Miguel Cotto vs Gianluca Branco
On March 4, 2006, Miguel Cotto (25-0, 21 KOs), the super-lightweight WBO champion, defends his title against Italian challenger, Gianluca Branco (36-1-1, 19 KOs).
Cotto vs Branco Stats
Miguel Cotto is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round KO victory over Ricardo Torres, 5 months and 8 days ago. Gianluca Branco is on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Farid El Houari, 7 months and 10 days ago.
Cotto vs Branco Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Miguel Cotto at 99-1 winning odds. Gianluca Branco really doesn't have much to present against Cotto.
Cotto vs Branco Result
Miguel Cotto stopped Gianluca Branco via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Cotto improves his record to 26-0 (22 KOs), while Branco adds a loss to his record at 36-2-1.