Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto
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| Date | May 5, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Super) super welterweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round unanimous decision (117-111, 117-111, 118-110) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Ring Kings, was a boxing super welterweight bout held on May 5, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Mayweather won the fight by unanimous decision in what was deemed to be a clear, but very competitive and exciting victory for Floyd.
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.
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. Negotiations for the fight hit the wall, however, when there were arguments over the venue and how the money from the fight should be split.
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.
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.
Main card
- Super Welterweight Championship bout: Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto (c)
Mayweather wins by UD with scores of 118-110 and 117-111 twice.
- Super Welterweight Championship bout: Canelo Álvarez (c) vs. Shane Mosley
Alvarez wins by UD with scores of 119-109 twice and 118-110.
- Light Welterweight bout: Jessie Vargas vs Steve Forbes
Vargas wins by UD with scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93.
- 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