COTTO VS GEALE IS SET FOR JUNE 6th AT A CATCH WEIGHT FOR THE WBC TITLE
By George A. Dampeer
Brooklyn, NY (April 15th, 2015)– WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs) will make his first title defense since dethroning Sergio Martinez, against Australia’s Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs) on June 6 at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NY. The fight will be an exact year to date since Cotto faced off with the Argentine.
Since then some career defying changes have been made; a fight with Canelo Alvarez being abandoned, the separation from Bob Arum’s Top Rank, and the merging with Roc Nation Sports. Cotto will certainly not be doing business with Bob Arum anytime soon, and the same can be said with Al Haymon’s disputes with Roc Nation. It all leaves Cotto with very limited options. Another issue that arises from the split with Top Rank is the fact that there is no certainty to who is broadcasting the fight. Since HBO is with Top Rank and Showtime with Al Haymon, it’s still not worked out who will get publication.
Also in the backdrop is the all but inevitable opponent in Gennady Golovkin. For some, this could be the reason Cotto chose Daniel Geale. Geale was stopped in 3rd round By Triple G despite looking impressive at the start.
For Cotto, this can make as a tune up fight from a year of inactivity and as a measurement of himself to a Golovkin opponent. Cotto will look to be impressive in victory, but should respect the solidity of Geale. The Australian had a spirited start against Triple G but stylistically fell into the hands of the Olympic silver medalist. Since his loss Geale won a unanimous 12-round decision over Jarrod Fletcher in his native Australia, and will look to enter The Barclays Center with that momentum if there is any.The fight has been agreed upon at a 157lb. catch weight.
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