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Puerto Rican, Miguel Cotto, was proclaimed WBC World Middleweight Champion at Madison Square Garden in front of more than 18,000 spectators after defeating Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez by TKO in the tenth round. The Argentine boxer was lucky to get as far as he did, having been knocked down three times in the first round, literally being saved by the bell. "He just caught me cold; very hard in the beginning and I just couldn’t recover from it», 'Maravilla' Martinez said later.

His prevailing knee injury issues clearly giving him mobility problems, 39-year old 'Maravilla' Martinez held out as long as he could but was outclassed by Cotto from start to finish.

The Argentine boxer was fading by the end of the eighth round, with Cotto landing a hook which cut his right eyebrow and another knockdown coming in the ninth round. 'Maravilla' wanted to continue but his corner stopped the fight before the start of round ten to avoid further punishment. "Please, one more" the Arge