On June 5, 2010, Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KOs), the super-welterweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KOs).
Miguel Cotto is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round TKO loss to Manny Pacquiao, 6 months and 22 days ago. Yuri Foreman is on a 28-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Daniel Santos, 6 months and 22 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.3-10.7 in favor of Yuri Foreman. Miguel Cotto may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Miguel Cotto stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA super-welterweight champion. Cotto improves his record to 35-2 (28 KOs), while Foreman adds a loss to his record at 28-1.