José Cotto (33-4-1, 24) was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on June 22, 1977. At the age of 19 years on December 13, 1996, he made his professional boxing debut against Eugenio Ventura, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Cotto's last fight was a 10-round split decision loss to Manuel Pérez at age 35 on July 21, 2012. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of José Cotto's best fights have been against Armando Cordoba and Genaro Trazancos.
Cotto has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Jul 21, 2012 35 years 33-4-1 (24) | Manuel Pérez | SLT | 10 | SD | LOSS |
37 | Apr 21, 2012 34 years, 9 months 33-3-1 (24) | Eric Cruz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
36  | Apr 9, 2011 33 years, 9 months 32-3-1 (24) | 30 years, 4 months 28-4 (6) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
35 | Nov 5, 2010 33 years, 4 months 32-2-1 (24) | Christopher Henry | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
34  | May 1, 2010 32 years, 10 months 31-2-1 (23) | 19 years, 9 months 31-0-1 (23) | SLT | 9 | TKO | LOSS |
33 | Dec 19, 2009 32 years, 5 months 31-1-1 (23) | Ilido Julio | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Sep 26, 2009 32 years, 3 months 30-1-1 (22) | Martin Ramirez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Aug 29, 2009 32 years, 2 months 29-1-1 (21) | Anthony Woods | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | May 11, 2007 29 years, 10 months 28-1-1 (20) | Prawet Singwancha | 12 | MD | DRAW | |
29 | Aug 4, 2006 29 years, 1 months 28-1 (20) | Ivan Hernandez | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
28  | Apr 8, 2006 28 years, 9 months 27-1 (19) | 22 years, 6 months 28-0 (14) | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA (Regular) |
27 | Jan 20, 2006 28 years, 6 months 27-0 (19) | Ubaldo Hernandez | 7 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Mar 4, 2005 27 years, 8 months 26-0 (18) | Genaro Trazancos | SFT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
25 | Jan 29, 2005 27 years, 7 months 25-0 (17) | Armando Cordoba | LT | 1 | KO | WIN |
24 | Aug 6, 2004 27 years, 1 months 24-0 (16) | Alfred Kotey | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | May 14, 2004 26 years, 10 months 23-0 (16) | Luis Alfonso Lizarraga | 1 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Dec 19, 2003 26 years, 5 months 22-0 (15) | Anthony Martinez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Sep 5, 2003 26 years, 2 months 21-0 (14) | Johnny Walker | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Jan 11, 2002 24 years, 6 months 20-0 (13) | Agustin Lorenzo | 1 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Jun 3, 2001 23 years, 11 months 19-0 (12) | Steve Trumble | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Aug 20, 2000 23 years, 1 months 18-0 (11) | Fernando Velardez | 10 | SD | WIN | |
17 | Jun 3, 2000 22 years, 11 months 17-0 (11) | Marik McKay | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Aug 28, 1999 22 years, 2 months 16-0 (10) | Arthur Robert Cruz | 6 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Jun 19, 1999 21 years, 11 months 15-0 (10) | Freddy Cruz | 8 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Apr 18, 1999 21 years, 9 months 14-0 (10) | Mack McLin | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
13 | Feb 27, 1999 21 years, 8 months 13-0 (9) | Joe Morales | 6 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Jan 30, 1999 21 years, 7 months 12-0 (9) | Darryl Pinckney | 6 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Oct 24, 1998 21 years, 4 months 11-0 (9) | Israel Coraliz | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jul 24, 1998 21 years, 1 months 10-0 (8) | Shane Gannon | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | May 29, 1998 20 years, 11 months 9-0 (7) | Cornell Harris | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | May 2, 1998 20 years, 10 months 8-0 (6) | Rafael Garcia | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 13, 1998 20 years, 8 months 7-0 (5) | Bobby Wright | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jan 17, 1998 20 years, 6 months 6-0 (4) | Freddy Soto | 4 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Dec 20, 1997 20 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | Adan Zavala | 1 | DQ | WIN | |
4 | Dec 14, 1997 20 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Miguel Rivera | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Oct 25, 1997 20 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Rafael Jusino | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Jun 21, 1997 19 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Clifton Scott | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Dec 13, 1996 19 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Eugenio Ventura | 1 | TKO | WIN |
