Miguel Cotto shocks Sergio Martinez with tenth round stoppage

Miguel Cotto shocks Sergio Martinez with tenth round stoppage

Miguel Cotto became the first middleweight champion of Puerto Rican descent and also the first to win a title in four weight divisions as Cotto demolished Martinez to a tenth round stoppage.

Cotto dominated every second of the fight, dropping Martinez three times in the opening round. Martinez looked weary and though lingering injuries affected him. Martinez would go down one more time before his corner pulled him out of the fight seconds into the tenth round. Cotto was ahead 90-77 on all three cards at the time of the stoppage.

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