Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II is a Boxing Super Welterweight fight for the WBA Super World Super Welterweight championshipThe bout is going to be held on December 3, 2011, at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, United States.When Cotto and Margarito met in 2008, they waged their memorable welterweight title bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Margarito came on strong in the fight's second half to stop Cotto in the 11th round of a bloody battle, a win was later tainted when Margarito was caught trying to enter the ring in his next fight, against Shane Mosley, wearing loaded hand wraps.Many believe he got away with wearing illegal gloves in the fight with Cotto. The fight will take place at the Madison Square Garden in New York City under the promotion of Top Rank. It's contested at 153 pounds, with Cotto defending his WBA light middleweight championship.The fight was televised on HBO Pay-Per-View, with the cost to watch the fight at $55 in the U.S.The 17,943rd and final ticket was sold on Thursday, December 1, 2011. It produced a sellout gate in excess of $3 million for the Pay Per View-televised rematch.
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