Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Junior middleweight titlist Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, who are putting the finishing touches on a deal for a Dec. 3 rematch, will meet at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com on Wednesday.

DuBoef said he was in New York and finalized the agreement with Garden officials.

“Everything is being finalized for the fight and when it is, we’ll be at Madison Square Garden,” duBoef said of the famed arena, which is undergoing a significant renovation. “Madison Square Garden is one of the most important arenas in the country and I like doing events here. Miguel has a big fan base here and we want those fans to see him again.”

When Cotto (36-2, 29 KOs) and Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) met in 2008, they waged their memorable welterweight title bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where Margarito’s Mexican fans were out in force. He came on strong in the fight’s second half to stop Cotto in the 11th round of a bloody battle, a win later tainted when Margarito was caught trying to enter the ring in his next fight, against Shane Mosley, wearing loaded hand wraps.

Many believe he got away with wearing illegal gloves in the fight with Cotto.

When they meet in the rematch, which will be on pay-per-view and for Cotto’s 154-pound belt, they’ll do it in front of Cotto’s passionate Puerto Rican fans.

Cotto has always drawn big crowds in New York — for the six fights he has headlined at Madison Square Garden and when he headlined at Yankee Stadium last June, when he stopped Yuri Foreman in the ninth round to win his title.

-WRITTEN BY Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @danrafaelespn
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