The Puerto Rico's boxing pride Miguel Angel Cotto (36-2) has successfully defended his WBA Light Middleweight Championship after defeating the Nicaraguan former Welterweight champ Ricardo Mayorga (29-8) via TKO at the 0:53 mark of round 12 last Saturday.
The 30 year old Cotto dished out a vicious left hook that put down Mayorga on his knees showing signs of distress grabbing his left hand. Mayorga managed to get up on his feet and continue but Cotto went off with a couple of punches that made the Nicaraguan submit and withdrew due to his professed injured hand.
Stirring punch exhanges took place from both fighters midway to the bout with Mayorga landing some wicked upper cuts while Cotto letting go multiple fierce counters and jabs. Mayorga was dominant in the 7th and his counter punches were effective at 9th and 10th. He continued sneering at Cotto halfway through round 11 but the latter kept up maintaining his stance up until that solid left in the 12th putting the fight into a gripping finish.
A post-fight announcement however came out declaring Mayorga has broken his left thumb forcing him to quit at the last round.
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