Editing Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito (section)

===Miguel Cotto===
[[File:Miguel Cotto.png|right|thumb|Miguel Cotto (right) against Oktay Urkal on March 3, 2007]]
After making six successful defenses of the [[World Boxing Organization]] (WBO) [[light welterweight]] title, Cotto moved up in weight class to the [[welterweight]] division and defeated [[Carlos Quintana (boxer)|Carlos Quintana]] on December 2, 2006 to win the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) welterweight title.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news
  | title =Cotto claims welterweight crown
  | publisher =[[BBC Sport]]
  | date =2006-12-03
  | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/6203342.stm
  | access-date =2008-08-03 }}</ref> Cotto's first title defense came against [[mandatory challenger]] [[Oktay Urkal]] in a bout that took place on March 3, 2007, at the [[Roberto Clemente Coliseum]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]. A mandatory challenger is a boxer who is chosen by a boxing organization to fight for their title.<ref>{{cite press release
 |title      = Howard Eastman mandatory challenger to Bernard Hopkins
 |publisher  = [[World Boxing Council]]
 |url        = http://www.wbcboxing.com/WBCboxing/portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=1168&docTipo=1&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC
 |access-date = 2009-03-04
}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> If the champion decides not to defend the title against the mandatory challenger, the boxing organization strips him of his title.<ref>{{cite web
 |last        = Aguilar
 |first       = Matthew
 |title       = Antonio Tarver Loses to Glen Johnson
 |publisher   = The Sweet Science
 |date        = 2004-12-18
 |url         = http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/1469/antonio-tarver-loses-glen-johnson/
 |access-date  = 2009-03-04
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081006154840/http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/1469/antonio-tarver-loses-glen-johnson/
 |archive-date = 2008-10-06
}}</ref> In attendance for the bout was former undisputed welterweight champion [[Zab Judah]], who was expected to be Cotto's next opponent as long as Cotto defeated Urkal and Judah won his fight in April.<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Rafael
  | first =Dan
  | title =Cotto says he's focused on Urkal; he better be
  | publisher =[[ESPN.com]]
  | date =2007-03-02
  | url =https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2784728
  | access-date =2008-08-07 }}</ref> Cotto displayed a dominant performance against Urkal, eventually to the point where Urkal's corner retired in the eleventh round.<ref>{{cite news
  | last =Johnson
  | first =Chuck
  | title =Cotto keeps welterweight crown before home fans
  | newspaper =[[USA Today]]
  | date =2007-03-05
  | url =https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2007-03-04-cotton-urkal_N.htm
  | access-date =2008-08-10 }}</ref> On April 13, 2007, Judah's match with [[journeyman]] boxer Ruben Galvan ended in a [[No contest (boxing)|no contest]] after a severe cut opened up around Galvan's [[hairline]], which was ruled to have been caused by Judah's elbow.<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Eberline
  | first =Richard
  | title =Boxing Result: Zab Judah - Ruben Galvan
  | publisher =SaddoBoxing.com
  | date =2007-04-14
  | url =http://www.saddoboxing.com/5074-zab-judah-ruben-galvan.html
  | access-date =2008-08-12 }}</ref> Despite the no contest, the bout between Cotto and Judah went ahead as planned, taking place at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]] on June 9, 2007. In front of a sellout crowd of 20,658, Cotto defeated Judah by technical knockout in the eleventh round.<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Rafael
  | first =Dan
  | title =Cotto keeps crown on 11th-round knockout of Judah
  | publisher =ESPN.com
  | date =2007-06-12
  | url =https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2899424
  | access-date =2008-08-13 }}</ref>

In his next fight, Cotto fought former three-division champion [[Shane Mosley]] on November 10, 2007. Mosley had originally set his sights on fighting [[World Boxing Council]] (WBC) welterweight champion [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], but Mayweather was in negotiations to fight [[Ricky Hatton]],<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Rafael
  | first =Dan
  | title =Top Rank, Golden Boy truce creates an exciting lineup
  | publisher =ESPN.com
  | date =2007-07-27
  | url =https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2950184
  | access-date =2008-08-23 }}</ref> and on July 28, 2007, Mayweather and Hatton officially agreed to the fight.<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Rafael
  | first =Dan
  | title =Mayweather ditches retirement, agrees to fight Hatton Dec. 8
  | publisher =ESPN.com
  | date =2007-07-28
  | url =https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=2952696&type=story
  | access-date =2008-08-23 }}</ref> With the two fights scheduled to take place a month apart from each other, the media speculated that the winners of the two fights would likely fight each other next.<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Rafael
  | first =Dan
  | title =Cotto to defend welterweight title vs. Mosley in New York
  | publisher =ESPN.com
  | date =2007-08-15
  | url =https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2975880
  | access-date =2008-09-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 |last=Cassidy 
 |first=Robert 
 |title=It's enticing, but Mosley won't look too far ahead 
 |newspaper=[[Newsday]] 
 |date=2007-11-06 
 |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/custom/boxing/ny-spboxing1106,0,1924953.column 
 |access-date=2008-09-04 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207150627/http://www.newsday.com/sports/custom/boxing/ny-spboxing1106%2C0%2C1924953.column 
 |archive-date=February 7, 2008 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref> Cotto was successful in his third title defense, defeating Mosley by [[unanimous decision]] at Madison Square Garden in New York City,<ref>{{cite news
  | last =Eligon
  | first =John
  | title =Cotto Fends Off Mosley and Protects His Title
  | newspaper =[[The New York Times]]
  | date =2007-11-11
  | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/sports/othersports/11boxing.html
  | access-date =2008-09-06 }}</ref> while one month later, Mayweather defeated Hatton by tenth round technical knockout at the [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]].<ref>{{cite news
  | last =Kieran
  | first =Mulvaney
  | title =Mayweather defeats Hatton by TKO
  | work =Reuters
  | date =2007-12-09
  | url =https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0734602520071209?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
  | access-date =2008-09-06 }}</ref> Following his victory, Mayweather announced that he would take a two-year layoff from boxing to focus on his promotional company.<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Rozenberg
  | first =Sammy
  | title =Mayweather Shocks, Knocks Hatton Out in Ten
  | publisher =BoxingScene.com
  | date =2007-12-09
  | url =http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=11600
  | access-date =2008-09-06 }}</ref> However, one month later, Mayweather began negotiations for a rematch with [[Oscar De La Hoya]].<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Benz
  | first =Johnny
  | title =Team Oscar De La Hoya confirms a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr for the Month of May is in the Works
  | publisher =Doghouse Boxing
  | date =2008-01-12
  | url =http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Benz/BenzN0112a08.htm
  | access-date =2008-09-07 }}</ref> With several top welterweight fighters unavailable, Cotto agreed to fight [[Alfonso Gomez]], a fighter most notable for appearing on the first season of ''[[The Contender (television series)|The Contender]]''.<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Donovan
  | first =Jake
  | title =Cut Miguel Cotto Some Slack on Alfonso Gomez
  | publisher =BoxingScene.com
  | date =2008-01-13
  | url =http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=12061
  | access-date =2008-09-07 }}</ref> The match took place on April 12, 2008, at [[Boardwalk Hall]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], and resulted in a victory for Cotto after the ring doctor stopped the fight after round five.<ref name="FN">{{cite news
  | last =Katkin
  | first =Brian
  | title =Cotto's TKO sets stage for clash with Margarito
  | newspaper =USA Today
  | date =2008-04-13
  | url =https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-04-13-cotto-tko_N.htm
  | access-date =2009-02-23 }}</ref>