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Boxrec says Austin Trout will fight Canelo Alvarez on May 4 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. That venue and date would be topped by Floyd Mayweather fighting the vaunted "TBD." I called Trout's promoter, Greg Cohen, for confirmation. "I'd like to se...

I asked Austin Trout, who defeated Miguel Cotto Dec. 1 at Madison Square Garden, if strength, speed or mobility would be most important if Juan Manuel Marquez were to beat Manny Pacquiao for the first time. All of the above, Trout told me. Indeed,...

About 40 minutes after he had been handled by Austin Trout at Madison Square Garden, Miguel Cotto addressed the media in a postfight media conference. His face looked like it had been run over by a tractor with poison-ivy studded tires. The 32-yea...

Austin Trout told us he'd have to knock out Miguel Cotto to ensure a win in the main event on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Turns out he just needed to box smartly and use his mobility and superior athleticism to get the better of Cotto, n...

Much has been made of Miguel Cotto's home court advantage over Austin Trout at Madison Square Garden. Cotto is 8-0 at the Garden and has said he sees the crowd, most of whom will be there to see him do his thing, as almost a second trainer and ace mo...

Paul Malignaggi likes the seasoned pro who has been successful on the big stage over the under-the-radar titlist at MSG on Saturday night. "Miguel Cotto's experience will win the fight," the just-turned-32-year-old WBA welterweight champion told NYFi...

Miguel Cotto is a man who really doesn't ever edge out onto a limb -- but he went there in the last couple days, saying that on Saturday night, against Austin Trout, "we're going to see the best Miguel Cotto ever." Yeah, that's saying something, c...

Never seen anything quite like this: At Miguel Cotto's open workout at Gleason's today, after Cotto engaged in some pad work with trainer Pedro Diaz, he went, sat in a corner, and Diaz draped a white towel over him. For three minutes, Cotto sat un...

I wonder, a few days out from the Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout junior middleweight title fight which will unfold at Madison Square Garden, if New Mexico's Trout is too nice a guy to do the hard and nasty work which will be necessary to defeat Cotto, who...

Miguel Cotto isn't prone to trash-talking, period, but the Puerto Rican pugilist is even less chatty when he nears fight time. The 32-year-old hitter offered up no incendiary blasts aimed toward Austin Trout, the 27-year-old New Mexican who holds the...

Miguel Cotto is unbeaten in nine fights in NYC since turning professional in 2001. On Saturday, Dec. 1, Cotto looks to extend the streak against Austin Trout, a slick and smart foe, at Madison Square Garden. The former four-time and three-division w...

Hear ye, Miguel Cotto fans. And Austin Trout fans. ... The Monday presser to hype the Dec. 1 showdown between the Puerto Rican ace and slickster Austin Trout of New Mexico is open to the public. The four time, three division champ will battle for Tro...

Pundits reacted with surprise when they learned that Miguel Cotto, the Puerto Rican future Hall of Famer and a top economic driver in the sport, announced he would fight New Mexico junior middleweight Austin "No Doubt" Trout, who holds the WBA crown....

He told us he would attack first, and attack last. But it didn't go his way on Friday night, so Sechew Powell is in contemplative mode. He was stopped by Gabriel Rosado in the ninth round of their bout at the Sands in Bethlehem, PA. The Flatbush, Bro...