Watch Miguel Cotto vs Joshua Clottey Fight Live
UPDATE: Cotto defeated Clottey via a 12-round split decision. Clottey suffered his 3rd loss in 38 fights.
The Mexican fighter, Miguel Cotto, fought with a bleeding cut over his left eye since the start of the fourth round yet beat his opponent Joshua Clottey by a split decision Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Cotto was cut in the dying seconds of the third round by an accidental head butt. Teh cut clearly bothered him thru the fight — but he still managed outboxed the less-versatile fighter from Ghana to win via a 115-112, 116-111 and 113-114 split decision.
In the final seconds of the first round, Cotto (34-1, 27 knockouts) knocked down Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs) with a straight left hand, but it had no bearing on the result.
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HBO Sports presents another must see world-class boxing match with a welterweight title on the line. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: MIGUEL COTTO VS. JOSHUA CLOTTEY is presented live Saturday, June 13 (10:35 p.m. ET/7:35 p.m. PT) from Madison Square Garden.
The fight is scheduled for 12-round unification bout for the WBO and IBF Welterweight Belts. WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto weighed in at 146 lbs for his world title showdown against former IBF champion Joshua Clottey, who weighed 147 lbs.
Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) returns at the Garden for the fourth time in five years, hoping for another big win. Cotto suffered his only lossin July last year to Mexico’s Antonio Margarito but bounced back to win the lightly regarded WBO crown. Read more…
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