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Monday, April 14, 2008

WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER; World Championship City, live on HBO, MIGUEL COTTO vs. ALFONSO GOMEZ, CINTRON vs. ANTONIO MARGARITO, April 12





Miguel Cotto remains Undefeated and the WBA Welterweight champion. Miguel Cotto now
(32-0, 25 KOs), of Caguas, Puerto Rico stopped, in round 5, the Contenders rising star Alfonso Gomez now (18-4-2, 8 KOs), of Guadalajara, MX, in the main event of a scheduled 12-round contest, live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

Miguel Cotto and Alfonso Gomez at the New York City Press conference


Miguel Cotto and Alfonso Gomez face off at the New York City Press conference


Miguel Cotto enters the ring to face Alfonso Gomez


Evangelista Cotto and Miguel Cotto attends the post Press conference


Miguel Cotto, Arturo Gatti attends the Post Press conference to present the undefeated WBA Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto with an exclusive jeweled necklace and ornament set from the new Arturo Gatti Collection Jewelry-line


Alfonso Gomez attends the Post Press conference


Cotto vs. Gomez


Antonio Margarito (36-5, 25 KO's), from Tijuana, Mexico, became the new IBF Welterweight champion, in a co feature stopping the now former IBF Welterweight champion Kermit Cintron, now (29-2, 27 KO's) of Reading, Pa, 1:57 seconds of round 6, scheduled for 12 rounds.

Antonio Margarito and Kermit Cintron attends the New York City press conference


Antonio Margarito enters the ring to face Kermit Cintron


Antonio Margarito enters the ring II


Kermit Cintron and Antonio Margarito in the ring action


Antonio Margarito attends the Post Press conference after the defeat of Kermit Cintron


Antonio Margarito's IBF Welterweight championship belt


Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito in the making? Miguel Cotto challenged Antonio Margarito to meet Saturday July 26, 2008 in the square ring


The Top Rank Under-card

Luis Cruz remains undefeated (5-0, 3 KO's) of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico winning by an unanimous decision over Olvin Meija who now drops to (3-2-1, 3 KO's) of Laredo Texas, in a 6 rounds Featherweight bout.

Jesus Rojas remains undefeated (11-0-, 8 KO's) of Caguas, Puerto Rico TKO'd in round 4, 2;14 seconds, Andre Ledesma who now drops to (14-9-1, 9 KO's) of Cartegena, Columbia, in a scheduled 8 rounds Super Batamweight bout.

Jesus Rojas and Luis Cruz after their victories


Ronny Vargas is still undefeated now (5-0, 3 KO's) of the Bronx New York, TKO'd Robert Irrizarry who now drops to (2-4-0, 0 KO's) of New York City, in round 3, 2:51 seconds, of a scheduled 6 rounds Middleweight bout.

Ronny Vargas and Melissa Hernandez, female fighter and trainer attends the 2008 Golden Gloves Finals in New York City


Richard Pierson now (7-1-, 4 KO's) of Paterson New Jersey won by an unanimous decision over Angel David Gonzalez, who now drops to (6-5-1, 3 KO's) of Guaynabo Puerto Rico, in a 6 rounds Middleweight bout.

Richard Pierson


Luis Del Valle attends the Cotto vs Gomez and Cintron vs Margarito bout April 12, after making an impressive professional debut April 11, with a TKO victory


See more video footage on the Cotto vs Gomez and Cintron Margarito, go to Starlite Boxing's Sweetscience channel at, http://www.youtube.com/ELEmpress1 See other Starlite Boxing's Sweetscience boxing entertainment videos as well.
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