Ricardo Mayorga wanted to brawl all night long. Miguel Cotto saved his big punching for the final round. Cotto fought with discipline for 11 rounds before unleashing a vicious left hook in the 12th round Saturday night that put an exclamation point on his successful defense of his 154-pound title against the wild-swinging Mayorga. The hook dropped Mayorga to the canvas and he quit a few seconds later, ending an entertaining bout between two boxers trying to resurrect their careers. "It was a really good fight with an amazing finish," Cotto said. Cotto was ahead by five points on all three ringside scorecards entering the final round and seemingly headed to a win by decision. But he caught Mayorga in an exchange early in the round and, though Mayorga got up, he told referee Robert Byrd when action resumed that he couldn't go on. Mayorga said it wasn't the effects of the left hook that made him quit, but an injury to his thumb during the exchange. "I hate the way this fight ended," Mayorga said. "I tried to finish the final round but the pain in my hand was too much." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6211668
