On August 26, 2017, Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) and Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBO super-welterweight world titles. The vacant WBO super-welterweight title is also on the line.
Miguel Cotto is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Canelo Álvarez, 1 year, 9 months, and 5 days ago. Yoshihiro Kamegai is on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round RTD win over Jesus Soto Karass, 11 months and 16 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Miguel Cotto at 99-1 winning odds. Yoshihiro Kamegai really doesn't have much to present against Cotto.
Miguel Cotto defeated Yoshihiro Kamegai via unanimous decision . Cotto improves his record to 41-5, while Kamegai adds a loss to his record at 27-4-2.