WBA “super” light-middleweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto is contemplating an offer to rematch with three-time world titleholder Antonio Margarito. The Mexican became the first man to defeat the Puerto Rican when he stopped him in eleven rounds in July 2008 and Cotto is said to be keen to avenge the loss.
The 30 year-old, who has held world titles at three weights, fought “The Express Train” just before he was found to be fighting with an illegal substance in his gloves and may see it as a revenge mission against Margarito, as there is now doubts over the victory after the substance was uncovered in his next bout with Shane Mosley.Margarito was banned from the sport for a year after the Mosley fight, which he lost via ninth round KO after the substance was uncovered before the fight and will also be keen to show that nothing untoward went on when the two met the first time at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, although Cotto’s face was a mess at the end of the fight.
An initial date of July 16th has been given to Cotto for his next defence of his title and Margarito is the clear favourite to be in the opposing corner. Cotto hasn’t ruled out an attempt at 160lbs against Sergio Martinez in the future but may want to tie-up loose ends with Margarito first.
