Alvarez vs Cotto

Who won Alvarez vs Cotto?

Canelo Alvarez beat Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 21st November 2015 at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in 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 & 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 the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Cotto had advantage in power over Canelo, with a 83% knock out percentage over Canelo's 71%.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 10 years, at 25 years old.

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

Both Canelo Alvarez & 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 year and 8 months later than Cotto, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 139 more professional rounds, 484 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 9th May 2015 by knockout in the 3rd round at Minute Maid Park, Houston, United States.

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

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

Before that, he had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on 14th September 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 20th April 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 beat Daniel Geale on 6th June 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.

Previous to that, he had beat Sergio Martinez on 7th June 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 7th June 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 5th October 2013 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

He had lost to Austin Trout on 1st December 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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