On June 13, 2009, Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs), the welterweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Joshua Clottey (35-2, 21 KOs).
Miguel Cotto is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Michael Jennings, 3 months and 23 days ago. Joshua Clottey is on a 5-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a technical decision win over Zab Judah, 10 months and 11 days ago.
The winning odds are at 69.8-30.2 in favor of Joshua Clottey, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Miguel Cotto is going to put on an exceptional fight, Clottey better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Miguel Cotto defeated Joshua Clottey via split decision and successfully defended his WBO welterweight title. Cotto improves his record to 34-1, while Clottey adds a loss to his record at 35-3.