WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (29-0, 24 KOs) overcame a spirited effort by mandatory challenger Oktay Urkal (38-4, 11 KOs) at the famous Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As always, Cotto landed violent body punches while Urkal used his boxing skills. Cotto swept the first four rounds on all cards, but Urkal won some middle rounds. Urkal was deducted a point for a head butt in round seven, but had success in frustrating Cotto. Urkal was deducted another point in round eleven and in protest cornerman Ulli Wegner threw in the towel. Time was 1:01.

A highly anticipated bout fought at a catchweight of 162lbs between unbeaten Edison Miranda and Allan Green wasn't the slugfest people expected, but was an entertaining bout all the same. Miranda outworked Green over the first seven rounds, but Green knocked down Miranda with a left hook in round eight. Miranda came back to stagger Green in the ninth and badly rocked him in the tenth before finally putting him on the deck twice in a spectacular finish. In the end, Miranda prevailed by scores of 97-90, 96-91, 96-91.