Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez
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Miguel Cotto vs. Saúl Álvarez
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| Title(s) on the line | The Ring and vacant WBC middleweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Álvarez wins via 12-round unanimous decision (117-111, 119-109, 118-110) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez was a
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 César Chávez beat Edwin Rosario, by technical knockout in round eleven, also in Las Vegas.[2]
Vargas vs. Miura fight
The co-feature of the fight were Takashi Miura, defending the WBC world super featherweight title against Francisco Vargas, who is the mandatory challenger.[3] Vargas defeated Miura via ninth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory, which eventually named The Ring magazine Fight of the Year for 2015.
Fight card
| Weight Class | Weight | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Middleweight | 155 lbs. |  Canelo Álvarez
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def. |  Miguel Cotto (c)
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UD | 12/12 | Note 1 | |
| Super Featherweight | 130 lbs. | Francisco Vargas
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def. |  Takashi Miura (c)
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TKO | 9/12 | 1:31 | Note 2 |
| Bantamweight | 121 lbs. |  Guillermo Rigondeaux
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def. |  Drian Francisco
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UD | 10/10 | ||
| Featherweight | 126 lbs. |  Ronny Rios
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def. | Jayson Velez
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UD | 10/10 |
Super Featherweight title.
References
- ^ "Golden Boy Promotions". 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ "BoxRec: Event".
- ^ Dan Rafael (2015-10-20). "Takashi Miura, Francisco Vargas set for undercard of Cotto-Canelo fight". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
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