Miguel Cotto has guaranteed he will emerge victorious from his welterweight clash with Shan Mosley.
Cotto guarantees victory in New York showdown.
WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto has guaranteed he will come away with his belt intact when he faces 'Sugar' Shane Mosley at Madison Square Garden in New York.
27-year-old Cotto puts his WBA title and his unbeaten record on the line against the veteran former three-division, four-time world champion on Saturday night.
Cotto admits 36-year-old Mosley will be his toughest opponent in his 30-fight career, which has seen his record 25 knockouts.
Despite that, the Puerto Rican fighter is still convinced that he will beat Mosley and retain his title.
"This is a good fight for me, because he was a three-time world champion, he was a great fighter - and he's still a big name," said Cotto.
"I'm expecting pretty much the toughest opponent I'm going to face in my career - but I know I'm prepared for this fight.
"My preparation makes me confident, and I know I am capable of doing this.
"I know I am going to win. I don't know if it will be a knockout or a decision - but I know I'm going to win this fight."
Judah lesson
Cotto's last fight was a brutal epic, with a bloody 11th-round stoppage of Zab Judah also at Madison Square Garden on June 9.
Judah cut Cotto's face badly but the champion managed to battle his way through to earn the late stoppage, and he says that encounter has taught him a lot.
"I learned everything from that fight, how you can fight with your face full of blood, how you put pressure on (your opponent) in every round - pressure, pressure."
Cotto will look for the same relentless pounding of his opponent when he faces Mosley, whose camp have accused the champion of being a dirty fighter - after Judah was struck with a number of low blows.
Cotto has been stung by criticism from the Mosley camp that he is a dirty fighter after landing several low blows against Judah.
He has responded by highlighting Mosley's recent admission that he testified to a Federal Grand Jury investigating the BALCO doping scandal that he used banned steroids
"He has to answer this question," said Cotto.
"Who is the more dirty fighter? Is it the guy who punches and unconsciously uses low blows or the guy who uses illegal substances to win fights.
"I'm just going into this fight to do my best and win and take my title home to Puerto Rico."
