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Cotto & Marquez are both hoping to resign this year
Puerto Rican hotshot Miguel Cotto is prepared to sit at the table and work out the terms for
a catch-weight standoff with kindred previous four division best on the planet Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KO's).
A week ago, Cotto (40-5, 33 KO's) was hit with a stroke of misfortune when his arranged return for February 25th in Texas was wiped out. He was booked to face James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KO's) in the headliner of a HBO Pay-Per-View cards Ticketsreview Boxing ,
however Kirkland pulled back in the wake of agony a broke nose in preparing camp.
Cotto and Marquez are both hoping to resign this year. Marquez needs to have one of two battles before strolling off Miguel Cotto to return vs. James Kirkland on Feb ,
and Cotto needs to have no less than two battles. The two sides were in talks for a while a year ago.
Their arrangements went into disrepair after both boxers were not able get in agreement with respect to the catch-weight .
Marquez needed the battle to occur at the welterweight furthest reaches of 147-pounds,
while Cotto was firm on the challenge occurring some place around as far as possible - between 150 to 154.
Cotto has now been out of the ring since November 2015 ,
when he lost a twelve round choice to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Marquez, 43 years of age, has been away for about three years, with his last battle occurring back in May of 2014,
when he won a twelve round consistent choice over previous title holder Mike Alvarado at the Forum in Los Angeles, California.
On Wednesday, Cotto said he was prepared to take a seat and work out the greater part of the particulars to
complete a battle with Marquez. The Puerto Rican boxer affirmed a couple days prior that both sides were by and
by in contact with each other. Cotto is holding up to get another date from his promoter, Roc Nation Sports.
As beforehand revealed, Cotto is potentially going to battle out on the town in April or June.
"Marquez is an extraordinary battle Manuel Marquez wants retirement fight .
We ought to put the greater part of the cards on the table and if the battle can be made,
then it will happen," Cotto said to Carlos Gonzalez.
"Regardless we're holding up to perceive what occurs with Roc Nation and see what the tide brings."
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