Update: Cotto vs Martinez to be at 159lb Catchweight

[HamAndEgger]

Sampson Lewkowicz, adviser to WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28KOs), informed BoxingScene.com that a potential fight with Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31KOs) will be fought at the full division limit of 160-pounds.

Martinez-Cotto is being negotiated for a date of June 7th at New York's Madison Square Garden, and HBO Pay-Per-View would carry the contest.

Cotto is focused on making history by becoming the first Puerto Rican fighter to win world title in four weight divisions. He previously held world titles at junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight. Martinez would return for the first time since an April 2013 decision win over Martin Murray."I can't give too many details about the negotiations. Our promoter Lou DiBella is handling those discussions. It is my understanding, if the fight were to happen, it will happen at the full middleweight limit. Cotto wants to become a real middleweight champion. The middleweight champion fights at 160-pounds. Cotto wants to make history and has no problem with the weight. It really doesn't matter, the weight, because Martinez never comes in at 160-pounds. He always weighs a pound or two under the limit" Lewkowicz told BoxingScene.com.

Miguelito said

a catchweight
http://www.boxingscene.com/martinez-cotto-no-catch-weight-clause--73828

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Cotto about to get phucked up. Martinez will be focused.

 

[yoyoyo1]

cotto doesn't want to pacquiao his way to the title, I respect that

 

[HamAndEgger]

Its a win/win for Cotto to me. He loses, he lost to the Lineal Middleweight Champ at his first fight at 160.

Now if Cotto were to win.....

As a die Hard Cotto supporter though, I gotta favor Martinez off GP.

 

[L68]

really lookin foward to this shyt

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Cotto very confident, martinez's recovery will be the key question.

 

[Ego Noir]

Watch the boy Cotto show you nikkas he's far from shot

 

[Yuzo]

 

[Tide Run This]

Bout time a big fight is going down at the Garden

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

 

[yo moms]

i hope sexy sergio isnt finished

 

[Grams]

Who am I gonna be seeing at the Garden?

 

[HamAndEgger]

Can't compare though that Manny and even Sergio from 2012. That to me is Manny at his peak along with Cotto having a towel boy as a trainer.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Cotto very confident, martinez's recovery will be the key question.

I am so not sure how this fight will go just because of the uncertainty about how Sergio has recovered.

 

[patscorpio]

Who am I gonna be seeing at the Garden?

im gonna try to be there breh...as soon as I get an idea on ticket prices and how exactly I want to get to MSG