Alvarez vs Cotto

Who won Alvarez vs Cotto?

Canelo Alvarez beat Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 21st, 2015, at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 119-109, 117-111 in favor of winner Canelo Alvarez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the unified middleweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and The Ring belts on the line.

Alvarez vs Cotto stats

Back in November 2015, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 45 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Miguel Cotto made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 33 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cotto had an advantage in power over Canelo, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Canelo's 71%.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Canelo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cotto. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 8 months later than Cotto, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 151 more professional rounds, totaling 496 compared to Cotto's 345.

Alvarez vs Cotto form

Canelo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated James Kirkland on May 9, 2015, by knockout in the 3rd round at Minute Maid Park, Houston, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Erislandy Lara on July 12, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alfredo Angulo on March 8, 2014, by technical knockout in the 10th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on September 14, 2013, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against Austin Trout on April 20, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Miguel Cotto had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Daniel Geale on June 6, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sergio Martinez on June 7, 2014, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sergio Martinez on June 7, 2014, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Delvin Rodriguez on October 5, 2013, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

He had lost to Austin Trout on December 1, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Canelo Alvarez had been fighting more than Miguel Cotto.

Going into this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Miguel Cotto's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Cotto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarez vs Cotto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Alvarez vs Cotto?

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