Split Decision saved Cotto’s belt

Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight belt after beating Josh Clottey of Ghana. The fight happened on the eve of the national Puerto Rican Day parade at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

Referee Don Trella scored the fight 116-111 and John McKaie 115-112, both for Cotto, while Tom Miller had it 114-113 for Clottey.

Just recently, Miguel Cotto was challenging the current pound-for-pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao for a match.

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pacquiao vs cotto on September 21st, 2009 at 3:50 pm

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The Event: Pacquiao vs. Clottey | The Journey Continues... on January 21st, 2010 at 9:01 pm

[...] beating three-time world champion Zab Judah on August 2, 2008. On June 13, 2009, Clottey lost via a controversial split decision (116-111, 115-112, 114-113) against the (former) WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto at the [...]

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