Cotto Vs Ali: Latest News, Articles & Breaking Stories

Ali's Upset of Miguel Cotto Peaked at 1,012,000 Viewers on HBO

•8 years ago

The ratings reflect how much more competitive the Miguel Cotto-Sadam Ali fight turned out to be than the boxing public’s perception prior to it taking place. Ali’s upset of Cotto in the Puerto Rican legend’s farewell fight Saturday night drew a peak audience of 1,012,000 viewers and averaged 944,000, according to ratings released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. Only one bout broadcast by either HBO or Showtime drew a higher peak audience than Cotto-Ali in 2017.

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Roach: Ali Did NOT Do Enough To Win, Cotto Won 7-5 in Rounds!

Steve Kim

•8 years ago

It was a disappointing farewell for Miguel Cotto, who lost his final career fight to Sadam Ali at the Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Cotto, a future Hall-of-Famer and a four division world champion, leaves the sport with a record of 41-6 (33 KO's). The Puerto Rican star faded down the stretch and said he suffered a torn left bicep in the second half of the contest.

Miguel Cotto To Undergo Surgery on Wednesday

Miguel Rivera

•8 years ago

This past Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, former four division world champion Miguel Cotto (41-6, 33 KOs) went out on his shield as he dropped a twelve round unanimous decision to Sadam "World Kid" Ali (26-1, 14 KOs), who in the process captured the WBO junior middleweight world championship.

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Weekend Review: Miguel Cotto Departs, Ali Rises on Big Stage

Michael Rosenthal

•8 years ago

Miguel Cotto: Excellent boxer. Even better attraction. Cotto’s unanimous-decision loss to Sadam Ali on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden – in effect, his home arena – will become a footnote in due course. The Puerto Rican star’s legacy had already been etched in stone.

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Miguel Cotto To Be Evaluated Monday, Undergo Surgery For Injury

Miguel Rivera

•8 years ago

Former four division world champion Miguel Angel Cotto ended a 17-year career in boxing on Saturday night, when he dropped an upset unanimous decision loss to Saddam Ali at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Cotto will undergo an operation on his left biceps in the next few days, to repair a tendon tear that he suffered during the seventh round of his farewell fight. Cotto will be evaluated on Monday by a specialist at the Hospital For Special Surgery (HSS).

Ali Expects Critics to Discredit His Win Because Miguel Cotto is 'Old'

Keith Idec

•8 years ago

NEW YORK – Sadam Ali realizes some of his doubters will begrudgingly give him credit. Others, Ali suspects, still won’t respect his upset victory over Miguel Cotto on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The newly crowned WBO super welterweight champion expects some stubborn observers to attribute his unanimous-decision victory over the 37-year-old Cotto mostly to the former champion’s age and/or the left biceps injury he suffered during the seventh round.

Sadam Ali Wasn’t Sure He'd Get Decision Before Scores Were Read

Keith Idec

•8 years ago

NEW YORK – Sadam Ali admitted before facing Miguel Cotto that he was worried he wouldn’t win a decision against the popular Puerto Rican legend at Madison Square Garden, even if he had earned it. That tension intensified for Ali as he waited for ring announcer Michael Buffer to announce the scores following their 12-round, 154-pound title fight Saturday night. As Buffer read the scores, it was obvious by the look on Ali’s face that he wasn’t certain he would be declared the winner of a fight in which he performed much better than the lopsided odds suggested he would.

Roy Jones: Sadam Ali Beating Miguel Cotto is NOT a Huge Upset!

Radio Rahim

•8 years ago

There was no fairytale ending for four division world champion Miguel Cotto, who suffered a very unexpected upset decision loss to Sadam Ali (26-1) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. The curtain came down on Cotto's glorious 17-year career but not to script as Ali captured the WBO junior middleweight title before a shocked crowd that was filled with 12,391 fans - made up of largely of Puerto Rican fight fans who came to support the 37-year-old icon in his retirement fight.

Photos: Sadam Ali Stuns Miguel Cotto in Final Career Fight

Boxing Photos

•8 years ago

Cotto vs. Ali Fight Photos Gallery - Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto goes out a warrior, but not a winner, after dropping a unanimous 12-round decision Saturday to Sadam Ali in a world title fight he vowed would be his last. Before adoring fans at Madison Square Garden, the 37-year-old Cotto just didn't have enough against his 29-year-old opponent.

Video: Sadam Ali Reflects On His Upset Win Over Miguel Cotto

BoxingScene Staff

•8 years ago

Sadam Ali Video Interview - On a night that Madison Square Garden and the boxing world bid farewell to a boxing legend in Miguel Cotto (41-6, 33 KOs), Sadam "World Kid" Ali (26-1, 14 KOs) stole the show, winning a unanimous decision victory and the WBO Junior Middleweight World Championship in front of 12,391 fans and televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing. The final scores were 115-113 twice and 116-112.