Cotto stops Martinez to win middleweight title

Miguel Cotto claimed the World Boxing Council middleweight championship when title holder Sergio Martinez of Argentina did not answer the bell for the 10th round at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Cotto, who used his ferocious left hook and punishing combinations to knock Martinez down three times in the first round, thoroughly dominated the scheduled 12-round bout, and Martinez's corner waved an end to the fight as the bell rang for round 10. Cotto, 33, became the first Puerto Rican ever to win titles in four different weight divisions after previously holding the junior welterweight, welterweight and super welterweight crowns.
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