Trout vs Cotto

Who won Trout vs Cotto?

Austin Trout beat Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 1st, 2012, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-111, 119-109 in favor of winner Austin Trout.

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.

Trout vs Cotto stats

Back in December 2012, Austin Trout stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Miguel Cotto made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 30 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cotto had a large advantage in power over Trout, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Trout's 56%.

Austin Trout was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Trout had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cotto. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Austin Trout fought out of the southpaw stance, while Miguel Cotto was an orthodox fighter.

Trout was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 6 months later than Cotto, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 301 compared to Cotto's 345.

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Cotto's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Trout vs Cotto?

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