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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.
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. Timothy Bradley; Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II; Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III; Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner; Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto; Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton; Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III; Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV; Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
[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 ]
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.
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. Antonio Margarito; Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao; Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II; Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III; Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV; Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse; Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao; Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao; Erik Morales vs. Manny ...
With the loss, Cotto's fight with Oscar De La Hoya, which would have guaranteed Cotto $25 million, was off. [37] De La Hoya instead opted to fight The Ring magazine's #1 ranked pound-for-pound boxer Manny Pacquiao on December 6, 2008, at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. [ 56 ]