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By Andrew Eisele, About.com Guide to Boxing since 1999

Cotto, Pavlik Return to Form

Sunday February 22, 2009
Welterweight Miguel Cotto showed no ill effects from his first career loss in pounding out a fifth round stoppage of Michael Jennings to capture the vacant WBO welterweight belt at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Cotto was on the offensive from the very beginning, dropping Jennings twice with body shots in the fourth. A left to the body dropped Jennings again in the fifth and - while he showed heart in beating the count - the referee called a halt to the fight at the 2:36 mark.

Cotto's next opponet could be a big money rematch with Shane Mosley. Other options include Kermit Cintron, Joshua Clottey and Andre Berto. Another big money option would be waiting for the winner of the May bout between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton.

WBC/WBO middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik was also able to put his first career loss behind him, stopping Marco Antonio Rubio after nine rounds in front of a sold out hometown crowd in Youngstown, Ohio. Rubio was never knocked down but absorbed a good deal of punishment and his corner elected not to send him out for round ten.

Pavlik’s next defense may come against John Duddy, who defeated Matt Vanda by ten round unanimous decision on the Cotto-Jennings undercard.

Comments

February 22, 2009 at 2:13 pm
(1) freakman says:

Cintron vs. Cotto. Let’s make it happen.

February 22, 2009 at 11:43 pm
(2) punching bag says:

i want to see cotto fight mosley again on may then if he wins he should fight the winner of hatton – pacquiao fight, thats more interesting and a big payday for him…

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