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 63-37 in favor of Joshua Clottey. Miguel Cotto also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
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.