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Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Firepower, was a boxing match for the WBO welterweight championship. [1] The bout was held on November 14, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Pacquiao won the fight via technical knockout in the twelfth round.
[87] Cotto said in a post-fight interview: "Miguel Cotto comes to boxing to fight the biggest names, and Manny is one of the best boxers we have of all time." The fight generated 1.25 million buys and $70 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue, making it the most watched boxing event of 2009. [ 88 ]
Fight name and Rank Date World title(s) Result (#1) Manny Pacquiao vs. (#7) Miguel Cotto Nov 14, 2009: Cotto's WBO welterweight title: Pacquiao wins via 12th–round TKO (#1) Manny Pacquiao vs. (#8) Ricky Hatton
Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto; Miguel Cotto vs. Kelson Pinto; T. Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Torres This page was last edited on 19 February 2024, at 15:00 (UTC). Text ...
Cotto was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Puerto Rican parents, and relocated to Caguas, Puerto Rico, with his family before he turned two. [5] There are several figures linked to boxing in his family, including his late father Miguel Cotto Sr., his brother José Miguel Cotto, his second cousin Abner Cotto, and his uncle and former boxing trainer Evangelista Cotto.
His signature stoppage victory over Miguel Cotto in 2008 was subsequently called into question. Following consecutive losses to Manny Pacquiao (a fight in which Margarito sustained career-changing eye damage) and a rematch against Cotto, Margarito retired from boxing in 2012 but returned for three more fights between 2016 and 2017.
The referee for the fight was Kenny Bayless, and the judges were Nevadans Duane Ford, Dave Moretti, and Glen Trowbridge. [11] Bayless had previously been referee for fights involving Pacquiao and Mosley before, including the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley and Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fights.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey, billed as The Event, was a professional boxing match contested on March 13, 2010, for the WBO welterweight championship. [1] The bout was held at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, U.S. This match was put together after the long awaited superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. had fallen ...