Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga, billed as Relentless, was a boxing super welterweight fight for the WBA (Super) super welterweight championship.[1][2] The bout was held on March 12, 2011, at MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[3][4] Cotto won the fight via technical knockout in the twelfth round.[5]
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| Date | March 12, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Super) super welterweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cotto via 12th round TKO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cotto, a three-division world champion, won his 154-pound belt by stopping Yuri Foreman in the ninth round at Yankee Stadium in June 2010. Following the bout, the Puerto Rican pugilist underwent shoulder surgery and took the rest of 2010 off.[6] On the other hand, Mayorga is coming from a ninth round KO win against Michael Walker in December 2010; this was the first time he fought in 27 months, after being knocked out by Shane Mosley in the twelfth round of their September 2008 match.[6]
Background
editMiguel Cotto
editAfter the Manny Pacquiao fight, Cotto moved to the light middleweight division. On June 5, 2010, he fought against Israeli undefeated boxer Yuri Foreman at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
Cotto ended up knocking Foreman down with a signature left hook to the body in the ninth round claiming the WBA light middleweight title, his fourth overall in three different weight divisions.[7]
Ricardo Mayorga
editFollowing the bout with Shane Mosley, Mayorga took a period of inactivity. He was scheduled to fight undefeated junior-middleweight prospect Alfredo Angulo on February 14, 2009 on the undercard of Nate Campbell's title defense against Ali Funeka. Mayorga withdrew from the fight, citing injuries to his ribs from the Shane Mosley fight made training very difficult and therefore was unable to make weight. He stated money was not the issue. However, his promoter, Don King, stated that Mayorga pulled out ten days before the bout after his demands for a higher purse were not met.[8]
On December 17, 2010, the Nicaraguan boxer fought Michael Walker and defeated him by TKO in the ninth round, ending a 27 months layoff.
The fight
editThroughout the fight, Mayorga looked to engage, however the discipline on Cotto played a big part in the win, saving his big shots for the final round. A left hook landed, which dropped Mayorga and ended the bout. At the time of stoppage, Cotto was ahead by five points on all three judges' scorecards. Compubox stats showed that Cotto out punched Mayorga 249 to 176 in total punches.
Aftermath
editIn the post-fight, Cotto explained how he won the fight, "The game plan was not to get caught up in any of his antics. He was very heavy handed, I felt his punches the whole fight." He also mentioned how before the last round, his trainer Emanuel Steward told him he would be able to stop Mayorga in the last round, which was the conclusion of the fight.[9][10][11]
Undercard
editConfirmed bouts:[12]
Televised
edit- Light Middleweight bout:
Pawel Wolak vs. 
Yuri Foreman
- Wolak defeated Foreman via technical knockout. The fight was stopped at the end of round six.
- Lightweight bout:
Miguel Vazquez vs. 
Leonardo Zappavigna
- Vazquez defeated Zappavigna via unanimous decision (117-111, 118-110, 118-110)
- Heavyweight bout:
Tommy Zbikowski vs. Richard Bryant
- Zbikowski defeated Bryant via technical knockout. The fight was stopped at 1:45 of round one.
Preliminary card
edit- Heavyweight bout: Éric Molina vs. Joseph Rabotte
Molina defeats Rabotte via technical knockout. The fight was stopped at 1:38 of the sixth round.
- Middleweight bout:
Matvey Korobov vs. Michael Walker
Korobov defeats Walker via technical knockout. The fight was stopped at 1:31 of the first round.
- Lightweight bout:
Juan Gonzalez vs. Jeremy McLaurin
Gonzalez defeats McLaurin via technical knockout. The fight was stopped at 1:56 of the first round.
- Super Bantamweight bout: Jesus M. Rojas vs. Isaac Hidalgo
Rojas defeated Hidalgo via unanimous decision (59–55, 58–56, 59–55).
Broadcasting
edit| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Australia |
Main Event |
 Hungary |
Sport 2 |
 Mexico |
TV Azteca |
 Poland |
Polsat Sport |
 United States |
Showtime |
References
edit- ^ "Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga in Headiner at MGM in Las Vegas March 12th". Hot Boxing News. February 23, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ Colon, Rey (December 29, 2010). "Miguel Cotto Prepares Training Camp Plans For Mayorga". Boxing Scene. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ Vester, Mark (March 1, 2011). "Cotto vs. Mayorga: Miguel Plans To Do Damage In Vegas". Boxing Scene. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ Dahlberg, Tim (March 13, 2011). "Cotto stops Mayorga in the 12th round". Yahoo!. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ a b Rafael, Dan (January 13, 2011). "Snow delays Cotto-Mayorga hype". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ Vester, Mark (June 6, 2010). "Miguel Cotto Punishes Yuri Foreman, Captures WBA Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ "Mayorga playing games again by pulling out of Angulo fight". 2010-02-05. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Cotto retains title as Mayorga quits late in 12th". ESPN.com. 2011-03-13. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ "Official Results: Cotto Rocks Mayorga in 12th". BoxingInsider.com. 2011-03-13. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Miguel Cotto Stops Ricardo Mayorga in 12, Vazquez Outclasses Zappavigna, Foreman No Match for Wolak". Bad Left Hook. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".