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Zab Judah dressed Jose Armando Santa Cruz with the jab, throwing 136 in less than three rounds. Zab was also selective with the power shots, landing 26 of 44 (59%), including an explosive left uppercut that dropped Santa Cruz.
HBO’s July 17 doubleheader pits four fighters at the crossroads as Timothy Bradley debuts at welterweight against Carlos Abregu while Alfredo Angulo tackles former champ Joachim Alcine in a 154-pound eliminator.
The undefeated Sherzod Husanov stepped on the gas in the last four rounds, outlanding the game Jhon Berrio 97-51. Berrio landed just 19% of his 65 punches thrown per round. The selective Husanov landed 43% of his 49 punches thrown per round.
Miguel Cotto said before Saturday night’s fight against WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman that he wanted to recapture the Cotto of the past. In the end, the Puerto Rican star reached back into his past and dusted off a an old potent weapon – a searing hook to the body – to capture his third divisional title via ninth round TKO.
Miguel Cotto landed 42% of his power shots vs. Yuri Foreman, who’s knee gave out in round seven, effectively ending the fight. Cotto, thought to be a shot fighter, actually outjabbed Foreman, who averaged just 35 punches thrown per round.
While the names Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto will grace the marquee, the real star will be the new Yankee Stadium, which will host its first boxing card. It will be the first New York ballpark fight since September 28, 1976 when Muhammad Ali beat Ken Norton in the final chapter of their trilogy.
The three-fight series between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton ranks as one of the most competitive in division history. Their first two encounters ended in split decisions for each man while the rubber match saw Ali capture a hotly disputed unanimous nod.
As the boxing world approaches the first fight in Yankee Stadium in 33-years, CompuBox puts together a list which outlines some of the most memorable fights in the history of New York's Yankee Stadium. This Saturday the tradition continues. Miguel Cotto, a former champion at 140 and 147, moves up in weight to challenge undefeated WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman.
At the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas, lightweight Ji Hoon Kim (21-5, 18 KOs) stopped Ameth Diaz (27-10, 19 KOs) in the first round with a hard right hand at the end of the fight.
More often than not, the sport of boxing worships at the altar of youth while harboring little regard for its elders. Amir Khan and Victor Ortiz are rising 23-year-old junior welterweights who continued their rise toward stardom by sweeping past 29-year-old Paul Malignaggi and 38-year-old Nate Campbell respectively. They won nearly every moment of their combined 21 rounds of work Saturday night and they couldn’t have picked a much better place than Madison Square Garden to prove their wares.