Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto Boxing at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Miguel Cotto gets back in the ring, to face off with Antonio Margarito on July 26th, at the MGM Grand Garden,
Las vegas, in what figures to be one of the best fights of the summer. The WBA Welterweight Champ, Miguel Cotto
is the -175 odds favorite against the IBF Welterweight champ, Margarito.
Cotto, the undefeated WBA champion from Puerto Rico, will headline a Las Vegas card for the
first time when he meets IBF champion Margarito at the MGM Grand Garden.
Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) hasn't fought in Las Vegas since Dec. 11, 2004, on the undercard of
Vitali Klitschko's bout with Danny Williams. His last 10 fights were held in Atlantic City,
Puerto Rico or New York, where he usually performs before loud, enthusiastic crowds -
but the rising welterweight star's debut as a West Coast pay-per-view attraction is shaping up
as the most tantalizing fight of the summer.
Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) earned his shot at Cotto by taking Kermit Cintron's IBF title with a
sixth-round knockout on April 12, moments before Cotto stopped Alfonso Gomez on the same card in
Atlantic City. Margarito, who lost his WBO welterweight title to Paul Williams last summer, dominated
Cintron for the second time in their careers to claim another belt.
Margarito has proven him self with a 10th-round stoppage of Antonio Diaz to win the WBO title, Margarito faced
seven fighters who were ranked among The Ring’s welterweight top 10 at the time they fought (Diaz, Danny Perez,
Andrew Lewis, Sebastian Lujan, Kermit Cintron, Joshua Clottey and Paul Williams), losing only to Williams last
year in a competitive decision.
Antonio Margarito Vs Miguel Cotto Fight Results
Mexico's Antonio Margarito stopped previously unbeaten Miguel Cotto in the 11th round here Saturday to claim the Puerto Rican's World Boxing Association welterweight world title.
The Mexican, who gave up the International Boxing Federation belt to fight Cotto, sent his bloodied opponent to the canvas twice in the 11th, with Cotto's corner throwing in the towel at 2:05 of the round.
Through 10 rounds, two judges had Margarito leading 96-94, while a third judge had it even.
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These wins have set up a fight with plenty of hype in the loaded welterweight division.
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