Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez

Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez
Date November 21, 2015
Location Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBC, The Ring, and lineal middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Miguel Cotto Saúl Álvarez
Nickname Junito Canelo
Hometown Caguas, Puerto Rico Guadalajara, Mexico
Pre-fight record 40–4 (33 KOs) 45–1–1 (32 KOs)
Height 5 ft 8 in 5 ft 9 in
Weight 153+1/2 lb 155 lb
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition The Ring and lineal middleweight champion Former WBA (Regular), WBC, and The Ring light middleweight champion
Result
Álvarez wins by unanimous decision in 12 rounds

Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez was a professional boxing event which took place on November 21, 2015 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. It was televised by HBO pay-per-view.[1]

November 21

Alvarez won the fight on November 21, a day that has proven good for Mexican boxers fighting Puerto Ricans in major fights, as was the case in 1987 when Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. beat Edwin Rosario, by technical knockout in round eleven, also in Las Vegas.[2]

Fight card

Weight Class Weight vs. Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight 155 lbs. Mexico Canelo Álvarez def. Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto (c) UD 12/12 Note 1
Super Featherweight 130 lbs. Mexico Francisco Vargas def. Japan Takashi Miura (c) TKO 9/12 1:31 Note 2
Bantamweight 121 lbs. Cuba Guillermo Rigondeaux def. Philippines Drian Francisco UD 10/10
Featherweight 126 lbs. United States Ronny Rios def. Puerto Rico Jayson Velez UD 10/10

^Note 1 For WBC and The Ring Middleweight titles. Only Canelo Álvarez can win the WBC Middleweight title. If Miguel Cotto wins, Gennady Golovkin will become the WBC Middleweight champion.
^Note 2 For WBC Super Featherweight title.

References

  1. ↑ "Golden Boy Promotions". 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  2. ↑ http://boxrec.com/show/904


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