In a minor upset featherweight Ronny Rios (26-1, 10 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Jayson Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs). Velez started strong, but Rios constant pressure seemed too much as Velez simply had no answer when put on his back foot. Rios was deducted a point for low

Lineal middleweight champion Miguel Cotto easily defeated Daniel Geale in front of a full arena at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY as he finished Geale by way of fourth round knockout. Cotto landed a thudding left hook that buckled Geale early in the fight and appeared to have the