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Cotto and Judah delivered an all-action brawl, but after weathering some difficult early rounds as he figured out Judah's southpaw style and adjusted to his speed, Cotto took over the bout. In round seven, both fighters went toe-to-toe and in round eight he hurt Judah several times.
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.
Zab Judah: 12 Jul 2003 – 18 Jun 2004 1 Judah vacated the title to move up to the welterweight division. [57] 13 Miguel Cotto (def. Kelson Pinto) 11 Sep 2004 – 27 Oct 2006 6 Cotto vacated the title to move up to welterweight. [58] 14 Ricardo Torres (def. Mike Arnaoutis) 18 Nov 2006 – 5 Jul 2008 3 15 Kendall Holt: 5 July 2008 – 4 Apr 2009 ...
Zab Judah: WBA Super Champion 2 April 2005 13 May 2006 Luis Collazo: WBA Regular Champion 13 May 2006 31 August 2006-Vacated Ricky Hatton: WBA 2 December 2006 26 July 2008 Miguel Cotto: WBA 26 July 2008 24 January 2009 Antonio Margarito: WBA Super Champion 3 October 2008 10 April 2009 Yuriy Nuzhnenko: WBA Regular Champion 24 January 2009 22 May ...
In attendance for the bout was former undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah, who was expected to be Cotto's next opponent as long as Cotto defeated Urkal and Judah won his fight in April. [5] Cotto displayed a dominant performance against Urkal, eventually to the point where Urkal's corner retired in the eleventh round. [6]
Zab Judah: UD 12/12 WBC Welterweight: Nov 4, 2006: Carlos Baldomir: UD 12/12 The Ring Welterweight: WBC Light middleweight: May 5, 2007: Oscar De La Hoya: SD 12/12 WBC Welterweight – (2) Sep 17, 2011: Victor Ortiz: KO 4/12 WBA (Super) Light middleweight: May 5, 2012: Miguel Cotto: UD 12/12 The Ring Welterweight – (2) May 4, 2013: Robert ...
Cotto's a great fighter, but I'm disappointed, as I wanted to be the champion". [8] Cotto won the fight by unanimous decision with scores of 116–111, 116–111, and 115–112. [ 8 ] Malignaggi suffered a fractured right orbital bone and his jaw was injured, he was taken to Roosevelt Hospital after the fight's outcome was announced.
June 9 - Miguel Cotto successfully defends his WBA Welterweight title as he defeats Zab Judah by technical knockout in the 11th. June 23 - Ricky Hatton defends his Ring light welterweight crown as he defeats José Luis Castillo by knockout. Hatton hits him with a perfect liver punch, putting him on the canvas for the first time in his pro career.