Box: Cotto beats Mosley to retain welterweight title

AAP Sports News (Australia), November, 2007

AAP Sports News (Australia) 11-11-2007 Box: Cotto beats Mosley to retain welterweight title By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Nov 10 Reuters - Miguel Cotto retained his World Boxing Association welterweight title with a unanimous decision over "Sugar" Shane Mosley in an action-packed 12 rounds at Madison Square Garden today. Cotto of Puerto Rico improved his perfect record to 31-0 with the fourth defence of his WBA title while Mosley, a four-times world champion, dropped to 44-5. Two judges scored the fight 115-13 and the third had it 116-113 for the champion. Neither fighter scored a knock down but Cotto bled from the corner of his right eye after an accidental clash of heads in the final round.

Mosley had swelling under both eyes after 12 rounds of...

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