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• LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally found himself in a real fight, complete with a bloody nose and an opponent in Miguel Cotto who was never going to quit.
• As usual, he found a way to win.
• Mayweather used his speed and accuracy Sat

urday night to take a unanimous decision over a game Cotto in a bruising bout to win a piece of the 154-pound title. But it wasn't easy, as Cotto landed some hard punches and kept attacking all the way to the final bell.
• "You're a hell of a champion," Mayweather told Cotto in the ring afterward. "You're the toughest guy I ever fought."
• Mayweather dominated late, rocking Cotto in the 12th round to pull out a win and remain unbeaten in 43 fights. Unlike most of his fights, though, Mayweather got his nose bloodied and engaged in some bruising exchanges he usually likes to avoid.
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