Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-08-26, great performance by both fighters: Miguel Cotto vs Yoshihiro Kamegai gets three stars.The former world champion in four different weight classes Miguel Angel Cotto entered this fight with a boxing record of 40-5-0 (33 KOs=82%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 21, 2015 when he was defeated by Saul Canelo Alvarez (=Cotto vs Canelo). Before this bout the Puerto Rican had won three consecutive fights beating Delvin Rodriguez (=Cotto vs Rodriguez), Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez (=Martinez vs Cotto) and Daniel Geale (=Cotto vs Geale).
His opponent, Yoshihiro Kamegai, has an official record of 27-3-2 (24 KOs=89%) and he entered as the No.20 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Alfonso Gomez in 2015 (=Gomez vs Kamegai) but then he has collected two victories and one draw beating Jesus Soto Karass in his last fight (=Soto Karass vs Kamegai 2). Miguel Cotto vs Yoshihiro Kamegai is valid for the vacant WBO World Super Welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Date: 2017-08-26
Where: StubHub Center, Carson, California, USA
Division: light middleweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg)
Title: vacant WBO World Super Welterweight title
Cotto’s previous fight: Miguel Cotto vs Saul Canelo Alvarez
Kamegai’s previous fight: Jesus Soto Karass vs Yoshihiro Kamegai 2
Cotto’s next fight: Miguel Cotto vs Sadam Ali
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Cotto vs Kamegai Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
(Alternative free embeddable video hosted on Dailymotion and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
Official highlights
Was a very good fight but from one side only. It was incredible to watch the kamikaze Japanese warrior in a full relentless attack during the whole fight in spite of receiving a cruel punishment. He has an iron chin and fierce determination but his techniques were quite poor. Hopefully he is in good shape after this brutal fight.
Cotto did really well and calmly survived the storm connecting excellent punches and combinations emulating in part what he was able to do during the best years of his boxing career. However, I guess it is time for him to go for retirement since this sport doesn’t pardon and usually carry on bad healthy consequences in future life.