PREFIGHT
The challenger, Alfonso Gomez, comes out first. He tries to hold back a smile as he keeps a focused and determined look on his face. The champion, Miguel Cotto, comes out next. He looks serious...intense...ready to take care of business. The crowd roars with excitement. "Who is...el mas macho...."

ROUND 1
Left hook lands for Cotto to start the fight. Quick 1-2 to the body lands for Cotto. Gomez lands a right. HARD left hook upstairs lands for Cotto. Gomez lands another right. They trade jabs. Right hand to the body lands for Cotto. Cotto lands a jab. Right hand upstairs lands for Cotto. Another jab lands for Cotto. 1-2 lands for Cotto. All Miguel Cotto so far. STIFF jab from Cotto snaps the head back of Gomez. They trade jabs. Gomez sneaks in a left. Nice combo to the body lands for Cotto. Gomez lands a left. Cotto lands a jab that momentarily wobbles Gomez at the end of round. Round to Cotto.

Cotto 10 Gomez 9

ROUND 2
1-2 lands for Cotto. Gomez lands a couple of low blows. Cotto lands a right down the middle and a HARD left hook to the body. Jab from Cotto wobbles Gomez again. Overhand right lands for Gomez. Right and a left lands for Gomez. HARD left hook to the body from Cotto lands. Nice combo upstairs followed by a left to the body lands for Cotto. Uppercut and a left hook lands for Cotto. Gomez lands a left. 1-2 to the body lands for Cotto. Right and a left lands for Cotto. Gomez lands a right upstairs. Gomez slips to the ground and the ref calls it a knockdown. He looks okay. Gomez lands a right. Cotto lands a harder right. Round to Cotto.

Cotto 20 Gomez 17

ROUND 3
The replay showed that Gomez actually tripped to the ground without a punch landing. Gomez trying to keep his jab in Cotto's face. Cotto digs a hard 1-2 to the body. Another 1-2 to the body lands for Cotto. Nice uppercut from Cotto snaps the head back of Gomez. Gomez lands a right to the body. Cotto lands a 1-2. Gomez lands an uppercut. Right hand and a left hook lands for Cotto. Straight left down the pipe lands for Cotto, who's switching back and fouth between orthodox and southpaw. Gomez lands an uppercut. Cotto lands a 1-2. Hard left lands on the inside for Cotto. Woooooooo...HARD left hook to the body lands for Cotto at the end of the round and Gomez is down. Round to Cotto.

Cotto 30 Gomez 25

ROUND 4
Cotto presses forward looking to finish the show. 1-2 lands for Cotto. Another HARD 1-2 to the body lands for Cotto. Nice uppercut lands for Cotto. Jab from Cotto snaps the head back of Gomez. Gomez lands an uppercut. Left hook to the body lands for Gomez. HARD right hook lands for Cotto. Gomez looks ready to go. Beautiful three-punch combo lands for Cotto. Uppercut and a left hook lands for Gomez. Bigger left hook from Cotto lands. Right hand and another left lands for Cotto. Right, left, right, and another right from Cotto lands. Round to Cotto. They might want to stop this.

Cotto 40 Gomez 34

ROUND 5
The doctor informed Gomez that they might stop the fight if he didn't show more in this next round. Right hand down the pipe lands for Cotto. Gomez lands a jab. Cotto lands a STIFF jab. Cotto just dancing around and having fun in there. Right hand down the pipe lands for Cotto again. Gomez lands a left. OOOOOOHHHHH...another jab from Cotto just drops Gomez. He's up...but wow...that's not good. They trade jabs. Cotto lands an uppercut. Gomez lands a left hook. Round to Cotto, who appears as though he's showing a little mercy by turning it into a sparring session.

Cotto 50 Gomez 43

That's it. The doctor stops it.

Cotto TKO6

THE WINNER BY WAY OF TKO...AND STILL WBA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD...MIGUEL COTTO.

COMPUBOX
Cotto total punches: 188/369
Gomez total punches: 63/316

Cotto power punches: 125/213
Gomez power punches: 46/143

POSTFIGHT
"I tried to do everything in the fight," stated Miguel Cotto (in English I might add). "My jab was the difference...I can do more than one thing," he continued. When asked about fighting Mayweather, Cotto simply replied, "I'm not scared of anybody." An excited Jim Lampley, who said July 26th is the showdown for Cotto vs. Margarito, proclaimed that the fans will be the winners on that night.