However, there is another high-profile fight taking place at 9:45 p.m. ET on HBO, as former four-division world champion Miguel Cotto faces Yoshihiro Kamegai for the vacant WBO junior middleweight title from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Cotto vs. Kamagai was announced in the beginning of June and two weeks later, Mayweather-McGregor was made official. The growing sentiment in boxing was Cotto and Kamegai should move to later date, so the fight could receive the proper attention from media and fans alike.

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Cotto, the sure-fire Hall of Famer who lost to Mayweather in a competitve fight in 2012, didn’t see it that way and saw no reason to move from the original date. 

“We don’t have to move anything for any reason,” Cotto told Sporting News. “We are to do our work as best as possible and they have to do their thing. We’ll see what happens.” 

Mayweather stated in the lead-up to his fight vs. Conor McGregor that it will be the final time he steps inside the ring. Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) reaffirmed that his retirement is coming as well, after one final fight in December. Cotto said he wants to enjoy spending time with the people he loves. 

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“I have been doing this for 26 years of my life,” Cotto said. “My kids are growing up. [I] want to be with them, spend more time with them. To be a family man, to be a husband and to be a father. I want to be more than a boxer in my life. And being an important part in my families life is my goal.” 

Before Cotto gets to that December fight, he faces Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs). Kamegai is a tough, gritty, in-your-face style fighter. But no matter what Kamegai brings to the table, Cotto knows he will be more than prepared and will walk out of the ring on Aug. 26 as the victor.

“First of all, I’m going to keep myself in a good way with Freddie [Roach],” Cotto said. “I know that I’m going to be prepared enough for what Yoshihiro brings on Aug. 26. “And no matter what happens in the ring, I’m going to be the winner.”

Steven Muehlhausen is an MMA and boxing writer and contributor for Sporting News. You can listen to his podcast, “The Fight Junkies” here . You can email him at [email protected] and can find him on Twitter @SMuehlhausenMMA .