"Just to be clear on the Miguel Cotto offer. my advisor Guadalupe Valencia informed me that Golden Boy was interested in me fighting Cotto. I immediately expressed interest, however, the money that GBP offered was not close to sufficient for such an important fight. I respect Cotto, as he is a hall of fame fighter, but frankly the fight they picked for him is not up to par with his legacy. I knocked out Ali in 9th round, and we were both fighting at 147," stated former world champion Jessie Vargas, who recently took to social media to clarify reports that he turned down an offer to face multi-division world champion Miguel Cotto. Check it out!