What is Miguel Cotto's record?
In a career spanning 16 years and nine months, Miguel Cotto fought 47 times with 41 wins and 6 losses. He retired from professional boxing with a record of 41-6 (33 KO wins, 2 KO losses). Cotto was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2022.
- Born
- Oct 29, 1980
- Age
- 42
- Debut
- Feb 23, 2001
- Record
- 41-6
- Rounds
- 345
- KOs
- 33 (70.2%)
- Height
- 170 cm
- Reach
- 170 cm
- Ape Index
- 0 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBA | WBC | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD w1 d1 | MD w1 d1 | ||
| sWL w1 d2 | sWL w1 d0 | ||
| WL w1 d4 | WL w1 d1 | ||
| sLT w1 d6 |
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Miguel Cotto (Junito) is a retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. on October 29, 1980. Cotto made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20, on February 23, 2001. He is a former four-weight-class world champion. He is 42 years old, and will be turning 43 in four months and 20 days. Cotto is a Hall of Famer.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 47 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 41 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 33 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 7 |
| Title Defenses | 14 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 16 |
| Losses via KO | 2 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Dec 2, 2017 | 37 | Sadam Ali | Loss * | UD |
| 46 | Aug 26, 2017 | 36 | Yoshihiro Kamegai | Win * | UD |
| 45 | Nov 21, 2015 | 35 | Canelo Ălvarez | Loss * | UD |
| 44 | Jun 6, 2015 | 34 | Daniel Geale | Win * | TKO4 |
| 43 | Jun 7, 2014 | 33 | Sergio MartĂnez | Win * | RTD10 |
| 42 | Oct 5, 2013 | 32 | Delvin RodrĂguez | Win | TKO3 |
| 41 | Dec 1, 2012 | 32 | Austin Trout | Loss * | UD |
| 40 | May 5, 2012 | 31 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Loss * | UD |
| 39 | Dec 3, 2011 | 31 | Antonio Margarito | Win * | RTD9 |
| 38 | Mar 12, 2011 | 30 | Ricardo Mayorga | Win * | TKO12 |
| 37 | Jun 5, 2010 | 29 | Yuri Foreman | Win * | TKO9 |
| 36 | Nov 14, 2009 | 29 | Manny Pacquiao | Loss * | TKO12 |
| 35 | Jun 13, 2009 | 28 | Joshua Clottey | Win * | SD |
| 34 | Feb 21, 2009 | 28 | Michael Jennings | Win * | TKO5 |
| 33 | Jul 26, 2008 | 27 | Antonio Margarito | Loss * | TKO11 |
| 32 | Apr 12, 2008 | 27 | Alfonso GĂłmez | Win * | RTD5 |
| 31 | Nov 10, 2007 | 27 | Shane Mosley | Win * | UD |
| 30 | Jun 9, 2007 | 26 | Zab Judah | Win * | TKO11 |
| 29 | Mar 3, 2007 | 26 | Oktay Urkal | Win * | TKO11 |
| 28 | Dec 2, 2006 | 26 | Carlos Quintana | Win * | RTD5 |
| 27 | Jun 10, 2006 | 25 | Paulie Malignaggi | Win * | UD |
| 26 | Mar 4, 2006 | 25 | Gianluca Branco | Win * | TKO8 |
| 25 | Sep 24, 2005 | 24 | Ricardo Torres | Win * | KO7 |
| 24 | Jun 11, 2005 | 24 | Muhammad Abdullaev | Win * | TKO9 |
| 23 | Feb 26, 2005 | 24 | DeMarcus Corley | Win * | TKO5 |
| 22 | Dec 11, 2004 | 24 | Randall Bailey | Win * | TKO6 |
| 21 | Sep 11, 2004 | 23 | Kelson Pinto | Win * | TKO6 |
| 20 | May 8, 2004 | 23 | Lovemore N'dou | Win | UD |
| 19 | Feb 28, 2004 | 23 | Victoriano Sosa | Win | TKO4 |
| 18 | Dec 6, 2003 | 23 | Carlos Maussa | Win | TKO8 |
| 17 | Sep 13, 2003 | 22 | Demetrio Ceballos | Win | TKO7 |
| 16 | Jun 28, 2003 | 22 | Rocky Martinez | Win | KO2 |
| 15 | Apr 19, 2003 | 22 | Joel Perez | Win | KO4 |
| 14 | Feb 1, 2003 | 22 | CĂ©sar BazĂĄn | Win | TKO11 |
| 13 | Nov 22, 2002 | 22 | Ubaldo Hernandez | Win | KO7 |
| 12 | Sep 14, 2002 | 21 | John Brown | Win | UD |
| 11 | Jul 30, 2002 | 21 | Carlos Alberto Ramirez | Win | KO3 |
| 10 | Jun 22, 2002 | 21 | Justin Juuko | Win | TKO5 |
