This is it! Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto is on. Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, announced Monday night that the mega-fight between boxing’s No. 1 Pound-for-Pound King and the reigning Boxing Writers Association of America’s (BWAA) Fighter of the Year Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao and the pride of Puerto Rico and 3-time world champion Miguel Cotto is official.

Pacquiao vs Cotto boxing fight will be on November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. The fight, set at 145-pound limit, will be shown live on HBO pay-per-view. It is scheduled for 12 rounds. Tickets for Cotto-Pacquiao will go on sale in August. Watch out for it.

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UPDATE (November 14): For Fight Results and Recap, Fight Video and Photos, click Cotto vs Pacquiao Fight Results Video Photos.

“There’s no messing about with either of these guys, and that’s what’s so exciting,” Arum told The Associated Press. “That’s why it’s an unbelievable fight, with two guys who really love to fight and don’t dance around.”

“With Manny, you don’t tell him who to fight,” Arum said. “He tells you who he wants to fight. He’s not afraid of anything. There’s a lot of easier guys he could fight, but he doesn’t want that. He wants the best, and that’s Miguel.”

Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines, has won six world titles in as many different weight divisions ranging from 112 to 140 pounds, cementing the Filipino national hero’s status as the sport’s pound-for-pound champion. His performance in 2008 was described as “Henry Armstrongesque,” winning world titles at 130 and 135 pounds with victories over Juan Manuel Marquez and David Diaz, respectively, and knocking out and retiring Oscar De La Hoya at 147 pounds to finish the trifecta. This year, he picked up where he left off last year – winning another world title in a new weight division — dealing defending junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton a one-punch second-round knockout last May 2 for his 10th consecutive victory.

Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, has held a world title every year since 2004. Puerto Rico’s most exciting fighter, Cotto held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight crown from 2004-2006, successfully defending it six times before vacating it to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title at the end of 2006, a title he held for nearly as long. He won his second welterweight title in February this year, knocking out Michael Jennings in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden to become the WBO welterweight champion. Notable scalps on Cotto’s belt include Sugar Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, Pauli Malinaggi, and Demarcus Corley. Cotto’s last fight was the brutal split-decision victory over Joshua Clottey in New York last June 2009.

So, mark your calendars as early as now, for I’m sure this will be another exciting bout to watch for. Of course, I will surely watch this fight. Talking about Pacquiao vs Cotto Live fight online streaming on HBO Pay-Per-View, I will try my best to update some links here if there’s someone who will share it with me. Also, Manny Pacquiao Vs Miguel Cotto Fight Results will also be posted here as soon as it happens.

As usual, with my past Pacquiao’s boxing fight coverage such as the latest Pacquiao vs Hatton fight, I will try my best to update and do a round by round live coverage and also post their boxing fight video, as soon it will be available and uploaded to video sharing sites. Relax and be updated. My prediction, as usual I go for my kababayan, Manny Pacquiao by KO on the earlier rounds. Good luck Manny Pacquiao.

UPDATE (November 20): Pacquiao-Cotto Fight generated 1.25 million buys

HBO Sports reported that 1.25 million pay-per-view buys were generated from last November 14th welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto at the sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was promoted by Top Rank, Inc. The 1.25 million buy total represents the highest performing boxing pay-per-view event in 2009, generating $70 million in pay-per-view revenue. The figure includes 650,000 buys from cable homes and 600,000 from satellite and telco homes. A record 110,000 buys from Puerto Rico, Cotto’s home market, are included. It is the second time that an event featuring Manny Pacquiao, a worldwide superstar, has passed the one million mark in pay-per-view buys.

UPDATE (November 14): For Fight Results and Recap, Fight Video and Photos, click Cotto vs Pacquiao Fight Results Video Photos.

UPDATE (November 13): Pacquiao-Cotto Weigh-In Results (Video – Photos)

UPDATE (November 13): Watch Pacquiao-Cotto HBO 24/7 Episode 4 The Finale

UPDATE (November 11): Cotto-Pacman for super champ belt

The World Boxing Organization President, Francisco Valcárcel has stated that the WBO Executive Committee has resolved to bestow on the winner of the Miguel Cotto–Manny Pacquiao bout to be held on Saturday at the MGM Grand the WBO Super Champion belt, together with all the privileges and rights that accompany such a title; such as extension of mandatory title defense; eligibility to be considered for designation as the mandatory challenger in higher or lower division; eligibility to be considered for designation as the mandatory challenger in the same division; and, an honorary member of the WBO for life. For more information regarding the Super Champion designation, Section 14 of the WBO Regulations of World Championship Title is the place to go.

UPDATE (November 7): Watch Pacquiao-Cotto HBO 24/7 Episode 3

UPDATE (October 31): Watch Pacquiao-Cotto HBO 24/7 Episode 2

UPDATE (October 24): Watch Pacquiao-Cotto HBO 24/7 Episode 1

UPDATE (October 24): Watch Pacquiao-Cotto HBO 24/7 Trailer and Promo Videos

UPDATE (October 17): FIRE POWER REFEREE

For the Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto WBO welterweight title fight on November 14th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has selected Kenny Bayless as the referee and the judges selected are: Adelaide Byrd, Duane Ford and Dave Moretti, all from Las Vegas.

UPDATE (October 10): Pacquiao-Cotto Undercard | Fight Card

UPDATE (October 3): Pacquiao vs Cotto Firepower Official Spot Video

UPDATE (September 28): HBO 24/7 Pacquiao-Cotto Build up Video

UPDATE (August 21): Pacquiao-Cotto Fight is for new WBC Belt

The WBC Board of Governors has approved by a unanimous vote that the November 14 welterweight clash between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto (contract weight 145lbs) will be the first ever for the WBC Diamond Belt. “The Diamond Belt has received a tremendous positive response from promoters and media around the world, and we at the WBC are very excited and proud that this important and historic fight will be the first for the Diamond Belt,” said WBC President Jose Sulaiman. “The WBC will not charge a sanction fee on this extraordinary occasion.”

UPDATE (August 18): PACQUIAO-COTTO Ticket

After a monstrous opening sale of tickets last Monday August 17, 2009 for the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao Pay Per View showdown, billed as “Firepower,” less than 1,000 tickets remain at the 16,200-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. All of the 9,000 seats at $150, $350 and $500 are completely sold out. The available seats are at the $1,000 and $750 price categories. CEO of Top Rank Bob Arum was elated with the huge response. “We are looking forward to making Pacquiao vs Cotto as one of the greatest box office and Pay Per View successes of all-time,” he said.

Pacquiao is installed as 2-1 favorite over Cotto.