Martinez vs Cotto

Who won Martinez vs Cotto?

Miguel Cotto beat Sergio Martinez by on Saturday, June 7th, 2014, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 90-77, 90-77, 90-77 in favor of winner Miguel Cotto.

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 WBC middleweight championship of the world.

Martinez vs Cotto stats

Back in June 2014, Sergio Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 51 wins, 2 losses, and 2  draws, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Miguel Cotto made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 31 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cotto had a large advantage in power over Martinez, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Martinez's 55%.

Sergio Martinez was the older man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cotto. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Sergio Martinez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Miguel Cotto was an orthodox fighter.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 1997, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Cotto, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 95 more professional rounds, totaling 440 compared to Cotto's 345.

Martinez vs Cotto form

Martinez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Martin Murray on April 27, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Distrito Federal, Argentina.

Prior to that, he had defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on September 15, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on September 15, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Matthew Macklin on March 17, 2012, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beaten Kelly Pavlik on April 17, 2010, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight and WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Miguel Cotto had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Delvin Rodriguez on October 5, 2013, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Austin Trout on December 1, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Antonio Margarito on December 3, 2011, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against 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.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Sergio Martinez had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 11 days ago, while Miguel Cotto's last outing had been 8 months and 2 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 59 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.

Cotto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

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