Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez was a professional boxing event which took place on November 21, 2015 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada. It was televised by HBO pay-per-view.[1]
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| Date | November 21, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | The Ring and vacant WBC middleweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Álvarez wins via 12-round unanimous decision (117-111, 119-109, 118-110) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 21 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 |
^Note 1 For WBC and The Ring Middleweight titles. Only Canelo Álvarez may win the WBC Middleweight title. If Miguel Cotto wins, interim champion Gennady Golovkin becomes the WBC Middleweight champion, with Cotto having been stripped a few days prior due to a dispute over sanctioning fees.
^Note 2 For WBC Super Featherweight title.
References edit
- ^ "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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