricardo Mayorga.

Ryan Burton and other members of the media sit down with former champion Ricardo Mayorga to discuss his upcoming challenge of WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.

Ryan Burton catches the final Las Vegas press conference to the junior middleweight bout between WBA champion Miguel Cotto and challenger Ricardo Mayorga.

LAS VEGAS—In a city whose glistening cathedrals of chance attest to the fact that “the house always wins,” a prospector named Ricardo Mayorga is looking to get lucky.

As previously reported, the Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto rematch is tentatively set to take place on July 16th. Originally, the idea was to stage the fight at the 1.6 billion dollar New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ which is the home of the NY Giants and Jets. Recently other venues such as the MGM Grand Garden Arena have been mentioned as possibles locations to stage the fight.

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada - WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and challenger Ricardo Mayorga traded plenty of words at the final press conference to hype their fight, which takes place this coming Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Showtime Pay-Per-View will televise. Photos by Chris Cozzone.

Former champion Ricardo Mayorga (27-7, 23KOs) has continued the insults. Upon arriving to Las Vegas for Saturday's fight against WBA 154-pound king Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28KOs) at the MGM Grand, Mayorga spoke to reporters and attacked Cotto by questioning the boxer's sexuality and stating vowing to end the fight by knockout in four rounds.

Las Vegas,Nevada --- Two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga,Managua,Nicaragua shows that he is ready to go during media interviews for his upcoming world title fight against WBA Super Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto,Caguas,Puerto Rico on Saturday, March 12, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Cotto vs. Mayorga is promoted by Top Rank, in association with Cotto Promotions, Don King Productions, Tecate and MGM Grand and will be televised on SHOWTIME Pay Per View. --- Photo Credit : Chris Farina/Top Rank

Ricardo Mayorga was extremely confident when he met with the media at the press conference for his upcoming fight with Miguel Cotto this weekend in Las Vegas. The outspoken Nicaraguan feels that he is too big for the Puerto Rican fighter.

Ryan Burton catches the Las Vegas arrivals of Miguel Cotto, Ricardo Mayorga and Tommy Z. All three fighters gear up for the upcoming card at the MGM Grand.