| 9 | May 3, 2002 | 21 | Juan Angel Macias | Win | TKO7 |
| 8 | Mar 1, 2002 | 21 | Sammy Sparkman | Win | TKO2 |
| 7 | Jan 11, 2002 | 21 | Joshua Smith | Win | TKO2 |
| 6 | Jul 28, 2001 | 20 | Arturo RodrĂguez | Win | KO2 |
| 5 | Jul 1, 2001 | 20 | Rudolfo Lunsford | Win | TKO4 |
| 4 | May 20, 2001 | 20 | Martin Ramirez | Win | UD |
| 3 | Apr 28, 2001 | 20 | Waklimi Young | Win | UD |
| 2 | Mar 30, 2001 | 20 | Jacob Godinez | Win | TKO2 |
| 1 | Feb 23, 2001 | 20 | Jason Doucet | Win | TKO1 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Cotto was a four-weight-division world champion. He has held seven world titles, four of which were vacant title wins, and the rest three were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Middleweight | WBC, The Ring |
| Super-welterweight | WBA, WBO |
| Welterweight | WBA, WBO |
| Super-lightweight | WBO |
Statistics
Miguel Cotto is 170 cm tall (5' 6.93") with a reach of 170 cm (5' 6.93"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 0.
Cotto has a 70.2% KO rate. Of his total 33 KO wins, 12 were in the early rounds, 13 in the mid rounds, and eight in the later rounds. He has one first-round KO win.
Career Summary
Miguel Cotto's professional boxing career spanned more than 16 years â from 2001 to 2017.
Cotto made his professional boxing debut against Jason Doucet at the age of 20 on February 23, 2001, defeating Doucet via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 31 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 25 wins via stoppage.
Cotto had his first world title fight at the age of 23 on September 11, 2004 after 20 professional fights, against Kelson Pinto for the super-lightweight WBO (vacant) title. He defeated Pinto via 6th round TKO to become the super-lightweight champion of the world.
Cotto has won seven world titles at four weight classes. For all the details about Cotto's world title wins and defenses refer to "Miguel Cotto World Titles".
Some of Cotto's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Shane Mosley, Sergio MartĂnez, Zab Judah, Daniel Geale, Antonio Margarito, and DeMarcus Corley.
Cotto had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a super-welterweight title defense bout against American boxer Sadam Ali on December 2, 2017. Cotto lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision â and lost his WBO title. It's been 5 years, 6 months, and 7 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Cotto fought a total of 47 times during his professional career, which includes 26 world-title fights at four weight divisions â super-welterweight, middleweight, welterweight, and super-lightweight. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some great performances in his fights. These seven fights are the highlight of his career.
September 11, 2004: Cotto wins his first world title by defeating Kelson Pinto via 6th round TKO. He is now the WBO super-lightweight world champion.
February 26, 2005: Cotto successfully defends the WBO super-lightweight title against DeMarcus Corley, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.
June 9, 2007: Cotto successfully defends the WBA welterweight title against Zab Judah, winning the fight via 11th round TKO.
November 10, 2007: Cotto successfully defends the WBA welterweight title against Shane Mosley, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
December 3, 2011: Cotto successfully defends the WBA (Super) super-welterweight title against Antonio Margarito, winning the fight via 9th round RTD.
June 7, 2014: Cotto wins the WBC and The Ring middleweight titles from Sergio MartĂnez, by beating MartĂnez via 10th round RTD.
