"He hits really hard. He didn't scare me, but he does hit hard. I gotta look for a job. It's time to retire. I mentioned in interviews that if I lost, I have to retire. Thank you to the public, the television, and this gentleman [Don King] that helped me reach the top," stated two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga during the post-fight interview shortly after his 12th round TKO loss to WBA jr. middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. It's unclear as to whether or not Mayorga is sincere about retiring or if he's just speaking on emotions immediately after the fight, but either way, Mayorga proved that he still has a lot of fight left in him despite the disappointing loss.
For the majority of the fight, Mayorga was game and had his moments, forcing the champion into heated exchanges at times, but in the end, it was the more technical Cotto who found a home for his more accurate punches, landing a perfect left hook that floored Mayorga in the 12th. Relive all the action in FightHype's in-depth round-by-round results.
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