Miguel Cotto vs. Saúl Álvarez
| Date | November 21, 2015 | |
| Location | Mandalay Bay Arena Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Title(s) on the line | The Ring Magazine and WBC Middleweight Championships | |
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| Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez | ||
| Junito | Canelo | |
| Tale of the tape | ||
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| Caguas, Puerto Rico | From | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 40-4 (33 KO) | Pre-fight record | 45-1-1 (32 KO) |
| 5 ft, 7 in | Height | 5 ft, 9 in |
| Orthodox | Style | Orthodox |
| Ring Magazine Middleweight Champion WBC Middleweight Champion | Recognition | Former "Ring Magazine"/WBC/WBA "regular" Junior Middleweight Champion |
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| Result | Saúl Álvarez by unanimous 12 round decision | |
Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez was a professional boxing event held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 21, 2015. It was televised on 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 | ||||||||
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| Middleweight | 155 lbs. |  Saul Alvarez |
def. |  Miguel Cotto (c) |
UD | 12/12 | Note 1 | |||||||
| Super Featherweight | 130 lbs. | Francisco Vargas |
def. |  Takashi Miura (c) |
TKO | 9/12 | 1:31 | Note 2 | ||||||
| Bantamweight | 121 lbs. |  Guillermo Rigondeaux |
def. |  Drian Francisco |
UD | 10/10 | ||||||||
| Featherweight | 126 lbs. |  Ronny Rios |
def. | Jayson Velez |
UD | 10/10 |
^Note 1 For WBC and The Ring Middleweight titles. Only Saúl 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
- ↑ "Golden Boy Promotions". 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ http://boxrec.com/show/904
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