June 6, 2015: Cotto successfully defends the WBC and The Ring middleweight titles against Daniel Geale, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
Miguel Cotto Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Cotto's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Sadam Ali, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
Miguel Cotto vs. Sadam Ali
Fight page: Cotto vs. AliOn December 2, 2017, a 37-year old Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KO) faced American boxer Sadam Ali, who was 29 years old with a record of 25-1 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Ali was on a three-fight win streak with 14 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Ali had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Cotto lost to Ali via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBO super-welterweight title. This was the last professional fight of his boxing career.
Miguel Cotto vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai
Fight page: Cotto vs. KamegaiOn August 26, 2017, a 36-year old Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KO) faced Japanese boxer Yoshihiro Kamegai, who was 34 years old with a record of 27-3-2 for the vacant WBO (vacant) super-welterweight title. Kamegai was on a one-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Kamegai had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Cotto defeated Kamegai via 12 round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO super-welterweight title, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Ălvarez
Fight page: Cotto vs. ĂlvarezOn November 21, 2015, a 35-year old Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KO) faced Mexican boxer Canelo Ălvarez, who was 25 years old with a record of 45-1-1 in a middleweight title-defense fight. Ălvarez was on a three-fight win streak with 32 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Canelo had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Cotto lost to Canelo via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the Ring Magazine middleweight title. His three-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale
Fight page: Cotto vs. GealeOn June 6, 2015, a 34-year old Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO) faced Australian boxer Daniel Geale, who was 34 years old with a record of 31-3 in a middleweight title-defense fight. Geale was on a one-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Geale had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Cotto defeated Geale via 4th round TKO to retain the WBC and Ring Magazine middleweight titles. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Sergio MartĂnez
Fight page: Cotto vs. MartĂnezOn June 7, 2014, a 33-year old Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO) faced Argentinian boxer Sergio MartĂnez, who was 39 years old with a record of 51-2-2 for MartĂnez' WBC and Ring Magazine middleweight titles. MartĂnez was on a seven-fight win streak with 28 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, MartĂnez had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Cotto defeated MartĂnez via 10th round RTD to win the WBC and Ring Magazine middleweight titles. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin RodrĂguez
Fight page: Cotto vs. RodrĂguezOn October 5, 2013, a 32-year old Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KO) fought Dominican boxer Delvin RodrĂguez, who was 33 years old with a record of 28-6-3. RodrĂguez was on a two-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Rodriguez had six losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Cotto defeated Rodriguez via 3rd round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Miguel Cotto vs. Austin Trout
Fight page: Cotto vs. TroutOn December 1, 2012, a 32-year old Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Austin Trout, who was 27 years old with a record of 25-0. Cotto was challenging Trout's WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title. Trout was on a 25-fight win streak with 14 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Cotto.
Cotto lost to Trout via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight losing streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Fight page: Cotto vs. Mayweather Jr.On May 5, 2012, a 31-year old Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was 35 years old with a record of 42-0 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Mayweather Jr. was on a 42-fight win streak with 26 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Cotto.
Cotto lost to Mayweather Jr. via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. His three-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II
Fight page: Cotto vs. Margarito IIOn December 3, 2011, in their 2nd fight, a 31-year old Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO) faced Antonio Margarito again, who was now 33 years old with a record of 38-7 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Margarito was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Margarito had seven losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Cotto defeated Margarito via 9th round RTD to retain the WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga
Fight page: Cotto vs. MayorgaOn March 12, 2011, a 30-year old Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO) faced Nicaraguan boxer Ricardo Mayorga, who was 37 years old with a record of 29-7-1 in a super-welterweight title-defense fight. Mayorga was on a one-fight win streak with 23 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Mayorga had seven losses, four of which were via stoppage.
Cotto defeated Mayorga via 12th round TKO to retain the WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman
Fight page: Cotto vs. ForemanOn June 5, 2010, a 29-year old Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO) faced an undefeated Israeli boxer Yuri Foreman, who was 29 years old with a record of 28-0 for Foreman's WBA super-welterweight title. Foreman was on a 28-fight win streak with 8 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Cotto.
