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Margarito vs. Cotto: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Antonio Margarito (El Tornado de Tijuana) challenges Miguel Cotto's (Junito) WBA welterweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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30
Jan 14, 1994
36-5
11
26 (63.4%)
180 cm
185 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Apr 12, 2008
3m, 14d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
27
Feb 23, 2001
32-0
12
26 (81.3%)
170 cm
170 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Apr 12, 2008
3m, 14d
32
IBFWBO
WL
w1
WL
w1
d7
WBAWBO
WL
w1
d4
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w1
d6
welterweight
Saturday, 26 Jul 2008
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto I

Date

This fight between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Antonio Margarito is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Miguel Cotto is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 185 cm, Margarito also has a significant reach advantage of 15 cms over Cotto's 170 cm. On top of that, Margarito also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Cotto.

Margarito is coming in to this fight with a record of 36-5 (26 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 14 days ago against Kermit Cintr贸n, which he won via 6th round KO.

Kermit Cintr贸n's boxing career

Cotto comes in with an undefeated record of 32-0 (26 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 14 days ago against Alfonso G贸mez, which he won via 5th round RTD.

Alfonso G贸mez' boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Margarito will be 30 years and 4 months old. Cotto will be 27 years and 8 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Miguel Cotto. Here is the prediction for Margarito vs Cotto.

A close matchup. Miguel Cotto may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Antonio Margarito could win too.

Result

Antonio Margarito defeated Miguel Cotto via 11th round TKO to win the WBA welterweight title. Cotto's undefeated record of 32 wins comes to an end, and Margarito advances his win streak to 3. Margarito is now 37-5, and Cotto 32-1.

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