Follow all the action Live from Madison Square Garden when Sergio Martinez defends the Middleweight championship of the world against 3-division champion Miguel Cotto. The action begins at 9 PM eastern time with a 3 fight undercard featuring Andy Lee taking on John Jackson, Jorge Melendez battling Javier Maciel and a rematch between Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and Marvin Sonsona.
12 ROUNDS–WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP–SERGIO MARTINEZ (51-2-2, 28 KO’S) VS MIGUEL COTTO (38-4, 31 KO’S)
Round 1 COTTO KNOCKS MARTINEZ DOWN 3 TIMES…10-6 Cotto
Round 2 Hard lefts from Cotto…Martinez looks shakey...20-15 Cotto
Round 3 Combination from Cotto..3 punch combo from Martinez…Hard right from Cotto..quick right from Cotto….right from Martinez..29-25 Cotto
Round 4 Martinez jabbing..left from Cotto..Left buckles Martinez..good right..Hard left from Martinez..hard left..39-34 Cotto
Round 5 Right from Cotto…Right hook from Martinez..Hard left from Cotto..right and left to head..49-43 Cotto
Round 6 Left gook from Cotto.3 hard shots on the ropes..right hook from Martinez..left hook from Cotto..hard left hook and a body shot…59-52 Cotto
Round 7 Left to body from Martinez…left…2 body shots from Cotto…good cunter right buckles Martinez..hard left hook..Good body work…hard right..Right hook from Martinez at the bell…69-61 Cotto
Round 8 Cotto lands 2 inside..Jab from Martinez..right from Cotto..Hard left hook..Big right from Cotto..79-70 Cotto
Round 9 Straight left from Martinez..Counter right rocks Martinez..big uppercut…landing thudding shots…Jab…MARTINEZ GLOVES TOUCHES CANVAS….89-78 Cotto
Round 10 THE FIGHT IS STOPPED JUST AFTER THE BELL RINGS
10 ROUNDS–SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS–WILFREDO VAZQUEZ JR (23-3-1, 19 KO’S) VS MARVIN SONSONA (18-1-1, 15 KO’S)
ROUND 1 Sonsona lands a left and down goes VAZQUEZ..10-8 Sonsona
Round 2 Straight left from Sonsona..3 punch combination…20-17 Sonsona
Round 3 Sonsona lands 3 body shots..crisp combo…straight left..30-26 Sonsona
Round 4 Vazquez lands a left to the body..right to head..39-36 Sonsona
Round 5 Good exchange…Vazquez lands a right...48-46 Sonsona
Round 6 Hard combo from Sonsona…Sonsona docked a point for hitting on the breadk…57-55 Sonsona
Round 7 Good combination from Sonsona…67-64 Sonsona
Round 8
SONSONA WNS BY MAJORITY DECISION 96-92 TWICE AND VAZQUEZ WINS A CARD 96-92
10 ROUNDS–JR. MIDDLEWEIGHTS–JORGE MELENDEZ (28-3-1, 26 KO’S) VS JAVIER MACIEL (28-3 ,20 KO’S)
Round 1 Maciel lands 2 rights to the head…10-9 Maciel
Round 2 Melendez working combinations…Good in fighting...19-19
Round 3 Melendez lands a right..right and left..29-28 Melendez
Round 4 Maciel lands an uppercut…Melendez docked a point for a low blow…Good straight right by Melendez..Uppercut from Macial and a hard RIGHT AND DOWN GOES MELENDEZ…38-36 Maciel
Round 5 Maciel landing hard shots on the ropes..Melendez with a 3-punch combination…driving Maciel back..47-46 Maciel
Round 6Hard body shots from Melendez..right to head..body shot…nice right..56-56
Round 7 Right from Melendez..Maciel teeing off on Melendez in the corner..66-65 Maciel
Round 8 Maciel lands 3 to 1 in the corner..right from Melendez…76-74 Maciel
Round 9 Hard right from Maciel..Melendez lands a hard right at the bell…86-84 Maciel
Round 10 Melendez lands a hard right and stuns Maciel…solid right…Macial now coming back…right to the heas…95-94 Maciel
97-91, 96-92 and 94-94 for Maciel
10 ROUNDS–JR MIDDLEWEIGHTS–ANDY LEE (32-2, 22 KO’S) VS JOHN JACKSON (18-1, 15 KO’S)
Round 1 Jackson going to the body…HUGE RIGHT AND DOWN GOES LEE…10-8 Jackson
Round 2 Jackson lands a straight left on the ropes..Jackson lands 2 nice counter rights..20-17
Round 3 Jackson lands a nice right…30-26 Jackson
Round 4 Jackson lands a jab..Lee lands a left to the body..Jackson gets in a body shot..3 rights…Hard left..40-35 Jackson
Round 5 Jackson lands a counter right to the body..Lee gets in a counter left but gets tagged on the ropes and THEN LEE LANDS A PERFECT LEFT AND JACKSON IS KNOCKED OUT
