Cotto vs Pacquiao Updates
Published on: 25th June, 2010
Cotto – Margarito Rematch is Much More Important and Appealing Than Cotto – Pacquiao |
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Almost everybody thought Miguel Angel Cotto no longer had what it takes to win another major title after he was badly beaten from pillar to post by pound for pound king and newly-elected Congressman Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao of the Philippines. This was compounded by an earlier submission, although via controversial fashion, to Mexico’s Antonio “Loaded [...]
Published on: 7th June, 2010
Another Tomorrow: Miguel Cotto TKO9 Yuri Foreman |
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Miguel Cotto got back in the win column and put himself back into the present tense after scoring a strange 9th round TKO over an injured Yuri Foreman in Yankee Stadium last night. Arthur Mercante Jr., perhaps caught in a time warp that sent him back to the 1900s when fighters took more abuse than [...]
Published on: 2nd June, 2010
FOREMAN-COTTO: HISTORY IN YANKEE STADIUM! |
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JEWISH & PUERTO RICANS TO FILL STADIUM?
New York, NY- The upcoming match between WBA 154 lb. kingpin Yuri Foreman and ascending former two division (140 & 147) titleholder Miguel Cotto pits fans speaking Yidish in the Big Apple against the Spanish speaking Puerto Ricans. In my memory, I can’t recall a [...]
Published on: 2nd June, 2010
Foreman puts distractions aside before fight |
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NEW YORK — Junior middleweight champ Yuri Foreman says he won’t let anything distract him from his fight against Miguel Cotto on Saturday night.
That’s not necessarily as easy as it sounds.
It will be the first fight at the new Yankee Stadium, headline a card televised by HBO, and come just hours after [...]
Published on: 11th April, 2010
Yuri Foreman: "I'm preparing for Miguel Cotto at his best." |
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The rich grass of the Yankees’ playing field in the background almost glowed. Those involved in the fight who sat facing the throng of reporters were so happy that this fight is happening that they almost shined as much as the lush greenery of the infield. Both competitors looked eager as did their teams. Both [...]
Published on: 10th April, 2010
Cotto-Foreman to box at Yankee Stadium in June |
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NEW YORK – The well-worn names of Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton have been replaced by Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman, and the ballpark where they once fought stands as a shell of its former self just across the street.
Still, boxing is back at Yankee Stadium after more than three decades.
The dream of Hall of [...]
Published on: 10th April, 2010
Yankee Stadium to host first fight in over 30 years |
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The “Stadium Slugfest” will feature WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0-0, 8 KOs) of Belarus against former title holder Miguel Cotto (34-2-0, 27 KOs) of Puerto Rico in a ring at right-center field with a canopy above.
It will mark the first non-baseball event to be held in the $1.5 billion stadium that opened last [...]
Published on: 5th April, 2010
Trainor says Yuri Foreman is where he belongs |
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WAYNE — Yuri Foreman will work out today at the Joe Grier Boxing Academy in Paterson, right where Grier is certain the super welterweight world champion belongs as he begins training camp for the biggest fight of his career.
Speculation swirled recently regarding renowned trainer Emanuel Steward joining Foreman’s team. Murray Wilson, Foreman’s manager, told boxingscene.com [...]
Published on: 3rd April, 2010
Emanuel Steward leading Team Cotto |
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BoxingScene.com reports this evening that all the talk has come to a finality, and that it’s official: the legendary Emanuel Steward will serve as Miguel Cotto’s lead trainer for his June 5 fight against Yuri Foreman at Yankee Stadium.
The two teams will appear at Yankee Stadium next Friday for a press conference, and Steward is [...]
Published on: 11th March, 2010
Cotto vs. Foreman to be shown on HBO |
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In a fight that is effectively for the bragging rights of New York, former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) will be stepping up in weight to take on WBA light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) on June 5th, at the Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, New York. The [...]
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