Miguel Cotto will challenge Yuri Foreman for the World Boxing Association’s Super Welterweight Championship in the first fight to be held at a Yankees’ home ballpark since Ken Norton battled Muhammad Ali in 1976. It will be a first for the new stadium, which opened last year.
The ring will be set up in right-center field on the playing surface, with a canopy overhead and seating both in the stands and on the field.YURI FOREMAN, Age: 29 (8-5-80) Residence: Brooklyn, New York Record: 28-0, 1 ND, 8 KOs Height: 5’11″ Reach: 71″ Stance: Righthanded. MIGUEL COTTO, Age: 29 (10-29-80) Residence: Caguas, Puerto Rico Record: 34-2, 27 KOs Height: 5’8″ Reach: 67″ Stance: Righthanded
Undercard: 10 Rounds – NABF & NABO Jr. Middleweight Championship: VANES MARTIROSYAN, NABF & NABO Jr. Middleweight Champion Glendale, CA 27-0, 17 KOs. JOE GREENE, WBA No. 9, WBC No. 13 Queens, NY 22-0, 14 KOs.

