![]() ![]() Steward said Peñagaricano texted him during the news conference to tell him he had emailed the contract and needed to have it signed and returned. Steward said the first sign there was an issue came last Wednesday when he was in New York attending a news conference promoting last Saturday's fight between middleweight Andy Lee - Steward's fighter - against Brian Vera, which Lee won on the Sergio Martinez-Darren Barker undercard. Steward said he was surprised by the switch because he had already agreed to train Cotto for the fight and had received a contract from Cotto's attorney, Gabriel Peñagaricano. "Phil said to me, 'Give me two weeks to get his body in shape' and then I was going to come in for the regular camp of boxing training. Steward said he had been in regular touch with Landman to get updates on Cotto's conditioning. Steward said he had planned to go to Cotto's Orlando, Fla., training camp this weekend and that Top Rank, Cotto's promoter, had already purchased his airline ticket. In this case, Miguel wanted to start training already and wanted me there for longer than our unusual five or six weeks together." So he got somebody else he was comfortable with. Dawson wanted to stay closer to home and that was the last thing I was going to deal with. "Naturally, I thought about that," Steward told, when asked about losing two top fighters in such a short period of time. 15 challenge of champion Bernard Hopkins.Īlthough Dawson made the switch, he also has spoken highly of Steward in recent interviews and television appearances. Former light heavyweight titlist Chad Dawson, unwilling to train in Steward's Detroit gym for what would have been their second fight together, replaced him with one of his former trainers, John Scully, as he prepares for his Oct. This is the second high-profile fighter to replace Steward in recent weeks. I will be ready and will win the fight for all of (my fans)." ![]() I feel happy and thrilled as ever to commence preparing for December. We have both kept the doors open to maybe join forces in the future if the circumstances and timing are adequate. He is one of the best trainers I have ever met in boxing and I will be forever appreciative for the two fights we worked together. "Because of calendar conflicts and other matters, we were unable to work together for this next fight. "I want to take this opportunity to express my wholehearted gratitude to Emanuel Steward, who I consider a friend and mentor," Cotto said in his statement. Steward was also in Cotto's corner for his first defense on March 12, a 12th-round knockout of former titlist Ricardo Mayorga.Ĭotto will be seeking to avenge an 11th-round knockout loss to Margarito in a 2008 welterweight title fight. ![]() In their first fight together, Cotto (36-2, 29 KOs) moved up to junior middleweight and stopped Yuri Foreman in the ninth round at Yankee Stadium to win a world title, the third weight class in which he won a belt. After Cotto was knocked out by Manny Pacquiao in the 12th round in November 2009, he hired Steward to train him. ![]() He promoted assistant trainer Joe Santiago to helm his corner, which lasted for two fights. Everything had been in place for me to train him," Steward told .Ĭotto was trained for most of his career by his uncle, Evangelista Cotto, before a nasty split. I feel that together with (strength and conditioning coach) Phil (Landman), Pedro Luis is a perfect fit to bring my best potential for my next fight in December and lead me to victory."ĭiaz used to work as a trainer for the powerhouse Cuban national team and has worked with fighters such as former world champion Joel Casamayor and three-time Olympic champion Felix Savon. "I was instantly amazed as to the vast boxing technique and conditioning knowledge that he transmitted to his fighters. "I met Pedro Luis as an amateur several years ago and had the opportunity to share time with him in several international competitions," Cotto said in a statement. 3 (HBO PPV) at New York's Madison Square Garden. The two-fight union between junior middleweight titlist Miguel Cotto and Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward is over.Ĭotto announced on his website Tuesday that Pedro Luis Diaz of Cuba has replaced Steward and is training him for his rematch against Antonio Margarito on Dec. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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