Cotto vs Malignaggi

Who won Cotto vs Malignaggi?

Miguel Cotto beat Paulie Malignaggi by on Saturday, June 10th, 2006, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 116-111 in favor of winner Miguel Cotto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super lightweight championship of the world.

Cotto vs Malignaggi stats

Back in June 2006, Miguel Cotto stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Paulie Malignaggi made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws.

Miguel Cotto was the same age as Paulie Malignaggi, at 26 years old.

Malignaggi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cotto. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Miguel Cotto and Paulie Malignaggi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cotto's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Malignaggi's, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 4 months earlier than Malignaggi, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 17 fewer professional rounds, totaling 345 compared to Malignaggi's 362.

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Cotto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Cotto vs Malignaggi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Cotto vs Malignaggi?

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