Cotto vs. Margarito: Miguel Cotto Defeats Antonio Margarito by TKO

Miguel Cotto has gained his revenge against Antonio Margarito, improving his record to 37-2 (30 KOs).

Cotto outboxed and Margarito with a snapping left jab, monstrous left hook and great footwork.

The Puerto Rican fighter won many of the first seven rounds, but Margarito's consistent pressure proved a lingering problem.

Cotto would be caught in some close exchanges, but his overall goal was maintained, focusing on Margarito's bad right eye throughout the bout.

Margarito's eye was bloody as early as the third round from Cotto's onslaught of left hooks, and was closed shut around Round 7, forcing the doctor to mull over calling the fight early nearly every round.

The doctor finally stopped the fight after the ninth round as Margarito's eye was completely shut and unable to open.

Magarito's eye was a point of contention between the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) and fight promoters Top Rank over the last month.

The NYSAC had concerns that Margarito's eye had not fully healed from his previous outing against Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO), in which Margarito's suffered a fractured right orbital bone in the bout.

Though multiple surgeries had been performed by the best doctors in the world, the NYSAC threatened to stop the fight if Margarito's eye was not examined by a doctor of their choice.

After the doctor gave the go-ahead, many experts speculated that the eye could play a role in the fight. Indeed, it did. Margarito's eye helped Cotto gain the revenge he's so badly desired for over three-and-a-half years.