Cotto back on top after Yankee Stadium brawl

2010-07-14T15:04:35Z

Cotto proves he has plenty left after winning junior middlweight title at Yankee Stadium

Every time that Miguel Cotto was asked whether he was finished, so many savage fights having taken their toll, he would answer simply that his training was going well and he was ready to step back into the ring.

He may have been avoiding an uncomfortable qu...

Cotto stops Foreman in Yankee Stadium boxing bout

2010-06-12T15:07:28Z

Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto stopped a game but injured Yuri Foreman in the ninth round to seize Foreman's World Boxing Association junior middleweight title at the new Yankee Stadium.

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Fight night returns to Yankee Stadium

2010-06-12T15:07:21Z

Fight night returns to home of New York Yankees

Boxing is back at Yankee Stadium.

Eager fight fans filed into the New York Yankees' second-year ballpark Saturday night for the first major boxing card in the Bronx since Muhammad Ali ...

Cotto-Foreman bring boxing back to Yankee Stadium

2010-07-14T15:04:33Z

Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman will become part of New York boxing lore when they meet at Yankee Stadium for Foreman's World Boxing Association junior middleweight world title on June 5.

It will mark the first prize fight in more than ...

Yankee Stadium to host first fight in over 30 years

2010-07-14T15:04:29Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yankee Stadium will welcome boxing back to the baseball field for the first time in over 30 years when it hosts a world championship bout in June that features an aspiring rabbi, officials said on Friday.

The "Stadium Slugfest" will feature WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman

Cotto-Foreman to box at Yankee Stadium in June

2010-06-12T15:07:11Z

Boxing returns to Yankee Stadium after 3 decades with Cotto-Foreman bout

Boxing is back at Yankee Stadium after more than three decades.

Greats such as Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton have been replaced by Miguel Cotto and APNewsBreak: Deal reached for Yankee Stadium fight on June 5 between Foreman, Cotto

Boxing is making its long-awaited return to Yankee Stadium, where icons like Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis once plied their trade.

WBA junior middleweight champion

Yanks clear up issue standing in way of June fight

2010-06-12T01:56:48Z

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Yankees accommodate family holding bar mitzvah on date of potential June fight at ballpark&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boxing could be finally returning to Yankee Stadium, more than three decades after Muhammad Ali fought Ken Norton at the ...

Foreman, Cotto could be headed to Yankee Stadium

2010-08-04T12:12:57Z

Jewish champion hoping to fight at Yankee Stadium _ unless a bar mitzvah intervenes

Jewish boxing champion Yuri Foreman hopes to defend his title at Yankee Stadium in June — unless a bar mitzvah gets in the way.

The 154-pound champion would fight former welterweight titleholder Migue...

Pacquiao-Mayweather mega fight is an easy sell

2010-07-14T15:00:19Z

The trash talking has started, venues are lining up to play host and Floyd Mayweather is leaving no doubt that he wants Manny Pacquiao who many believe replaced him atop the pound-for-pound list.

"The world is much more intrigued by the thought of someone fighting me who can beat me," Mayweather said. "Manny Pacquiao's people have done a good job of creating a...

Fight at the park: Yankee Stadium may host boxing

2010-08-04T12:13:26Z

News conference to announce Pacquiao-Cotto could be precursor to Yankee Stadium fight

Manny Pacquiao stood face-to-face with Miguel Cotto on a makeshift stage set up along the first base line, the wind whipping off the facade of the new Yankee Stadium and sending a chill through thousands of...

Yes/no wagers on future winners gain foothold in casinos

2010-09-08T13:26:23Z

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Yes/no props on various teams to win the Super Bowl (odds from LuckyÕs Race and Sports Book):

Yes/No

Patriots: plus 450/minus 600

Steelers: plus 900/minus 1300

Giants: plus 1200/minus 1800

Eagles: plus 1300/minus 1850

Ravens: plus 2200/minus 3500

Cowboys: plus 1800/minus 2500

Chargers: plus 1100/minus 1600

Bears: plus 1400/minus 1900

Vikings: plus 1800/minus 2500

Colts: plus 1800/minus 2500

Packers:...

Cotto-Clottey fight selling well for MSG

2010-07-14T14:41:49Z

Promoters expecting sold-out MSG for WBO title fight between Cotto, Clottey next month

So much for all that discussion that boxing is dead. Or that the recession will finally finish it off, for that matter.

Bob Arum of promoter Top Rank said Thursday that more than 13,000 tickets have been sold for Miguel Cotto's welterweight title fight against Daniel Hennessey and Jeff Fenster wave an Israeli flag during the fourth round of a WBA light middleweight title match between Yuri Foreman, of Israel, and Miguel Cotto, of ...

APTOPIX Cotto Forman Boxing

2010-07-14T16:29:17Z

Miguel Cotto, left, of Puerto Rico, lands a left on Yuri Foreman during the sixth round of a WBA light middleweight title match, Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Cotto won the fight with a ninth round TKO...

Cotto Foreman Boxing

2010-07-14T16:29:14Z

Miguel Cotto, right, lands a left on Yuri Foreman in the fourth round of a WBA light middleweight title match, Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Cotto won the fight with a ninth round TKO. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

APTOPIX Cotto Foreman Boxing

2010-07-14T16:29:18Z

Yuri Foreman, right, is hit by Miguel Cotto, left, during the seventh round of a WBA light middleweight title match Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Cotto stopped Israel's Yuri Foreman in the ninth round Saturday ...

Yankee Stadium Scene

2010-06-12T20:23:29Z

Fans watch an undercard match before boxers Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman fight at Yankee Stadium Saturday, June 5, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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