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BOXNEWS Fight Miguel Angel Cotto W TKO 12 (12) Ricardo Mayorga

Fight Miguel Angel Cotto W TKO 12 (12) Ricardo Mayorga

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Boxers Puerto Rico Miguel Angel Cotto [35-2-0, 27]
Nicaragua Ricardo Mayorga [29-7-1, 23]
Weight division Super Welterweight (154 lbs)
Title WBA Title,
Date 12 March 2011, Sat
Location USA USA, Las Vegas, MGM Grand
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Fight Andy Lee W KO 10 (10) Craig McEwan

News: Fight Miguel Angel Cotto -VS- Ricardo Mayorga

Ricardo Mayorga Returns! Three Fight Plan in The Works 15 Mar 2011 15:59

Ricardo Mayorga Returns! Three Fight Plan in The Works

Former two division champion Ricardo Mayorga spoke to reporters in Nicaragua and the undpredictable fighter is going to return to boxing. Last Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mayorga was stopped in the twelfth round by WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. Afterwards, Mayorga said he was planning to retire. Those plans have been quickly reversed read more ...
Another bad blood battle for calm, cool Cotto likely for July 14 Mar 2011 12:47

Another bad blood battle for calm, cool Cotto likely for July

If there’s ever been a stare colder than the one given Ricardo Mayorga at the many pre-fight events this last week, it was the one given Antonio Margarito by Miguel Cotto at last night’s post-fight press conference. After making Mayorga eat his words in a near-distance fight, last night at the MGM Grand, forcing the profanity-spewing Nicaraguan into, both, a 12th round and career retirement read more ...
Cotto stops Mayorga in 12 13 Mar 2011 07:55

Cotto stops Mayorga in 12

WBA super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KOs) won a hard fought twelfth round KO over former champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-8-2, 23 KOs) on Saturday night before a crowd of 7,247 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Both landed big shots in an exciting round one. Cotto fought a very controlled fight, ignoring Mayorga’s attempts to goad him into trading shots. Both fighters continued to throw big and land shots with an edge to Cotto read more ...
Cotto, Mayorga make weight 12 Mar 2011 10:58

Cotto, Mayorga make weight

From the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for tomorrow night’s Showtime PPV-televised «Relentless» card promoted by Top Rank. There were no posedowns or face-offs . . . but there was a rose. While Cotto weighed in, Mayorga offered him a pretty red rose, duly ignored by Cotto. When the champ refuse to pose with Mayorga, the loco Nicaraguan tried to goad him into posing, to no avail read more ...
Cotto-Mayorga video clip 11 Mar 2011 11:50

Cotto-Mayorga video clip

Ricardo Mayorga reacts to being snubbed by WBA Super Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto at a press conference to promote the Saturday March 12 pay-per-view event read more ...
Mayorga: Cotto is Half-Gay, Puerto Rico Supports Me 9 Mar 2011 19:07

Mayorga: Cotto is Half-Gay, Puerto Rico Supports Me

Former champion Ricardo Mayorga (27-7, 23KOs) has continued the insults. Upon arriving to Las Vegas for Saturdays 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 boxers sexuality and stating vowing to end the fight by knockout in four rounds read more ...
Mayorga: When I Brutally KO Cotto, The Ref Will Call 911! 10 Feb 2011 14:13

Mayorga: When I Brutally KO Cotto, The Ref Will Call 911!

Is there something new in the way of thinking or talking about Ricardo Mayorga (29-7, 23KOs) that might surprise us? Maybe not, but still were interesting to see what he says, especially about his commitment on March 12 when he challenges Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28KOs), the current junior middleweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas read more ...
Cotto-Mayorga Presser 20 Jan 2011 17:03

Cotto-Mayorga Presser

A packed house filled the BB King Blues Club & Grill at Times Square in Manhattan on Wednesday for the kick-off press conference for Relentless which will be produced and distributed LIVE on SHOWTIME PPV®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Relentless features the Pride of Puerto Rico, Miguel Cotto defending his WBA super welterweight title against two-division world champion Ricardo El Matador Mayorga read more ...
Mayorgas Trainer: If Ricardo Trains Hard, Hell Beat Cotto 13 Jan 2011 10:13

Mayorgas Trainer: If Ricardo Trains Hard, Hell Beat Cotto

Panamanian Rigoberto Garibaldi, trainer of former world champion Ricardo Mayorga, believes his fighter can beat WBA 154-pound champ Miguel Cotto with the proper training in the gym. The fight is scheduled for March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. If Mayorga trains hard, Garibaldi predicts a knockout victory read more ...
Miguel Cotto: I Guarantee That Mayorga Will Be Left Beaten 30 Dec 2010 18:19

Miguel Cotto: I Guarantee That Mayorga Will Be Left Beaten

WBA junior welterweight king Miguel Cotto in not concerned with trash talking nature of former champion Ricardo Mayorga. Their fight is scheduled for March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayorga has often tested the patience of his opponents, including Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, Shane Mosley, Vernon Forrest and Felix Trinidad read more ...