Miguel Cotto: record, next fight and profile →
In an earlier story on BoxingScene.com, WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs) made a strong statement with respect to a pending obligation to make a mandatory defense against Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29KOs), who owns the WBC's interim title at the weight and the WBA/IBO versions. Golovkin returned last week in Monte Carlo, where he stopped the WBC's silver champion Martin Murray in the eleventh round of action.
WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs) will not allow himself him to be pressured into a mandatory defense against Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29KOs), who owns the WBC's interim title at the weight and the WBA/IBO versions. Golovkin returned last week in Monte Carlo, where he stopped the WBC's silver champion Martin Murray in the eleventh round of action. The World Boxing Council is allowing Cotto to make a voluntary defense, but then they expect him to face Golovkin.
BoxingScene.com's news editor Steve Kim recently reported that Tim Bradley, Brandon Rios and IBF super welterweight champion Cornelius "K9" Bundrage are in the running to be WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto's next opponent. Cotto is planning on returning to the ring in May or June. Bundrage, who appeared in the second season of the Contender, told BoxingScene.com that he is very interested in adding Cotto's belt to his collection and sent us the following message:
With the dust settling on the boxing calendar and plenty of big fights being consummated( first and foremost the May 2nd showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather) it's still not clear just when and where WBC middleweight titlist, Miguel Cotto, will return to action. Cotto fought last June where he dominated Sergio Martinez over 10 rounds at the Madison Square Garden in New York. He hasn't fought since. Recently, promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank - which has a working relationship with the Puerto Rican star - told the El Nuevo Dia that the three names being discussed are Tim Bradley, Brandon Rios and Cornelius Bundrage.
Gabriel Peñagarícano, adviser to WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, says the recent announcement of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao has no effect on his fighter. Last month, when Cotto's negotiations with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fell apart, most people felt he had done so in order to chase a rematch with Mayweather. That rumor was killed last Friday, when Mayweather announced he was facing Pacquiao on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. That doesn't mean Cotto has been left out in the cold.
By Jake Donovan - Gennady Golovkin officially kicked off his 2015 in-ring campaign with perhaps the most notable win of his career. In stopping Martin Murray in 11 rounds Saturday evening in Monte Carlo, Golovkin picked up a win against a world class middleweight contender who’d always been competitive at the top level. Don’t expect it to serve as the final feather in his cap, though. The plans for 2015 are – aside from intending to fight four times on the year – to collect as many belts as possible. Complete middleweight unification is the hot topic in the Golovkin camp, with sights set on the likes of Andy Lee, Daniel Jacobs and of course the reigning World middleweight champion, Miguel Cotto.
Max Herman, the manager of IBO/WBA/WBC-interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, is more optimistic that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will face his boxer - but he doesn't have much faith in landing a fight with Miguel Cotto, who holds the full WBC middleweight championship. This coming Saturday in Monte Carlo, Golovkin will face the WBC silver champion Martin Murray. The World Boxing Council has ordered Cotto to face the winner.
Abel Sanchez isn’t overlooking Martin Murray, the man the middleweight monster Sanchez trains will encounter Saturday in Monte Carlo. The veteran trainer envisions Gennady Golovkin demolishing Murray, though, which would leave the unbeaten knockout artist from Kazakhstan seeking a high-profile opponent for later this year. Sanchez hopes Miguel Cotto shows much more interest than he has thus far in facing Golovkin in a fight that’d determine middleweight supremacy.
If Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach had his way, WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs) would be facing Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (44-1-1, 32KOs) in June. The two sides were negotiating for several weeks, but their negotiations fell apart last month. Cotto was not satisfied with the financial terms that were offered. Both fighters are now going in separate directions. Canelo is now going to face James Kirkland on a May date at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Cotto's next opponent is unknown.
It was believed at the beginning of 2015 that WBC middleweight champion, Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs), would be taking on Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. But as Cotto delayed his decision, Alvarez moved on and went forward with plans to face James Kirkland in the month of May. As of now, it's not certain what Cotto will do next.