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Cotto, Margarito victorious in Atlantic City last weekend!

Posted 4/18/2008 on BOXING CHRONICLES

Cotto vs Margarito on July 26? ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) _ After two lopsided welterweight title fights, it's time for Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito to get it on in the ring.That likely will happen this summer, and both champions can expect tougher outings than they had Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall. Cotto battered Alfonso Gomez for five rounds to retain his WBA welterweight title and ...

Miguel Cotto retains title

Posted 4/15/2008 on Alibata Pabaon Sports

Miguel Cotto retaining his WBA Welterweight belt and keeping his undefeated record intact by defeating Alfonso Gomez .He won by a technical knock out on the fifth round. He will face newly crowned IBF Welterweight champ Antonio Margarito in a unification bout this July

Cotto-Margarito: Mutually Assured Destruction

Posted 4/14/2008 on The Sporting Blog

This past Saturday night in Atlantic City, welterweights Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto dished out impressive beatings to their two respective opponents, Kermit Cintron and Alfonso Gomez. Now Margarito and Cotto, each holding welterweight titles, will turn their savagery upon each other in what promises to be an ultra-violent July 26th showdown at Madison Square Garden. For months now, ...

Video: Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez

Posted 4/14/2008 on Sportaphile

Last night Miguel Cotto destroyed Alfonso Gomez, after the first round the fight took on a very pitiful quality. I’m not ashamed to admit I despise Cotto, so seeing him act so cocky while simultaneously killing Gomez was not fun to watch. (rss subscribers, you may have to click over to see the video below) Next up, Cotto will take on Antonio Margarito on July 26th in what ...

Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez Video - HBO Boxing

Posted 4/13/2008 on MMA Videos

Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto faces The Contender veteran Alfonso Gomez.

A Look at Last Night's Knockouts [Easily Digestible Boxing]

Posted 4/13/2008 on Deadspin

As if there was ever a doubt, Miguel Cotto proved that Alfonso Gomez had no business sharing a ring with him. I predicted that Gomez would quit on his stool after the sixth, but the doctor spared him the trouble a round earlier. Antonio Margarito paved the way for a huge July fight with Cotto in the stacked welterweight division by once again knocking out Kermit Cintron. Margarito ...

Video: Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez

Posted 4/13/2008 on MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion

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Cotto, Margarito dominate; Dawson, Tarver victorious in Florida

Posted 4/13/2008 on Bad Left Hook: Front Page Posts

One superstar mauled an unfit challenger. One man found himself repeating the past. One found himself in the toughest fight of his life. And another was somewhat reborn. Saturday night was a memorable one, but in all four cases, the wins were also more steps toward the future. On HBO from Atlantic City, Miguel Cotto predictably manhandled Alfonso Gomez, winning when the ring doctor decided ...

Miguel Cotto Beats Alfonso Gomez

Posted 4/13/2008 on FanHouse

Undefeated welterweight Miguel Cotto defeated Alfonso Gomez tonight in Atlantic City with a dominating performance that demonstrated he's one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Everyone expected it to be a mismatch, and that's exactly what it was. Gomez, who is best known for having appeared on the first season of The Contender , really had no chance of beating a boxer of ...

Saturday night Boxing Live Blog - Antonio Margarito vs Kermit Cintron and Cotto vs. Gomez

Posted 4/13/2008 on The Fan Blog

A pair of interesting fights coming up from Atlantic City tonight. We'll bring you the action as it gets underway. Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez in the opener and then Antonio Margarito vs. Kermit Cintron in the rematch to close things out. Cotto tries to remain perfect, while I'm sure Cintron and Margarito will provide some exciting action. We'll be bringing you the action via the live ...

Bad Left Hook Fight Night: Cotto-Gomez and Margarito-Cintron II

Posted 4/12/2008 on Bad Left Hook: Front Page Posts

MAIN EVENT For WBA Welterweight Title MIGUEL COTTO WBA Welterweight Champion Ring Magazine No. 1 Contender (31-0, 25 KO, Caguas, Puerto Rico) versus ALFONSO GOMEZ (18-3-2, 8 KO, Whittier, CA, by way of Guadalajara, Mexico) Rematch for the IBF Welterweight Title KERMIT CINTRON IBF Welterweight Champion Ring Magazine No. 7 Contender (29-1, 27 KO, Reading, PA, by way of ...

Past to the Future?

Posted 4/12/2008 on Boxing Meets MMA

With less than 24 hours to go before boxing's version of April Madness begins, one question remains: Will Saturday be a night repeats or a renewal of stars? In Atlantic City, NJ, rising Puerto Rican star, Miguel Cotto, faces former Contender contestant Alfonso Gomez. Given Cotto's recent showings against the likes of Zab Judah and Shane Mosley, he should go right through Gomez. But as ...