Cotto defeated Foreman via 9th round TKO to win the WBA super-welterweight title. He handed Foreman the first loss of his career, and put an end to Foreman's 28-fight win streak, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao
Fight page: Cotto vs. PacquiaoOn November 14, 2009, a 29-year old Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KO) faced Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, who was 30 years old with a record of 49-3-2 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Pacquiao was on a 10-fight win streak with 37 KO wins. Cotto was the taller of the two by 2 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Pacquiao had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Cotto lost to Pacquiao via 12th round TKO and lost the WBO welterweight title. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Miguel Cotto vs. Joshua Clottey
Fight page: Cotto vs. ClotteyOn June 13, 2009, a 28-year old Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KO) faced Ghanaian boxer Joshua Clottey, who was 31 years old with a record of 35-2 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Clottey was on a five-fight win streak with 21 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Clottey had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Cotto defeated Clottey via 12 round split-decision to retain the WBO welterweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Michael Jennings
On February 21, 2009, a 28-year old Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KO) faced Michael Jennings for the vacant WBO (vacant) welterweight title. He defeated Jennings via 5th round TKO to win the vacant WBO welterweight title, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito
Fight page: Cotto vs. MargaritoOn July 26, 2008, a 27-year old Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KO) faced Mexican boxer Antonio Margarito for the first time, who was 30 years old with a record of 36-5 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Margarito was on a two-fight win streak with 26 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Margarito had five losses, but had never been stopped.
Cotto lost to Margarito via 11th round TKO and lost the WBA welterweight title. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 32-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso GĂłmez
Fight page: Cotto vs. GĂłmezOn April 12, 2008, a 27-year old Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KO) faced Mexican boxer Alfonso GĂłmez, who was 27 years old with a record of 18-3-2 in a welterweight title-defense fight. GĂłmez was on a four-fight win streak with 8 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, GĂłmez had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Cotto defeated GĂłmez via 5th round RTD to retain the WBA welterweight title. He is now on a 32-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Shane Mosley
Fight page: Cotto vs. MosleyOn November 10, 2007, a 27-year old Miguel Cotto (30-0, 25 KO) faced American boxer Shane Mosley, who was 36 years old with a record of 44-4 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Mosley was on a five-fight win streak with 37 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Mosley had four losses, but had never been stopped.
Cotto defeated Mosley via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA welterweight title. He is now on a 31-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Zab Judah
Fight page: Cotto vs. JudahOn June 9, 2007, a 26-year old Miguel Cotto (29-0, 24 KO) faced American boxer Zab Judah, who was 29 years old with a record of 34-4 in a welterweight title-defense fight. Judah was on a two-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Judah had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Cotto defeated Judah via 11th round TKO to retain the WBA welterweight title. He is now on a 30-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Oktay Urkal
On March 3, 2007, a 26-year old Miguel Cotto (28-0, 23 KO) faced Oktay Urkal in a welterweight title-defense fight. He defeated Urkal via 11th round TKO to retain the WBA welterweight title. He is now on a 29-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Carlos Quintana
Fight page: Cotto vs. QuintanaOn December 2, 2006, a 26-year old Miguel Cotto (27-0, 22 KO) faced an undefeated fellow Puerto Rican boxer Carlos Quintana, who was 30 years old with a record of 23-0 for the vacant WBA (vacant) welterweight title. Quintana was on a 23-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Cotto.
Cotto defeated Quintana via 5th round RTD to win the vacant WBA welterweight title. He handed Quintana the first loss of his career, and put an end to Quintana's 23-fight win streak. Cotto is now on a 28-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Paulie Malignaggi
Fight page: Cotto vs. MalignaggiOn June 10, 2006, a 25-year old Miguel Cotto (26-0, 22 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Paulie Malignaggi, who was 25 years old with a record of 21-0 in a super-lightweight title-defense fight. Malignaggi was on a 21-fight win streak with 5 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Cotto.
