Miguel Cotto: record, next fight and profile →
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Had negotiations gone better between his handlers and Golden Boy Promotions a couple months ago, Errol Spence Jr. would’ve taken a far different trip to New York this week. Different opponent. Different weight class. Different venue. Different borough. Different network...
By Thomas Gerbasi - This probably isn’t how Sadam Ali pictured his headlining gig at Madison Square Garden, but things seldom go according to plan in a boxer’s career. If it was the Hollywood version of this Brooklyn story, Ali would have taken gold for the United States in the 2008 Olympics, got a big money in...
This Saturday Puerto Rican legend Miguel Cotto defends his World Title against Sadam Ali in his farewell bout as the older man tries to bow out with a win over the younger up-and-coming American. Cotto’s world famous trainer, Freddie Roach, was recently asked by Fighthype what impact there is having a younger fighter challenging an established Champion, “When you mix generations like this things change.
BROOKLYN, NY - Current WBA International Welterweight Champion Sadam "World Kid" Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) today hosted a media workout at his gym in Brooklyn ahead of his fight against Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) for the WBO World Junior Middleweight Championship set for this Saturday, Dec. 2 at the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Sadam Ali Training Photos Gallery - December 2 will mark the end of an era in boxing as four-division and six-time world champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) enters the ring for the final time to defend his WBO World Junior Middleweight Title in a 12-round battle against Sadam "World Kid" Ali (25-1, 14 KOs).
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - His permanent record will show that Miguel Cotto lost the last worthwhile prizefight he was in. Two years ago. He competed against a talented foe 10 years younger while operating on the fringe of a middleweight class in which he’d frequently claimed he barely belonged and rarely felt comfort...
Four division world champion Miguel Cotto will be looking to go out with a bang on Saturday night, when he steps in the ring for the final fight of his long Hall of Fame career. Cotto, with a record of 41-5, with 33 knockouts, will face Saddam Ali ( 25-1, with 14 KO's) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. HBO will televise. Cotto captured the WBO junior middleweight world title in August with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over Yoshihiro Kamegai.
Former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) is looking to make a big splash in the junior middleweight division. Brook is slated to return to the ring on a date in early March in his hometown of Sheffield. He's looking to bounce back after suffering back to back stoppage losses. Brook moved up by two weight divisions last September, when he moved up to the middleweight division to challenge IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC champion Gennady Golovkin. After a good start, Golovkin proved to be too big and stopped Brook in the fifth round. Brook suffered a fractured orbital bone that required surgery and months of recovery.
Miguel Cotto Arrives in New York Photos - December 2 will mark the end of an era in boxing as four-division and six-time world champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) enters the ring for the final time to defend his WBO World Junior Middleweight Title in a 12-round battle against Sadam "World Kid" Ali (25-1, 14 KOs).
Robert Diaz Video Interview - HBO Sports celebrates the holiday weekend with an action-packed tripleheader, including the return of light heavyweight powerhouse Sergey Kovalev, when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: SERGEY KOVALEV VS. VYACHESLAV SHABRANSKYY AND SULLIVAN BARRERA VS. FELIX VALERA AND YURIORKIS GAMBOA VS. JASON SOSA is seen SATURDAY, NOV. 25 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The HBO Sports team will call all the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.