Miguel Cotto: record, next fight and profile →
Trainer Nacho Beristain, who works with former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40KOs), has no problem with an immediate fight against Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33KOs).
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has a new fight in his sights, where two legends of the sport would collide at the tail-end of their storied careers. Roach, who trains former four division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33KOs), is very interested in having his fighter take on Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40KOs).
Nacho Beristain, trainer for former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, likes the idea of a showdown between his fighter and another former four division champion, Miguel Cotto.
IBF/IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) sat ringside last month at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and watched Saul Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) capture the WBC middleweight championship with a twelve round unanimous decision over veteran Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico.
Freddie Roach, trainer of former four division world champion Miguel Cotto, said he spoke to his fighter regarding a rematch with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in 2016 and the Puerto Rican star advised him to hang back for the moment.
World champion Liam Smith is hungry to take on boxing’s biggest names including Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto. The Merseyside maverick will make the first defence of his WBO light-middleweight world title, which he captured from John Thompson in spectacular fashion in October when he stopped the American inside seven rounds.
Tomorrow Friday's TruTV televised card in Puerto Rico, many insiders expect WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13KOs) to get named as the April 9th opponent for Manny Pacquiao. It would become the third time the two boxers faced each other. Bradley won a twelve round controversial split decision over Pacquiao in 2012. He lost a twelve round decision in the 2014 rematch.
From the moment the fight was announced, the November 21 showdown between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Miguel Cotto was one that fight fans recognized as the centerpiece of the 4th quarter boxing schedule. Confirmation of that level of interest came in the HBO Pay-Per-View results, with the network reporting on Thursday that the telecast sold 900,000 units.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. saw his countryman Saul "Canelo" Alvarez as the rightful winner last Saturday night in Las Vegas, but he feels Canelo has failed to meet the expectations that were required of him. Canelo (46-1-1, 32KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto to win the WBC middleweight championship. The fight was close and far from a dominating performance. The judges scored it one sided in favor of Canelo (118-110, 119-109, 117-111), but even the Mexican star's trainer disagreed with the scorecards and felt the bout was a lot closer.
BoxingScene.com caught up with super welterweight/middleweight contender Mathew "Mack the Knife" Macklin (34-6, 22KOs) after Canelo Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Macklin felt that the judges had the correct winner but agreed with the opinion of many that the scores should have been closer.