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Daniel Geale New York Media
Workout
Photos: Ed Mulholland - Roc Nation Sports
Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s), the reigning WBC and Ring
Magazine Middleweight World Champion and the first
native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four
different weight classes will defend his titles against
former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16
KO’s) of Australia on June 6, 2015 at Barclays Center in
Brooklyn in a 12-round fight that will be televised live
on HBO. Geale hosted a New York City media workout this
afternoon at Mendez Boxing Gym in preparation for his
title challenge against Cotto. Here’s what Geale, and
his American promoter Gary Shaw, had to say:
Daniel Geale - Former Two-Time World Champion
“Cotto has trouble in stages against guys that move and
use their reach. He knows that’s what I’m going to be
doing and he’s going to be trying to counter that with
aggression and coming forward. I’m going to use my
abilities and not get caught up in his game plan.”
“The game plan is to go in and fight my fight. It’s not
to get sucked in. It’s not to get caught up in what he
[Cotto] is doing. It’s to do what I do best.”
“This is going to be a huge fight for me. Fighting a guy
like Miguel who’s fought some of the greatest fighters
is going to be a great test. We’re going in very
confident.”
“I want this one badly. It’s something that we have
wanted for a while and I’m extremely excited. I’ve got
guys like Gary Shaw and my team at the Grange from
Australia and they are working very hard behind the
scenes. I’m just going to worry about my job and they do
their job greatly. I just worry about getting myself in
perfect condition.”
Gary Shaw - President of Gary Shaw Productions
“If Daniel wins, Cotto has a rematch clause, so if Cotto
wants the immediate rematch then that’s what he gets. If
not, according to WBC, it would be GGG again, but it
doesn’t make a difference. Daniel will fight anybody,
anywhere. We went to Germany and fought Strum on his
territory. He’s coming to New York which is Cotto’s
town. It just doesn’t make a difference when you have a
great fighter.”
“It’s going to be a great show and the fans are going to
get what they want. Tune in for a great fight on June 6.
It’s going to be a great night of boxing.”
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