Cotto vs Margarito II

Who won Cotto vs Margarito II?

Miguel Cotto beat Antonio Margarito by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 89-82, 89-82, 89-82 in favor of winner Miguel Cotto.

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 vacant WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

Cotto vs Margarito II stats

Back in December 2011, Miguel Cotto stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Antonio Margarito made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws.

Miguel Cotto was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Margarito had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cotto. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cotto was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2001, 7 years and 1 month later than Margarito, whose first professional fight was in 1994. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, totaling 345 compared to Margarito's 304.

Cotto vs Margarito II 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 defeated Yuri Foreman on June 5, 2010, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on November 14, 2009, by technical knockout in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Shane Mosley on November 10, 2007, by technical knockout at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Paulie Malignaggi on June 10, 2006, by technical knockout in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Cotto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Cotto vs Margarito II 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 Margarito II?

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