On December 2, 2017, Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs), the super-welterweight WBO champion, defends his title against American challenger, Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs).
Miguel Cotto is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Yoshihiro Kamegai, 3 months and 6 days ago. Sadam Ali is on a 3-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Johan Pérez, 4 months and 3 days ago.
The winning odds are at 66.9-33.1 in favor of Sadam Ali, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Miguel Cotto is going to put on an exceptional fight, Ali better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Sadam Ali defeated Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Ali improves his record to 26-1, while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 41-6.