Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez

Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez

Date	November 21, 2015
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBC, The Ring, and lineal middleweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Miguel Cotto Canelo Álvarez Nickname Junito Canelo Hometown Caguas, Puerto Rico Guadalajara, Mexico Pre-fight record 40–4 (33 KOs) 45–1–1 (32 KOs) Height 5 ft 8 in 5 ft 9 in Weight 153+1/2 lb 155 lb Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition The Ring and lineal middleweight champion Former WBA (Regular), WBC, and The Ring light middleweight champion
Result
Álvarez wins by unanimous decision in 12 rounds

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]

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 Cesar Chavez Sr. beat Edwin Rosario, by technical knockout in round eleven, also in Las Vegas.^[2]

Fight card

Weight Class	Weight		vs.		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	155 lbs.	Canelo Álvarez	def.	Miguel Cotto (c)	UD	12/12		Note 1
Super Featherweight	130 lbs.	Francisco Vargas	def.	Takashi Miura (c)	TKO	9/12	1:31	Note 2
Bantamweight	121 lbs.	Guillermo Rigondeaux	def.	Drian Francisco	UD	10/10
Featherweight	126 lbs.	Ronny Rios	def.	Jayson Velez	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.

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