Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto
Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round unanimous decision (117-111, 117-111, 118-110) |
Drug Testing
Both fighters agreed to random blood and urine testing for the fight, which Mayweather had demanded of his most recent opponents at the time.[2]
Background
Mayweather
There was immediate speculation as to whom Mayweather would fight. Many felt that he should fight eight division champion, Manny Pacquiao. Indeed Mayweather called out Pacquiao via Twitter.[3] Negotiations for the fight hit the wall, however, when there were arguments over the venue[4] and how the money from the fight should be split.[5]
Mayweather has had one previous fight in the 154-pound division, which was when he outpointed Oscar De La Hoya to win a belt in May 2007.
Mayweather reclaimed one of his old welterweight titles by knocking out Victor Ortiz controversially in the fourth round at the MGM Grand on Sept. 17, 2011.[6]
Cotto
Making the third defense of his title, Cotto was in a fight without Top Rank as his promoter for the first time in his career. His contract with Bob Arum's company expired following his Dec. 3 revenge, 10th-round knockout victory against Antonio Margarito and he will be working with Golden Boy Promotions, Top Rank's archrival, on the fight with Mayweather.
Reported fight earnings
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. guaranteed $45 million vs. Miguel Angel Cotto $8 million
- Shane Mosley $750,000 vs. Canelo Álvarez $2 million
The fight drew 1.5 Million pay per view buys.[7]
Main card
- Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto(c)
Mayweather wins by UD with scores of 118-110 and 117-111 twice.[8]
- Super Welterweight Championship bout: Canelo Álvarez (c) vs. Shane Mosley
Alvarez wins by UD with scores of 119-109 twice and 118-110.[9]
- Light Welterweight bout: Steve Forbes
Vargas wins by UD with scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93.[10]
- Super Welterweight bout: Deandre Latimore vs Carlos Quintana
Quintana wins by KO (6)
Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout: Keith Thurman vs Brandon Hoskins
Thurman wins by TKO (3)
- Featherweight bout: Braulio Santos vs Juan Sandoval
- Lightweight bout: Jeffrey Fontanez vs Benna Acaba
- Lightweight bout: Omar Figueroa vs Robbie Cannon
- Welterweight bout: Antonio Orozco vs Dillet Frederick
International broadcasting
Country | Broadcaster |
---|---|
Australia | Main Event |
Belgium | Be Sport 1 |
Brazil | SporTV |
Bulgaria | Sport Plus HD |
Canada | Viewers Choice |
Czech Republic | Sport 1
|
Denmark | TV 2 Sport
|
Estonia | Viasat Sport Baltic
|
Finland | Viasat Sport
|
France | Canal+ |
Hungary | Sport 1
|
Israel | Sport 1 HD |
Japan | WOWOW
|
Latvia | Viasat Sport Baltic
|
Lithuania | Viasat Sport Baltic
|
Malaysia | Astro SuperSport |
Mexico | Televisa |
New Zealand | Sky
|
Norway | Viasat Sport
|
Philippines | TV5
and AKTV on IBC |
Qatar | Al Jazeera Sports
|
Romania | Sport.ro
|
Russia | NTV Plus |
Singapore | SuperSports |
Slovakia | Sport 1
|
South Africa | SuperSport |
Sweden | TV10
|
Thailand | TrueVisions |
Ukraine | Inter |
United Kingdom | BoxNation |
United States | HBO PPV |
Venezuela | Meridiano |
References
- ^ Mayweather vs Cotto Confirmed For May 5th at MGM Grand – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
- ^ Floyd Mayweather Jr. granted license to fight Miguel Cotto – ESPN. Espn.go.com (2012-02-02). Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
- ^ Mayweather calls out Pacquiao on Twitter – Boxing – Yahoo! Sports. Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
- ^ Mayweather and Pacquiao had phone conversation | Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao. Mayweathervspacquiaofight.net. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
- ^ Christ, Scott. (2012-01-20) Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Mayweather Won't Give Pacquiao a 50–50 Split. Bad Left Hook. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
- ^ Rafael, Dan. (2012-02-01) Floyd Mayweather to fight Miguel Cotto. ESPN. Retrieved on 2012-02-01.
- user-generated source]
- ^ "BoxRec - Floyd Mayweather Jr". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ "Saul Alvarez vs. Shane Mosley - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ^ "Jessie Vargas vs. Steve Forbes - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.