It’s a special edition of HBO Boxing After Dark when HBO Sports presents the exclusive replay of the incredible welterweight championship fight between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto, this Saturday, August 2, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. The replay will be available in HDTV and will be paired with the live telecast from Las Vegas…
Tonight at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, 32-0 (26), defends his WBA Welterweight Championship against Mexican Antonio Margarito, 36-5 (26), who voluntarily gave up the IBF title to face Cotto. This 147 pound bout could go a long way to deciding who the premier welterweight is. Cotto, the…
Two-division world champion Zab Judah, former world title challenger Joshua Clottey and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum will host a news conference luncheon for their upcoming IBF world welterweight title fight, tomorrow, Saturday, July 26 in Las Vegas, NV. The IBF’s top-rated contenders, Judah, 35-5 (25), from Brooklyn, and Clottey, 34-2 (20), a native…
The public is invited to witness the official weigh-in for what the media has dubbed “A Fight for the Ages.” Undefeated WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will step on the scale today, Friday, July 25 in the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
WBA light flyweight interim world title contenders Giovanni Segura of Mexico and Cesar Canchila of Colombia, rated No. 1 and No. 2 by the WBA respectively, undefeated super lightweight contender Mike Alvarado of Denver and former WBC lightweight champion Cesar Bazan of Mexico, NABF super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion of the Philippines and former NABF…
© Richard T. Slone Multi-award winning artist Richard T. Slone has unveiled his latest work of art; a massive pre-fight canvas of boxing champions Miguel Cotto fighting Antonio Margarito just days before their epic battle in Las Vegas, Nevada.
On Monday, two-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will host an open media workout in Montebello, CA, before breaking camp and heading to Las Vegas, NV. Margarito is in his final days of preparation for “The Battle!â€, the four-bout pay-per-view extravaganza headlined by Margarito’s world title rumble with WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto, in a…
Only one weekend separates boxing fans from fight week for the year’s most eagerly anticipated event of the year! It’s time for “The Battle”, the four fight pay-per-view extravaganza, headlined by the collision of welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito.
Question: Antonio, is this your biggest fight? Antonio Margarito: I want to thank Bob for giving me this opportunity against Cotto and it is the biggest fight of my career. I am preparing myself very well for this fight and cannot wait to get up into the ring. Sometimes you think things are not going…
On July 26, one of the biggest fights to grace the welterweight division will happen in Las Vegas. Be sure to circle the date and get ready to watch, along with Floyd Mayweather Jr, an amazing bout between two of the very best in the division. Promoter Bob Arum is confident that this fight between…
Undefeated WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto will host an open media workout in Caguas, Puerto Rico today, Friday, July 18. This will be Cotto’s final day working out in preparation for “The Battle!â€, the four-bout pay-per-view extravaganza headlined by Cotto’s world title defense in a thrilling matchup against two-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito.
Question: How do you see this title defense with Antonio Margarito on July 26? Miguel Cotto: This is just another fight for me. It’s a fight that Margarito wants to take my title – and that makes it big enough for me. Margarito is a great fighter. I have trained to win this fight and…