Friday, 10 June 2016

Puerto Rican boxing still searching for its next star (The Associated Press)

Puerto Rican three-time world champion Roman Rocky Martinez, left, and World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight world champion Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko, right, pose in a face-off after their weigh-in, Friday June 10, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Martinez and Lomanchenko contest Martinez's WBO Junior Lightweight Championship, Saturday, June 11 at Madison Square Garden. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

With Miguel Cotto nearing the end of his career, Puerto Rican boxing fans are looking for his replacement. For more than a decade, Cotto has been the top Puerto Rican boxer and has often headlined a big New York fight before the Puerto Rican Day Parade. This year, Cotto is sitting out the weekend, and Felix Verdejo is co-headlining a Saturday night card at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.



Puerto Rican boxing still searching for its next star (The Associated Press) Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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