Cotto Rodriguez: Latest News, Articles & Breaking Stories

Photo: Canelo Tips in at 160.2 at 7-Day Weigh-in

•10 years ago

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez successfully passed the WBC's mandatory 7-day weigh-in. Under the supervision of a WBC representative, Canelo weighed in at 160.2 pounds. Canelo weighed in at 167.8 pounds at the WBC's 30-day weigh-in. To date, Canelo has sparred a total of over 170 rounds. On November 21 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Canelo will challenge Miguel Cotto for the WBC middleweight championship, with HBO Pay-Per-View carrying the bout. The fight is taking place at catch-weight of 155-pounds.

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Cotto: My Best Weapon To Beat Canelo is Freddie Roach

Rey Colon

•10 years ago

Miguel Cotto, the WBC middleweight who is 34 years-old, appears to have found the 'Fountain of Youth' and boxing maturity since he hired the legendary trainer Freddie Roach, whose main fighter is Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao. Cotto gives all of the credit for his career catching a second wind to Roach.

Cotto-Rodriguez Tops Chavez-Vera - Highest 2013 Rating

Jake Donovan

•12 years ago

HBO’s month-long absence from the sport was well preserved for its strong 4th quarter lineup. In back-to-back weekends, the network posted the two highest-rated live cable-televised boxing shows for 2013. Miguel Cotto’s 3rd round stoppage win over Delvin Rodriguez this past Saturday in Orlando, Florida played to the tune of 1.555 million viewers, the most viewed live cable boxing telecast of the year according to Nielsen Media Research. The mark eclipses that of the previous season high, set just seven days prior when Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s disputed decision win over Bryan Vera drew 1.416 million viewers. Both events carried a similar theme – the ring return of popular boxing figures following a lengthy layoff. Unlike Chavez Jr’s ratings pull—which played in front of a half-empty venue following a year-long absence due to a suspension, injuries and poor training habits—Cotto was a smash hit on the tube as well as the box office, with upwards of 11,000 crammed into the Amway Center for his first career fight in Orlando.

CompuBox: Cotto Landed 54% of His Power To Win

CompuBox

•12 years ago

Former three division world champion Miguel Cotto, desperate for a win, absolutely mugged Delvin Rodriguez, landing 47 power shots (54%) in 6:18. 27 of Cotto's 55 landed punches were to Rodriguez's body.

Miguel Cotto Demolishes Delvin Rodriguez in Three

David P. Greisman

•12 years ago

By David P. Greisman - ORLANDO, Fla. — Don’t call it a comeback just yet, but you can nevertheless label Miguel Cotto’s third-round technical knockout win over Delvin Rodriguez a confidence booster. Cotto hadn’t won a fight since December 2011. Last year, he’d dropped a unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather and then lost on the scorecards to Austin Trout. He rested for the first half of 2013, hired an accomplished trainer in Freddie Roach, and returned by stepping into the ring at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. As with his last victory — a revenge win over Antonio Margarito in front of a packed crowd at New York City’s Madison Square Garden — Cotto had the vocal support of his Puerto Rican faithful, who made up the majority of the announced 11,912 people in attendance. He came out aggressively, aiming hard hooks for the body, the kind that had once been his trademark — and that Roach had promised would be back for this fight. Rodriguez tried but failed to handle Cotto’s pressure, instead finding himself on the receiving end of jabs, audibly hard body shots, and an occasional right hand upstairs.

Delvin Rodriguez: I Got Too Relaxed, Wanted to Continue

David P. Greisman

•12 years ago

Delvin Rodriguez said he left himself vulnerable to the power punches that hurt him and ultimately led to him losing to Miguel Cotto by third-round technical knockout. “I got a little too much relaxed,” Rodriguez said at the post-fight press conference. “When Cotto got inside and I felt him inside, I didn’t really feel the power. I got too relaxed, then he caught me with the hook, and then I really felt the power. He can hit. … At this level, I should’ve known not to get so relaxed, not even for one second, when you’re facing a guy like Miguel Cotto.” Cotto wobbled Rodriguez in the final moments of the second round, when Cotto landed a hard right hand just before the bell. Rodriguez shook his head, seemingly trying to clear it as he walked back to his corner.

Cotto vs. Rodriguez - CompuBox Historical Review

CompuBox

•12 years ago

Junior middleweight Delvin Rodriguez is the busier fighter, but Miguel Cotto hits harder. Cotto's 5 opponents at 154 are Trout, Mayweather, Mayorga Margarito and Foreman. Rodriguez's last 5 opponents Camanche Boy, Hernandez, Trout, Wolak I and II.

Lederman Breaks Down Miguel Cotto-Delvin Rodriguez

David P. Greisman

•12 years ago

BoxingScene.com: How do you see the fight between Cotto and Rodriguez going? Lederman: “You know, I never make predictions on fights where I’ve got to keep score, and I’m certainly keeping score for HBO. But I think that Miguel Cotto and Delvin Rodriguez looks like a very good fight. Delvin’s a tough guy. He’ll come to fight. Miguel looks better than he’s looked in a long time. I mean, he really looks like he’s in great shape. So, we just hope that Miguel Cotto can come back and be the Miguel Cotto of old, and we’re happy to have him back to HBO.”

B-Scene Staff Predictions: Cotto vs. Rodriguez

Jake Donovan

•12 years ago

Former three-division champ Miguel Cotto seeks his first win in nearly two years as he takes on Delvin Rodriguez in his ring return Saturday night on HBO. The scheduled 12-round super welterweight affair takes place at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Top Rank had to continue to open up different sections of the venue, which speaks volumes of Cotto’s dedicated fan base. The bout is his first in 10 months, sitting out most of 2013 after losing back-to-back decisions to Austin Trout and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Rodriguez has won two straight after his own points loss to Trout in June 2012. Here is how the Boxingscene.com staff believes the action will go down Saturday night in Magic City.

Freddie Roach: Miguel Cotto Must Go Back To Body Attack

Keith Idec

•12 years ago

More than anything other than winning Saturday night, Freddie Roach wants Miguel Cotto to revert to being one the most brutal body punchers in boxing. Roach considers Cotto’s lack of a body attack as one of the primary reasons he lost a unanimous decision to Austin Trout in his last fight 10 months ago at Madison Square Garden. The International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer expects Cotto to heed his advice because Roach emphasized the importance of slowing down Delvin Rodriguez with body shots throughout their first training camp together at Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif.