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Cotto to undergo biceps surgery

By Daily Sports on December 6, 2017

Miguel Cotto (41-6, 33 KOs) will be having biceps surgery performed on him on Wednesday (today) to repair his left biceps, which he injured in his 12 round unanimous decision loss to Sadam Ali (26-1, 14 KOs) last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Cotto retired after the fight. It was a planned retirement. The judged scored the fight 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113.

It was still a close fight despite Cotto suffering the torn left biceps at the midpoint of the fight. Cotto was still able to periodically throw left hooks for the remainder of the fight, but the power seemed to disappear on his punches.

More importantly, Cotto threw far fewer shots after the 7th.

Ali was fighting only in brief instances in the first 6 rounds. But after Cotto’s work rate dropped off, Ali became bolder, and more willing to let his hands go.

The surgery will be performed on the 37-year-old Cotto in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, according to ESPN.

Cotto tore his left biceps in round 7 of the fight. At the time, he was beating the 29-year-old Golden Boy Promotions fighter Ali, and it looked like he was heading to victory. However, at some point in the 7th round, Cotto injured his left arm.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya isn’t sure if Cotto will stay retired. He says there’s a possibility he might change his mind about retiring and make a comeback.

•Photo shows Miguel Cotto in action against Ali.

Source Daily Sports

Posted December 6, 2017