Miguel Cotto Wins Against Sergio Martinez

Miguel Cotto became the first Puerto Rican fighter to win world championships in four weight divisions, stopping Sergio Martinez in their WBC world middleweight title fight Saturday night.

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Martinez didn't get off the stool when the bell rang for the 10th round.

Cotto improved to 39-4 and is 8-1 at Madison Square Garden. Martinez fell to 51-3-2.

In the week leading up to the fight, Cotto's trainer, Freddie Roach, said his pupil would be able to use his footwork to control the fight, and still possessed power even though he moved up in weight class.

Cotto proved Roach right from the opening bell, knocking down Martinez twice in the first round with a flurry of body shots. As the fight progressed, Cotto pressured Martinez around the ring, and attacked when openings were presented.

Martinez forced Cotto to fight in the middle of the ring instead of on the ropes or in the corners. But Cotto was able to land a variety of jabs and hooks. By the end of the eighth round, Martinez had swelling around his right eye.

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Pilipinas vs Korea - FIBA Asia 2013

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The Philippines finally slew the host of Korea past, beating their arch nemesis, 86-79, to barge into the finals of the 27th FIBA Asia Championship and book a ticket to the World Cup of Basketball in Madrid, Spain next year.

Gilas squandered a nine-point lead entering the fourth period as the Koreans dropped an 18-4 run to grab the lead at 74-73 with 4:18 to go on a breakaway dunk by Kim Joo-Song. But the Filipinos kept their composure, with Jimmy Alapag hitting two big triples and Ranidel De Ocampo adding one more, to finally nail that elusive win over the Koreans.

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Novak Djokovic Wins Australian Open 2012

Novak Djokovic of Serbia won against Rafael Nadal of Spain in their men's singles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Monday, January 30, 2012.

According to Djokovic, their match that lasted for 5 hours 53 minutes, was far better than his Wimbledon triumph in 2011.

"This one I think comes out on the top just because of the fact that we played almost six hours is incredible, incredible," he said.

Despite being left hurting, Djokovic still has all the reason to celebrate his winning over Nadal.

"You're in pain, you're suffering, you know that you're trying to activate your legs, you're trying to push yourself another point, just one more point, one more game. You're going through so much suffering your toes are bleeding. Everything is just outrageous, you know, but you're still enjoying that pain." he said after the game.

Djokovic now becomes the fifth player in open history to win three straight grand slam titles.

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