Thursday, June 10, 2010

Boxing Returns To Yankee Stadium


Miguel Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman WBA Super Welterweight Championship on June 5th was labled ''Stadium Slugfest'' prior to the bout. During the bout Cotto earned a 9th round TKO victory vs. Foreman. Boxing returned to Bronx,NY as well as Yankee Stadium, for the first time since 1970's, this is the current home of the defending World Series Champion, New York Yankees, who play in their second season in the new building as the original stadium across the street no longer exist. Yankee Stadium was the origin for boxing previously, from an outdoor bout standpoint.

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