Miguel Cotto captures the Middleweight Title
Miguel Cotto rocks the boxing world once more by dropping Yuri Foreman on the ninth round. Whoever doubted Miguel Cotto’s ability was shocked last night as he proved that he is still a top contender in the division. Cotto didn’t seem to have any trouble moving up weight at all. He constantly forced Foreman to defend even if he was the bigger man.
Cotto was the busier fighter right from the beginning as he smothered Yuri with stiff jabs and hard body shots. It was a one sided battle and Cotto was winning every round. Foreman’s luck went from bad to worse as he twisted his knee on the seventh round. The accident seem to have done significant damage as he limped his way through the seventh round only to go down again.
Foreman’s wife urged his trainer to stop the fight on the eighth round. He threw in the towel midway through the round. The ref angrily threw the towel back and asked Yuri if he wants to continue. The great champion that he was he opted to continue despite the obvious pain he was suffering from his right knee.
Cotto smelled blood and upped his offense on the ninth round until he finally destroyed Foreman with only 42 seconds left.
Miguel Cotto wins his third title in a stunning fashion. What’s next for the Puerto Rican fighter now?
Now that the future of Pacquiao – Mayweather fight looks even bleaker, Pacquiao vs Cotto 2 could be the next best thing. Freddie Roach expressed his interest on this fight even before this event. Can Pacquiao go for an eight world title by fighting Cotto again?
Category: Boxing