Miguel Cotto is planning his return! Nothing has been finalized, but there is a date & location in place. NY stand up! Details after the jump…
Via Dan Rafael at ESPN:
Miguel Cotto, the Puerto Rican superstar and former three-division titleholder, is planning on a fall return.
The target date for his return is Sept. 28, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., which would be a big deal. For years, Cotto has been a mainstay of Barclays Center competitor Madison Square Garden, where he has fought eight times since 2005 while becoming the biggest attraction in New York in years.
Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer, who doesn’t have a promotional deal with Cotto but has promoted his last two fights and is close to his team, told ESPN.com on Tuesday that he is holding the Barclays Center on that date for his next fight. Golden Boy has a deal with Barclays Center as its exclusive promoter for boxing events.
Schaefer emphasized that nothing had been finalized with regard to a Cotto fight, including an opponent.
“Nothing set. We are holding a date (at Barclays Center), that’s all,” Schaefer said.
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