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Miguel Cotto destroys Martinez to claim the middleweight title, sets up potential rematches with Pacquiao & Mayweather By Frank Walsh, OTR Boxing Radio, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 With a build up drenched in a shower of tension and apparent disrespectful demands, Miguel Cotto walked into Madison Square Garden to face Argentine boxer-puncher, Sergio Martinez. Cotto?s $7 million purse dwarfed Martinez? $1.5 million, added to the aggressively demanding terms that Cotto asked for Read Full Story >>>Cotto makes Puerto Rican History, Stops Martinez By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 Miguel Cotto had long fought in the shadow of other Puerto Rican greats. Try as he might over the years, Cotto just hadn?t gotten over the greatness hump. Saturday night at Madison Square Garden against now-former middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, Cotto finally attained historical greatness. By Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto dominates Sergio Martinez in 10th-round TKO By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 NEW YORK ? Three thoughts on Miguel Cotto?s 10th-round TKO win over Sergio Martinez:
For Cotto, brilliance
No one knew quite what to expect coming into this fight. Martinez was 39, coming off a 14-month layoff and an average performance in his last fight against Martin Murray. Cotto, 33, was y Read Full Story >>> COTTO STOPS MARTINEZ TO MAKE HISTORY AT THE GARDEN By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014

New York -- This city, and this venue has always been owned by Miguel Cotto. He was launched to stardom here, excelled as a superstar and tonight in front of his adoring fans - he made history.
Cotto, 33, of Caguas Puer Read Full Story >>> COTTO MAULS MARTINEZ, WINS MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE IN 10TH ROUND By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 With the celebrated Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach in his corner assisted by promising young Filipino assistant Marvin Somodio, Miguel Cotto mauled Argentina?s Sergio ?Maravilla? Martinez to score a 10th round stoppage before a raucous Puerto Rican crowd at New York?s famed Madison Square Garde Read Full Story >>> 'Incredible' Miguel Cotto pulls off surprisingly dominant win over Sergio Martinez By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 NEW YORK ? In the fight of his life, Miguel Cotto delivered the performance of a lifetime. The Puerto Rican knocked Sergio Martinez down four times, including three times in the first, en route to capturing the WBC middleweight title in a shockingly one-sided performance.
The victory before 21,09 Read Full Story >>> Martinez vs Cotto: Winner simply dynamite By Lee Cleveland , Fight Saga, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 Miguel Cotto unleashed a literal beating tonight, stopping Sergio Martinez in Round 10 via TKO.
It was, perhaps, the best performance of Cotto's career as the challenger scored 4 knockdowns with 3 coming in the very first stanza.
(Pic courtesy of HBO)
Martinez, showing true grit, survived the r Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto Gets Win Of His Life Over Sergio Martinez, Becomes Middleweight Champion By Jeff Pryor, The Queensberry Rules, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 NEW YORK CITY ? Puerto Rican idol Miguel Cotto exploded onto the middleweight scene, taking out lineal undisputed champion Sergio Martinez at the Mecca of Boxing ? the famed Madison Square Garden in New York ? Saturday night on HBO on the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
A raucous crowd wa Read Full Story >>> Roach factor helped Cotto By Reuters, SuperSport, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 Miguel Cotto benefitted from the "Roach factor" when he defeated Sergio Martinez in New York on Saturday night.
Cotto became Puerto Rico's first four-division champion by dethroning the WBC middleweight champion at Madison Square Garden.
After a bitter 2012 in which he lost title fights on Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto stops Sergio Martinez in middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden By Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 Sergio Martinez teased Miguel Cotto in the run-up to their bout on Saturday that Cotto had never beaten an ?A? list fighter in his career.
Martinez was upset that Cotto was able to dictate pre-fight negotiations and force Martinez, the WBC middleweight champion, into a number of concessions. He h Read Full Story >>> MIGUEL COTTO DROPS SERGIO MARTINEZ FOUR TIMES EN ROUTE TO 9TH ROUND TKO; BECOMES PUERTO RICO'S FIRST 4-DIVISION CHAMPION By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 Moments ago at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, three-division world champion Miguel Cotto made history, stopping former middleweight king Sergio Martinez after the 9th round to become the first Puerto Rican to win titles in four different weight divisions. Cotto dominated the fight from Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto stops Sergio Martinez in WBC middleweight title fight By Associated Press, The Republic, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 NEW YORK ? Miguel Cotto became the first Puerto Rican fighter to win world championships in four weight divisions, stopping Sergio Martinez in their WBC world middleweight title fight Saturday night.
Martinez didn't get off the stool when the bell rang for the 10th round.
Miguel Cotto, left, of Read Full Story >>> Martinez fails to reach Messi levels as Cotto enjoys his greatest win On the Beak, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 In the global boxing landscape Sergio Martinez vs Miguel Cotto for the lineal middleweight championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, June 7 is perhaps not as huge an event as Floyd Mayweather vs Marcos Maidana was for the lineal welterweight championship last month but, in Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto DOMINATES Sergio Martinez to capture the middleweight world title! By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014 Miguel Coto TKO 10 Sergio Martinez
The new and improved Miguel Cotto (under the tutelage of the legendary Freddie Roach) captured the world linear middleweight crown in a dominant fashion moments ago when he battered defending champion Sergio Martinez moments ago at Madison Square Garden in New Y Read Full Story >>> SONSONA WINS OVER VAZQUEZ JR BY SPLIT DECISION By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014

New York -- Marvin Sonsona eager to prove his worth in the big stage, scored a Split Decision victory over former tormentor Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. in 10 rounds of rugged action at Madison Square Garden in New York City S Read Full Story >>> Results from New York: Lee KOs Jackson; Maciel decisions Melendez By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014

New York - The HBO Pay-Per- View portion of tonight's fights from New York started right after the first five undercard bouts at around 9 pm EST.
Fans slowly poured in and the Madison Square Garden is already halfway fill Read Full Story >>> Andy Lee Crushes John Jackson By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014
Former middleweight title challenger Andy Lee, fighting at junior middleweight for the first time, KO?d John Jackson at 1:07 of round 5?
Saturday night at New York?s Madison Square Garden, former middleweight title challenger Andy Lee (33-2, 23 KOs), fighting at junior middleweight for the fi Read Full Story >>> Jose Pedraza continues to impress with 1st round knockout PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014

NEW YORK (June 7, 2014) - Tonight from the Madison Square Garden in New York, Puerto Rico's Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (17-0, 11 KOs), remained undefeated with an impressive first round knockout over Arturo Uruzquieta (15-7 Read Full Story >>> UNDERCARD RESULTS FROM NEW YORK: VERDEJO REMAINS UNDEFEATED By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014

New York - The world's most famous arena welcomed the protagonists on this huge boxing night in June, featuring the highly anticipated Middleweight war between WBC champ, Sergio Martinez and Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico.
Read Full Story >>> SONSONA-VAZQUEZ FIGHT IN THE GARDEN REVISITS ELORDE-NARVAEZ FIGHT 49 YEARS AGO By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 08 Jun 2014

NEW YORK ? ?This is quite a test for the ability of the roof of the newly renovated Garden to stay erect Saturday night,? thus head of HBO Sports pay-per-view Mark Taffet addressed MSG's executive vice-president for Read Full Story >>>
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