The Puerto Rican fighter Miguel Cotto and his uncle Evangelista Cotto could be suspended by the Puerto Rican Boxing Commission as well as the WBO which Miguel holds the welterweight title of this according to Esto.com.mx.
These decisions will be rendered as soon as the public and the aforementioned organizations are informed of the consequences that both parties must adhere to for the altercation between them last Wednesday afternoon.
After Cotto and his uncle present their case Monday morning at the superior court of Caguas, their hometown, Dommys Delgado Berty, President of the CBPUR (Puerto Rican Boxing Commission) will decide what the apt punishment if any would be for the actions of the Cottos.
“Independently of whether one or both are going to be held responsible by the authorities, we see their actions as not consistent with the image we would like our sport to portray so they must be sanctioned or at least warned. I will not make that decision by myself but with the other eight members of the commission when we meet next week,” Delgado Berty assured.
She explained that both could lose their license for a determined period of time, from six months to a year or monetarily fined.
The President of the WBO, Francisco “Paquito” Valcarcel stated to the press that if one or both of the accused of aggravated battery or property damage, they could very well be suspended by the organization and Miguel Cotto could lose his title.
“When a professional fighter is accused of a crime, if the crime is proven or he is sentenced then the boxing commission will suspend the license and the professional organizations must decide how to deal with the situation which could lead up to the ending of the career of the accused,” Valcarcel stated. “If both parties agreed not to press charges, then the career of Cotto would not be affected.”