Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto

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.[1] Mayweather won the fight by unanimous decision in what was deemed to be a clear, but very competitive and exciting victory for Floyd.

Ring Kings
DateMay 5, 2012
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super) super welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Miguel Cotto
Nickname Money Junito
Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Caguas, Puerto Rico
Pre-fight record 42–0 (26 KO) 37–2 (30 KO)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 151 lb (68 kg) 154 lb (70 kg)
Recognition WBC welterweight champion
The Ring No. 2 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
5-division world champion		 WBA (Super) super welterweight champion
3-division world champion
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

Mayweather wins by UD with scores of 118-110 and 117-111 twice.[8]

Alvarez wins by UD with scores of 119-109 twice and 118-110.[9]

Vargas wins by UD with scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93.[10]

Quintana wins by KO (6)

Preliminary card

Thurman wins by TKO (3)

  • Featherweight bout: Puerto Rico Braulio Santos vs United States Juan Sandoval
  • Lightweight bout: Puerto Rico Jeffrey Fontanez vs United States Benna Acaba
  • Lightweight bout: United States Omar Figueroa vs United States Robbie Cannon
  • Welterweight bout: Mexico Antonio Orozco vs United States Dillet Frederick

International broadcasting
Country Broadcaster
 AustraliaMain Event
 BelgiumBe Sport 1
 BrazilSporTV
 BulgariaSport Plus HD
 CanadaViewers Choice
 Czech RepublicSport 1
 DenmarkTV 2 Sport
 EstoniaViasat Sport Baltic
 FinlandViasat Sport
 FranceCanal+
 HungarySport 1
 IsraelSport 1 HD
 JapanWOWOW
 LatviaViasat Sport Baltic
 LithuaniaViasat Sport Baltic
 MalaysiaAstro SuperSport
 MexicoTelevisa
 New ZealandSky
 NorwayViasat Sport
 PhilippinesSolar Sports TV5

and AKTV on IBC

 QatarAl Jazeera Sports
 RomaniaSport.ro
 RussiaNTV Plus
 SingaporeSuperSports
 SlovakiaSport 1
 South AfricaSuperSport
 SwedenTV10
 ThailandTrueVisions
 UkraineInter
 United KingdomBoxNation
 United StatesHBO PPV
 VenezuelaMeridiano

Notes
  1. Mayweather vs Cotto Confirmed For May 5th at MGM Grand – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
  2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. granted license to fight Miguel Cotto – ESPN. Espn.go.com (2012-02-02). Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
  3. Mayweather calls out Pacquiao on Twitter – Boxing – Yahoo! Sports. Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
  4. Mayweather and Pacquiao had phone conversation | Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao. Mayweathervspacquiaofight.net. Retrieved on 2012-05-06.
  5. 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.
  6. Rafael, Dan. (2012-02-01) Floyd Mayweather to fight Miguel Cotto. ESPN. Retrieved on 2012-02-01.
  7. https://www.facebook.com/floydmayweather/posts/233530213422960
  8. "BoxRec - Floyd Mayweather Jr". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  9. "Saul Alvarez vs. Shane Mosley - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  10. "Jessie Vargas vs. Steve Forbes - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
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