On March 12, 2011, Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KOs), the super-welterweight WBA (Super) champion, defends his title against former world champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1, 23 KOs).
Miguel Cotto is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Yuri Foreman, 9 months and 7 days ago. Ricardo Mayorga is on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Michael Walker, 2 months and 23 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Miguel Cotto at 99-1 winning odds. Ricardo Mayorga really doesn't have much to present against Cotto.
Miguel Cotto stopped Ricardo Mayorga via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. Cotto improves his record to 36-2 (29 KOs), while Mayorga adds a loss to his record at 29-8-1.