Miguel Cotto made the 6th defense of his WBA JMW belt with a 5th round cut TKO of Andre Berto. A severe cut on the bridge of Berto's nose ended the action packed fight too soon for those watching.
Berto surprised the champ by dropping him in the 1st but Cotto returned the favor in the 4th with a big right cross. Cotto was up 132 to 118 in PL & Cotto landed 53% of his punches. Berto was up 38-37 on all 3 cards.
Cotto remains unbeaten @ 154 with a 10-0 record, all KO's. It was Berto's 1st loss @ 154 & he's now 12-1.
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