On this boxing video, WBO World Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto faces pound-for-pound king, Manny Pacquiao, to defend his title belt.
The boxing welterweight title Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto fight video dubbed as “Firepower” took place last November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, “Pac-Man”, back then had a professional record of 49 wins (37 by way of knock out, KO), 3 losses and 2 draws. After dismantling Oscar De La Hoya in eight rounds (De La Hoya vs Pacquiao video), he won the IBO Light Welterweight and “The Ring” titles (his 6th world title in six weight divisions) when he beat Ricky Hatton via 2nd Round Knock Out (Pacquiao vs Hatton video or Pacquiao vs Hatton Street Fighter version), May 2009.
While Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto, “Junito”, back then had a professional record of 34 wins (27 by way of knock out, KO) and 1 loss. After his first career loss in the hands of Antonio Margarito and lost his WBA belt, he bounced back and captured the vacant WBO World Welterweight title over Michael Jennings then successfully defended it when he beat Joshua Clottey via Split Decision, June 2009.
The Pacquiao vs Cotto video was a welterweight division title match with Cotto’s WBO belt at stake.
Additionally, the winner gets the first ever prestigious WBC Diamond Belt. According to WBC President Jose Sulaiman,
The Diamond Belt was created as an honorary championship exclusively for fights between elite boxers, and Manny Pacqiuao, a three-time WBC world champion in three different weight divisions, and Miguel Cotto, a former WBC International champion, are unquestionably qualified as two of the best boxers of today. The belt is handcrafted by an artisan in Mexico City with 18 carat gold fusion and has about 800 diamonds, emeralds and rubies, as well as 150 Swarovsky semiprecious stones.
On the Pacquiao vs Cotto video, Pacquiao dominated Cotto round after round using his hand speed, quick footwork and power punches from every angle. He knocked down Cotto in rounds three and four, and as the match progressed, Miguel’s face turned into a bloody mess.
Later on the twelfth round, the referee stopped the fight to prevent further beating on Miguel Angel Cotto.
Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2) defeated Miguel Cotto (34-2-0) via 12th Round Technical Knock Out (TKO) in 55 seconds and became the WBO World Welterweight Champion. It’s his 7th world title in seven weight divisions, a mythical feat that no other boxer currently holds.
Pacquiao was also awarded the first ever WBC Diamond belt.
Watch the Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto video replay highlights:
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After this, Manny Pacquiao fought Joshua Clottey last March 13, 2010 in the Pacquiao vs Clottey bout while Miguel Cotto is scheduled to fight Yuri Foreman on June 5, 2010 in the Cotto vs Foreman bout.
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