Cotto vs Foreman

Who won Cotto vs Foreman?

Miguel Cotto beat Yuri Foreman by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, June 5th, 2010, at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

Cotto vs Foreman stats

Back in June 2010, Miguel Cotto stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Yuri Foreman made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 0 draws.

Miguel Cotto was the same age as Yuri Foreman, at 30 years old.

Foreman had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cotto. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cotto was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 11 months earlier than Foreman, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 117 more professional rounds, totaling 345 compared to Foreman's 228.

Cotto vs Foreman form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on November 14, 2009, by in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Shane Mosley on November 10, 2007, by at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Zab Judah on June 9, 2007, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Paulie Malignaggi on June 10, 2006, by technical knockout in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Ricardo Torres on September 24, 2005, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Cotto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cotto vs Foreman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cotto vs Foreman?

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