Overview
- McCann prevailed 58-56 on all three scorecards after six competitive rounds at super bantamweight.
- The matchup opened DAZN’s Whittaker–Gavazi card at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre.
- McCann controlled long stretches behind a busy right hand and left Cotton bloodied, but the bout went the distance.
- The victory moves McCann to 2-0 in her debut year of professional boxing, with Cotton now 1-1 after a June debut.
- Bookmakers had McCann a heavy favorite at 1/11 to Cotton’s 5/1, and the official weigh-in registered 121.9 lbs for McCann and 120.9 lbs for Cotton as a brief wardrobe slip involving Cotton drew pre-fight attention.