Back to a more tactical pace to start round nine, and Canelo lands a good right hand counter as Cotto throws one of his own and then a hook behind it. Both at center of the ring. Uppercut from Alvarez. Cotto back with a body shot, doesn’t quite get there. Cotto digging to the body now, Canelo back with his own hook to the body.
Cotto vs. Canelo 2015 live results: Power shots still working for Canelo
Miguel Cotto looks to need some momentum yet again, with Canelo Alvarez’s power advantage now seeming to be a big difference.
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Hard hook from Canelo backs Cotto down. Long right uppercut is blocked, barely, by Cotto. That was a half second from being a fight-ender, but Cotto got his glove in there. Another hard hook from Canelo. Then a big left uppercut. Cotto eating the shots and standing in there, but Canelo is in control right now.
Hard right to the body from Cotto late in the round, but this was another Alvarez round. On our card, he’s taken control. SB Nation scores the round 10-9 for Canelo Alvarez, who leads 87-84 overall.
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