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By Cliff Rold - Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KO) has tasted defeat. Clearly, it disagreed with him. With Terminator-like precision, the 28-year old Puerto Rican superstar calmly walked down 31-year old Michael Jennings (34-2, 16 KO) of the United Kingdom over five rounds on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, capturing the vacant WBO Welterweight crown in the process. Cotto immediately re-enters the crowded top of the best division in boxing.
Clearly, he never left.
Both men weighed in below the division limit, Cotto at 146 and Jennings at 146 ½.
After a stirring rendition of the U.S. National anthem by a lovely Christine Vaskas, and a raucous welcome by the Garden faithful, Cotto came out with his trademark solemn aggression, stalking the lankier Jennings to put the memory of his July 2008 stoppage loss to Antonio Margarito behind him. The posture was intense but the action wasn’t until the final minute that a hard punch, a left to the body for Cotto, landed. Jennings stayed at a distance with his jab and circled away for most of the round, occasionally flirting with a straight right hand. [details]
Clearly, he never left.
Both men weighed in below the division limit, Cotto at 146 and Jennings at 146 ½.
After a stirring rendition of the U.S. National anthem by a lovely Christine Vaskas, and a raucous welcome by the Garden faithful, Cotto came out with his trademark solemn aggression, stalking the lankier Jennings to put the memory of his July 2008 stoppage loss to Antonio Margarito behind him. The posture was intense but the action wasn’t until the final minute that a hard punch, a left to the body for Cotto, landed. Jennings stayed at a distance with his jab and circled away for most of the round, occasionally flirting with a straight right hand. [details]
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