Alvarez lands a left hook and a left uppercut near the end of the round. Alvarez lands a left hook to the body of Cotto and later misses with a right hook to the body. Cotto gets cracked with a left hook and Cotto answers with a left hook of his own. Alvarez lands another hard left uppercut to the head of Cotto and Cotto answers with two hard body shots. Cotto is reaching for his punches but Alvarez lands a very hard body shot on Cotto that hurts Cotto and forces him to circle away.