Austin Trout has passed the first major test of his boxing career. By upsetting Miguel Cotto to retain his WBA light middleweight title in New York on Saturday night, the American rising star should open up bigger opportunities for himself moving forward.
Trout stops Cotto's New York streak ESPN
Trout took the best shots Cotto had, fired back enough and closed strong to leave "No Doubt" -- his nickname -- as he won a unanimous decision and retained his junior middleweight title for the third time before 13,096 mostly disappointed Cotto fans.
