More coverage from Los Angeles inside of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel as Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez speaks on his Oct. 12 clash with WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley. Hear what Marquez had to say in this exclusive piece
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Strength and conditioning coach Angel ‘Memo’ Heredia speaks ahead of his fighter Juan Manuel Marquez’s challenge of WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley on Oct. 12 in Las Vegas
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Miguel Cotto on Saturday night prior to his victory over Delvin Rodriguez (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
Fresh off of a resounding 3rd round TKO over Delvin Rodriguez this past weekend, Puerto Rican star and former three-division titlist Miguel Cotto’s future looks bright as he enters the final stretch of his illustrious career.
A promotional free agent, Cotto worked with his original promoter Top Rank for the Rodriguez fight after seeing bouts against Floyd Mayweather and Austin Trout in 2012 co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.
One of the biggest stars in all of boxing, Cotto has the luxury of picking from the most enticing matches available and he certainly seems to have some serious options floating around.
I caught up with Top Rank CEO Bob Arum at Monday’s media brunch in Los Angeles in advance of this weekend’s Timothy Bradley-Juan Manuel Marquez pay per view attraction and got his thoughts on Cotto’s choices moving forward.
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More post-fight coverage from Orlando, FL, as Puerto Rican star and former three-division champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) and his new trainer Freddie Roach speak on the possilbity of a match with Sergio Martinez in 2014
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More updates from Orlando, FL, as three-division world champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) continues to speak to the media following his 3rd round TKO over Delvin Rodriguez. In this clip, Cotto speaks on a potential future fight with Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez
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Post-fight coverage from Orlando, FL, as three-division world champion Miguel Cotto addresses the media following his 3rd round TKO victory over Delvin Rodriguez. Hear what Cotto had to say about his performance and how he and his trainer Freddie Roach ‘went back to basics’ in training camp in Los Angeles
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All-access coverage from the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles in late September as Russia’s Ruslan Provodnikov (22-2, 15 KO’s) puts in work with trainer Freddie Roach ahead of his Oct. 19 HBO date with Mike Alvarado in Denver
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More post-fight coverage from Orlando, FL, as Puerto Rican star and former three-division champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) and his new trainer Freddie Roach speak on the possilbity of a match with Sergio Martinez in 2014
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More updates from Orlando, FL, as three-division world champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) continues to speak to the media following his 3rd round TKO over Delvin Rodriguez. In this clip, Cotto speaks on a potential future fight with Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez
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Post-fight coverage from Orlando, FL, as Mohammad Wahid captures three-division world champion Miguel Cotto as he addresses the media following his 3rd round TKO victory over Delvin Rodriguez. Hear what Cotto had to say about his performance and how he and his trainer Freddie Roach ‘went back to basics’ in training camp in Los Angeles
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Freddie Roach with Miguel Cotto on Saturday night (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
This past weekend, Puerto Rican fan favorite Miguel Cotto made a resounding return to the ring by dispatching former title challenger Delvin Rodriguez in under three rounds at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fl.
Showing vintage form in what turned out to be more of a showcase bout on HBO’s airwaves as opposed to a real challenge, Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) ripped Rodriguez’s body early with abandon and left him dazed at the end of the second round after a whistling left hook caught his temple.
The end came moments into the third frame, as Cotto pounced on the lanky Dominican along the ropes before dropping him to the canvas with another potent left. Seconds later, referee Frank Santore Jr. would waive the contest off.
While much of the talk at the post-fight press conference and within boxing circles centered around the possibility of Cotto facing either lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez or Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in the future, those weren’t the only big names in the play.
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Chris Robinson catches up with former lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KO’s) as he speaks on his recent sparring session at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, CA. Hear what Rios had to say about his work ahead of his Nov. 23 clash with Manny Pacquiao
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Chris Robinson swings through the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas and gets some thoughts on the Oct. 12 welterweight title clash between WBO champion Tim Bradley and Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez. Continue on to the video for insights from Lydell Rhodes, Lanell Belllows, J’Leon Love, Luis Arias, Mickey Bey, and others
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More all-access coverage from the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, CA as former lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KO’s) speaks a little bit before training ahead of his Nov. 23 clash with Manny Pacquiao
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More all-access coverage from WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley’s media day in Indio, Calif. as he speaks on his new gym, how he deals with haters, his blazing war with Ruslan Provodnikov, and the mistakes that his opponent Juan Manuel Marquez makes in the ring
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IBF featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich, aka the ‘Mexican Russian’, makes his return to the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard as he begins training for his Nov. 23 rematch with former titlist Billy Dib. Check out the video for Evgeny’s thoughts on the fight plus some bonus mitt work with trainer Marco Contreras
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All-access coverage from Indio, Calif. as WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) puts in work during media day ahead of his Oct. 12 clash in Las Vegas with Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez
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Chris Robinson catches up with former lightweight champion Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KO’s) as he speaks on his recent sparring session at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, CA. Hear what Rios had to say about his work ahead of his Nov. 23 clash with Manny Pacquiao
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Chris Robinson swings through the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas and gets some thoughts on the Oct. 12 welterweight title clash between WBO champion Tim Bradley and Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez. Continue on to the video for insights from Lydell Rhodes, Lanell Belllows, J’Leon Love, Luis Arias, Mickey Bey, and others
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Members from the press speak with WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) during his media day in Indio, Calif. as he discusses his Oct. 12 challenge of Juan Manuel Marquez and a possible future fight with Floyd Mayweather
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