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Boxing Fans React To Surprise Miguel Cotto Defeat In Final Fight

This Miguel Cotto defeat came as a big surprise in what was meant to be a successful final appearance in the ring.

Sadam Ali tore up the script this weekend to capture the WBO 154lbs title from Puerto Rican boxing great Miguel Cotto.

He did so via a unanimous points decision at Madison Square Garden in New York.

But Cotto can go out full of class, giving fans a fun fight in what proved to be the final time we’ll see him in the ring as an active fighter.

Following the bout, here’s some of what boxing fans thought of the surprise Miguel Cotto defeat last night:

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