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The two fighters who Manny Pacquiao gave his most severe beatings yet will meet this December 3 in a still to be planned venue. Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, who waged a blistering — and ultimately controversial — slugfest in 2008, will meet in a rematch on December 3.

Cotto vs Margarito II will take place either at New York’s Madison Square Garden or the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At stake are the WBA and WBC Light Middleweight title belts.

Margarito is lucky he is able to fight after suffering a severe injury to his right eye during his lopsided decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in November 2010. In that bout, Margarito suffered a broken orbital bone and also developed a large cataract in the right eye as a result of Pacquiao’s repeated blows.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum hoped to make the rematch first in July and then in September, but the date was pushed deeper into the year so Margarito, who had surgery to remove the cataract in mid-May, could continue his recovery. The orbital bone has healed.

Cotto was similarly beaten to a pulp by Pacquiao on their November 2009 meeting. His eyes were almost shut due to the swelling and blood was flowing from his nose and cuts before the fight was mercilessly stopped by referee Kenny Baylessin the 12th Round.

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Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito first met on July 26, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a fight that was one of the most memorable battles of 2008 and one of best fights in the rich history of the Puerto Rico vs. Mexico rivalry.

In the first fight, Margarito defeated Cotto by brutal TKO stoppage in round eleven.

However, the win was eventually tainted because before his next fight, against Shane Mosley, Margarito was caught in the dressing room trying to wear loaded hand wraps containing illegal pads coated in a plaster-like substance. Mosley eventually knocked Margarito out in the ninth round and Margarito subsequently had his license revoked.

The hand-wrap scandal continued to swirl around Margarito, who was not licensed to fight in the United States until Texas granted him one for a November bout against Pacquiao. In their fight for a vacant junior middleweight belt, Margarito lost a lopsided decision and suffered the injuries.

Cotto, moved up to junior middleweight in June 2010 and stopped Yuri Foreman in the ninth round to win a 154-pound title, which he defended March 12 with a 12th-round TKO of former titleholder Ricardo Mayorga.

“The Rising Son Returns” is promoted by All Star Boxing in association with Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau. Tickets, priced at $202, $102, $52 and $27, are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, the Silver Spurs Arena box office and on-line at Ticketmaster.com.

Wilfredo Vazquez, father/trainer

“Wilfredo has always fought tough opponents and now he is moving up to fight the toughest opponent yet of his career. He is growing up as a boxer and he will have to when he faces Ivan “Choko” Hernandez.”

Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. WBO World Jr. Featherweight Champion

“I am excited to come back to Kissimmee and it will be my first defense of the world title in Kissimmee. I am very happy to return here where I started a dream. A dream where nobody believed in me. Every time I have fought in Kissimmee I have felt like I was fighting in my living room. I respect my island of Puerto Rico and my blood is from there and I love it there but here in Kissimmee is where I was made to get to where I am today. I tell my friends that I work for my family. I do what I do every day for my daughter and my wife and I am going to keep doing it for as long as I can because I work for my family and I have to respect my family.”

“There has been a lot of sacrifice. I am glad that I am champion to prove that the sacrifices I have made have paid off. It takes a lot to get in the ring and if you’ve never gotten in the ring, you don’t know what it feels like. We are a big group, and my father saw my talent when no one else thought I had any talent to make it like I did. I wasn’t even a boxer. But he showed me all this talent.”

“To professor Roberto Quesada, who when I asked for support at the beginning of my career when nobody believed in me he gave me his hand, not knowing that I could come without fighting an amateur fight and then making it to this place, from the bottom of his heart. I want to thank Ruben DeJesus who, because of the constant rush of the press, I have never had the chance to than before. And to Tuto Zabala who without his help I wouldn’t be where I am today. I want to thank Osceola County Commissioner Quinones who has supported me from day one.”

“Now lets talk about the fight. Ivan Hernandez is an excellent fighter. He is a former world champion and I know he has fought the best in the division.”

(Staring at Ivan Hernandez sitting to his left) “I want you to know that you won’t be taking the title away from me. I have worked very hard to be where I am and I know and I am glad that you are coming well prepared. I am not a kid that after he trains or fights he goes out partying in the clubs. You are going to fight a man and boxing is my life. Boxing is breakfast. Boxing is lunch, and boxing is dinner. That’s my life. You will not be in my way to make my dream happen. In my vocabulary, ‘not proud’ is not there, because anyone who talks about that is only working to the half.”

“I hope you fight in the middle of the ring with me, toe-to-toe, because this is boxing and you have to fight. If you try to run, I will look for you and I will find you. And when I find you (laughing) I will introduce you to my best friends (holding up his fists and looking at them laughing). These two are going to talk for me on the 16th. I hope you are ready for the punishment I am going to give you in the ring. I showed you my body in Puerto Rico yesterday and you could see that I am well-prepared for whatever you bring.”

Ramon Marchera, Hernandez trainer

We are here once again to bring together another great fight between Puerto Rico and Mexico. We know they have always had great fights and a great rivalry. We have all intention of taking the title back home. We know Wilfredo is a great champion but we have prepared really well. Even though it is a great rivalry, when we win and take the belts back, we want to stay friends.

Ivan “Choko” Hernandez

I would like to thank Wilfredo Vazquez Jr for this opportunity. I admire Wilfredo Jr and his father. It is going to be a great fight on the 16th of October. It is going to be a big fight and I am ready and I want to tell Wilfredo to be ready on October 16. I call all the fans to come out to watch the fight. It is going to be a great fight. Every dollar you spend on this fight is worth it because you are going to get your money’s worth.

Tuto Zabala

“Like father like son, from myself to Wilfredo Jr, we are promoting this event like a family event. It will be stacked with Jr’s. I am a Jr. and if it weren’t for my father, none of us, Wilfredo or myself, would be here today. I am a promoter because of my father, who promoted Wilfredo Sr, who was a three-time world champion and now his Jr. is a world champion. The ring announcer on October 16 will be Jimmy Lennon Jr, whose father was one of the greatest ring announcers in the sport. On the undercard there we will feature Guty Espadas, Jr, Pipino Cuevas Jr. and Tony Laporte, Jr (son of Juan Laporte). The youngest son of Wilfredo Vazquez Sr, Israel Vazquez, will also make his pro debut on the card. The publicist for the fight, Ed Keenan, is also a Jr. It is going to be a great night to be able to pay respect to our fathers. That inspired me to do the show the way we are doing it.”

Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. vs. Ivan “Choko” Hernandez will be broadcast live on-pay-per-view, distributed by Integrated Sports in the US and in Puerto Rico by Pay Per View Connection beginning at 9 PM ET/6PM PT at a suggested retail price of $34.95.

For more information about the Vazquez-Hernandez PPV event go to www.integratedsportsnet.com. Follow Integrated Sports Media on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.

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