Cintron spices up weigh-ins

Posted 4/11/2008 on Yahoo! Boxing Blog

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Kermit Cintron added a little spice to an otherwise hum-drum weigh-in on Friday at Caesars Palace when he made a throat slash gesture toward Antonio Margarito. All four of the welterweights on the HBO-televised card on Saturday from Boardwalk Hall easily made weight. WBA champion Miguel Cotto looked ripped at 146 ½, while his challenger, Alfonso S. Gomez, ...

Floyd Mayweather-Ricky Hatton II in 2009 Would Mean Long Wait for Miguel Cotto Fight

Posted 4/11/2008 on FanHouse

Floyd Mayweather is the best boxer in the world, and when you're the best you get to pick your fights. That's the way the sport works. But it's a shame that by all indications, Mayweather is picking a pair of rematches, against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton , for the next two times he steps in the ring. The De La Hoya fight for later September is all but set in stone. Assuming Mayweather ...

Posted 4/7/2008 on BOXING CHRONICLES

WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is set to make the fourth defense of his title against Season One Contender Alfonso Gomez at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City this Saturday night. Cotto, the undefeated Puerto Rican sensation won the vacant title with a 6th round TKO of Carlos Quintana, who later went on to dethrone Paul Williams for the WBO version of the title, in December of 2006 in the ...

Cotto-Margarito looking to fight in July

Published 4/14/2008 on FOXSports.com News for MMA/Boxing

Despite Floyd Mayweather's reluctance to meet the other top welterweights, boxing's deepest division will produce a megafight after all. That will come in late July when undefeated WBA champion Miguel Cotto takes on new IBF champ Antonio Margarito, ...

Cotto, Margarito win WBA, IBF title fights with ease

Published 4/13/2008 on USATODAY.com Boxing - Top Stories

Miguel Cotto battered Alfonso Gomez for five rounds Saturday night to retain his WBA welterweight title and set up a fight with ...

Cotto and Margarito win welterweight title fights with ease (AP)

Published 4/13/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - Boxing News

After two lopsided welterweight title fights, it's time for Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito to get it on in the ring. That likely will happen this summer, and both champions can expect tougher outings than they had Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall. ...

Cotto, Margarito win welterweight title fights

Published 4/13/2008 on FOXSports.com News for MMA/Boxing

Miguel Cotto battered Alfonso Gomez for five rounds Saturday night to retain his WBA welterweight title and set up a fight with new IBF champion Antonio Margarito. Margarito dominated Kermit Cintron for the second time, then knocked him out in the ...

COTTO WON'T DANCE WITH GOMEZ

Published 4/12/2008 on NY Post: Sports

ATLANTIC CITY - Leave it to Bob Arum to take a dig at one of the welterweight champions. Not Miguel Cotto, the pride of Arum's promotions stable and the WBA titleholder. Arum threw a zinger at WBC champion Floyd Mayweather, probably the biggest...

Gomez: Being the underdog gives me more fuel

Published 4/11/2008 on FOXSports.com News for MMA/Boxing

Alfonso Gomez has been a contender in the welterweight division, and he says he's ready to face Miguel Cotto this weekend.

CompuBox: Cotto vs. Gomez

Published 4/10/2008 on FOXSports.com News for MMA/Boxing

Alfonso Gomez heads into this weekend as the underdog against a dominant Miguel Cotto. So who will come out on top?

Puerto Rico's Cotto set to battle Gomez in Atlantic City (AFP)

Published 4/10/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - Boxing News

Unbeaten world champ Miguel Cotto will square off against Alfonso Gomez in a title fight which could solidify the Puerto Rican's reputation as a dominant force in the welterweight division.

Gomez up next for Cotto (PA SportsTicker)

Published 4/10/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - Boxing News

With a super fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. nowhere on the horizon, Miguel Cotto must continue to step into the ring against lesser opponents.

COTTO JABS FLOYD (ALAS, NOT IN RING)

Published 4/10/2008 on NY Post: Sports

With Floyd Mayweather Jr. tinkering around with Wrestlemania and other money-making schemes, his most logical opponent, Miguel Cotto, has been left to twist in the wind. Cotto's career has been on hold since he defeated both Zab Judah and Shane...

Cotto may be without trainer for title defense

Published 4/10/2008 on FOXSports.com News for MMA/Boxing

Miguel Cotto might be without the man who trained him in his rise to WBA welterweight champion when Cotto defends the title Saturday night. Cotto's uncle Evangelista was not at a news conference Wednesday, and the fighter was unsure if Evangelista ...

WBA champion's trainer/uncle might miss title defense (AP)

Published 4/9/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - Boxing News

Miguel Cotto might be without the man who trained him in his rise to WBA welterweight champion when Cotto defends the title Saturday night. Cotto's uncle Evangelista was not at a news conference Wednesday, and the fighter was unsure if ...