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Cotto pummels Judah to defend WBA boxing title
Puerto
Rico's Miguel Cotto defended his World Boxing Association title on
Saturday, by overpowering American Zab Judah in a welterweight bout at
Madison Square Garden.
Cotto
(30-0) remained unbeaten by knocking Judah down once in the 11th round
of their 147-pound fight. The fight was stopped moments later and with
just 49 seconds left in the round after Judah turned away from Cotto and
slumped against the ropes.
It was the
second defence of Cotto's WBA title which he holds along with the World
Boxing Organization junior welterweight crown.
This was a
classic take-no-prisoners prize fight that featured a couple of low
blows by Cotto and accidental head butts from both fighters.
Each boxer
was bleeding early, Cotto from a cut on the right side of his mouth and
Judah from a cut over his eye.
Judah came
out with more spark though, looking for the early knockout in the first
round as he landed some solid rights. But his attack was halted when
Cotto hit him with a low blow in the same round that sent Judah to the
canvas.
After a
brief reprieve Judah got to his feet and continued trading punches with
Cotto.
Cotto, who
was bleeding heavily from a cut on the right side of his lip, hit Judah
with an even more devastating low blow in the third and was penalized by
having one point taken away.
Cotto was
the more aggressive of the two, powering his way forward in a classic
boxing style with his hands up, head down, and pumping his jab as he
consistently backed Judah up.
AFP
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