Miguel Cotto vs. Saúl Álvarez

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Date November 21, 2015
Location Mandalay Bay Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
Title(s) on the line The Ring Magazine and WBC Middleweight Championships

Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez
Junito Canelo
Tale of the tape
Caguas, Puerto Rico From Guadalajara, Mexico
40-4 (33 KO) Pre-fight record 45-1-1 (32 KO)
5 ft, 7 in Height 5 ft, 9 in
Orthodox Style Orthodox
Ring Magazine Middleweight Champion
WBC Middleweight Champion
Recognition Former "Ring Magazine"/WBC/WBA "regular" Junior Middleweight Champion

Result Saúl Álvarez by unanimous 12 round decision

Miguel Cotto vs. Saul Alvarez was a professional boxing event held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 21, 2015. It was televised on pay-per-view.[1]

November 21

Alvarez won the fight on November 21, a day that has proven good for Mexican boxers fighting Puerto Ricans in major fights, as was the case in 1987 when Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. beat Edwin Rosario, by technical knockout in round eleven, also in Las Vegas.[2]

Fight card

Weight Class Weight vs. Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight 155 lbs. Mexico Saul Alvarez def. Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto (c) UD 12/12 Note 1
Super Featherweight 130 lbs. Mexico Francisco Vargas def. Japan Takashi Miura (c) TKO 9/12 1:31 Note 2
Bantamweight 121 lbs. Cuba Guillermo Rigondeaux def. Philippines Drian Francisco UD 10/10
Featherweight 126 lbs. United States Ronny Rios def. Puerto Rico Jayson Velez UD 10/10

^Note 1 For WBC and The Ring Middleweight titles. Only Saúl Álvarez can win the WBC Middleweight title. If Miguel Cotto wins, Gennady Golovkin will become the WBC Middleweight champion.
^Note 2 For WBC Super Featherweight title.

References

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  2. http://boxrec.com/show/904


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