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By Jhonny Gonzalez
Veteran trainer Emanuel Steward will accompany Miguel Cotto next week to Miami, Florida to begin the training camp for the March 12 battle with Ricardo Mayorga. Cotto will defend his title against the ex-champion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The two of them will travel for the media tour to announce the fight. Steward predicts stops in New York and Puerto Rico. Following the tour, they will head over to Florida to start training.
Steward explains that Cotto took the fight with Mayorga to stay busy. The Puerto Rican champ has been inactive since winning the title from Yuri Foreman last June in Yankee Stadium. Cotto wanted to fight at least once before a rematch meeting with Antonio Margarito in June.
"Miguel did not want to spend a year without fighting. When looked at the list of candidates, we understood that Mayorga was the best option to market the event with his manner of expression. I think he's the perfect type of opponent before looking toward a rematch with Antonio Margarito in June," said Steward to Carlos Gonzalez.
Steward expects a tough fight from Mayorga. He will advise Cotto to be cautious in the early rounds, where Steward says Mayorga will be at his most dangerous.
"Miguel has had many tough fights and he's never said 'no' to any kind of challenge. Mayorga is a dangerous opponent and Miguel must be careful in the early rounds due to [Mayorga] throwing shots from different angles and he's difficult to predict. We know that Mayorga likes to talk a lot and he will make a good fight," Steward said.
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By Jhonny Gonzalez
Veteran trainer Emanuel Steward will accompany Miguel Cotto next week to Miami, Florida to begin the training camp for the March 12 battle with Ricardo Mayorga. Cotto will defend his title against the ex-champion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The two of them will travel for the media tour to announce the fight. Steward predicts stops in New York and Puerto Rico. Following the tour, they will head over to Florida to start training.
Steward explains that Cotto took the fight with Mayorga to stay busy. The Puerto Rican champ has been inactive since winning the title from Yuri Foreman last June in Yankee Stadium. Cotto wanted to fight at least once before a rematch meeting with Antonio Margarito in June.
"Miguel did not want to spend a year without fighting. When looked at the list of candidates, we understood that Mayorga was the best option to market the event with his manner of expression. I think he's the perfect type of opponent before looking toward a rematch with Antonio Margarito in June," said Steward to Carlos Gonzalez.
Steward expects a tough fight from Mayorga. He will advise Cotto to be cautious in the early rounds, where Steward says Mayorga will be at his most dangerous.
"Miguel has had many tough fights and he's never said 'no' to any kind of challenge. Mayorga is a dangerous opponent and Miguel must be careful in the early rounds due to [Mayorga] throwing shots from different angles and he's difficult to predict. We know that Mayorga likes to talk a lot and he will make a good fight," Steward said.
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