Mayweather Beats Cotto, Wins WBA Super Light Middleweight Title

Reigning WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. has become the new WBA (Super) Light Middleweight Champion after he defeated Miguel Cotto in their match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 5, 2012.

Mayweather is now a six-division world champion. He remains an undefeated boxer.

With the win, Mayweather currently holds the boxing record: 43 Wins, (26 Wins by KO), 0 Losses and 0 Draws in 43 fights, while Cotto had 37 Wins (30 Wins by KO), 3 Losses, 0 Draws in 40 fights.

In the post-fight interview at the ring, Mayweather said he wants to fight Filipino champ Manny Pacquiao in the fall.

Mayweather vs. Cotto Fight Result - Main Event, Undercard Results

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto will be facing each other in a boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night, May 5, 2012.

Fight results of the main event and undercard bouts are posted here.

Main Event:

• Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Miguel Cotto - Mayweather Wins Via UD -> Read Full Story

Co-Featured Fight:

• Sugar Shane Mosley vs Canelo Alvarez - Alvarez Wins -> Read Full Story

Undercard Matches:

• Jessie Vargas wins fight vs Steve Forbes via unanimous decision - Vargas 19-0 (9), Forbes 35-11 (11)
• Carlos Quintana stops Deandre Latimore - Quintana 29-3 (23), Latimore 23-4 (17)
• Keith Thurman TKO’s Brandon Hoskins in 3rd round - Thurman 17-0 (16), Hoskins 16-1-1 (8)
• Omar Figueroa TKO’s Robbie Cannon in 2nd round - Figueroa 16-0-1 (13), Cannon 12-7-2 (6)