Cotto defeated Malignaggi via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the WBO super-lightweight title. He handed Malignaggi the first loss of his career, and put an end to Malignaggi's 21-fight win streak. Cotto is now on a 27-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Gianluca Branco
Fight page: Cotto vs. BrancoOn March 4, 2006, a 25-year old Miguel Cotto (25-0, 21 KO) faced Italian boxer Gianluca Branco, who was 35 years old with a record of 36-1-1 in a super-lightweight title-defense fight. Branco was on a four-fight win streak with 19 KO wins. Cotto was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Branco had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Cotto defeated Branco via 8th round TKO to retain the WBO super-lightweight title. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Torres
Fight page: Cotto vs. TorresOn September 24, 2005, a 24-year old Miguel Cotto (24-0, 20 KO) faced an undefeated Colombian boxer Ricardo Torres, who was 25 years old with a record of 28-0 in a super-lightweight title-defense fight. Torres was on a 28-fight win streak with 26 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Cotto.
Cotto defeated Torres via 7th round KO to retain the WBO super-lightweight title. He handed Torres the first loss of his career, and put an end to Torres' 28-fight win streak. Cotto is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Muhammad Abdullaev
Fight page: Cotto vs. AbdullaevOn June 11, 2005, a 24-year old Miguel Cotto (23-0, 19 KO) faced Uzbek boxer Muhammad Abdullaev, who was 31 years old with a record of 15-1 in a super-lightweight title-defense fight. Abdullaev was on a four-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Cotto had a 1 cm reach advantage over Abdullaev. Coming into this fight, Abdullaev had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Cotto defeated Abdullaev via 9th round TKO to retain the WBO super-lightweight title. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. DeMarcus Corley
Fight page: Cotto vs. CorleyOn February 26, 2005, a 24-year old Miguel Cotto (22-0, 18 KO) faced American boxer DeMarcus Corley, who was 30 years old with a record of 29-3-1 in a super-lightweight title-defense fight. Corley was on a one-fight win streak with 16 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Corley had a 8 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Corley had three losses, but had never been stopped.
Cotto defeated Corley via 5th round TKO to retain the WBO super-lightweight title. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Randall Bailey
Fight page: Cotto vs. BaileyOn December 11, 2004, a 24-year old Miguel Cotto (21-0, 17 KO) faced American boxer Randall Bailey, who was 30 years old with a record of 28-4 in a super-lightweight title-defense fight. Bailey was on a one-fight win streak with 27 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Bailey had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Cotto defeated Bailey via 6th round TKO to retain the WBO super-lightweight title. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Kelson Pinto
On September 11, 2004, in his 21st professional fight, a 23-year old Miguel Cotto (20-0, 16 KO) had his first world title fight against Kelson Pinto for the vacant WBO super-lightweight belt. He defeated Pinto via 6th round TKO to win the vacant WBO super-lightweight title. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Lovemore N'dou
Fight page: Cotto vs. N'douOn May 8, 2004, a 23-year old Miguel Cotto (19-0, 16 KO) fought Australian boxer Lovemore N'dou, who was 32 years old with a record of 38-6-1. N'dou was on a two-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, N'dou had six losses, but had never been stopped.
Cotto defeated N'dou via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Victoriano Sosa
Fight page: Cotto vs. SosaOn February 28, 2004, a 23-year old Miguel Cotto (18-0, 15 KO) fought Dominican boxer Victoriano Sosa, who was 29 years old with a record of 37-3-2. Sosa was on a two-fight win streak with 27 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Cotto. Coming into this fight, Sosa had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Cotto defeated Sosa via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Carlos Maussa
Fight page: Cotto vs. MaussaOn December 6, 2003, a 23-year old Miguel Cotto (17-0, 14 KO) fought an undefeated Colombian boxer Carlos Maussa, who was 32 years old with a record of 17-0. Maussa was on a 17-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Cotto.
Cotto defeated Maussa via 8th round TKO. He handed Maussa the first loss of his career, and put an end to Maussa's 17-fight win streak. Cotto is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Demetrio Ceballos
On September 13, 2003, a 22-year old Miguel Cotto (16-0, 13 KO) fought Demetrio Ceballos in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Ceballos via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Rocky Martinez
On June 28, 2003, a 22-year old Miguel Cotto (15-0, 12 KO) fought Rocky Martinez in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Martinez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Joel Perez
On April 19, 2003, a 22-year old Miguel Cotto (14-0, 11 KO) fought Joel Perez in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 4th round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. CĂ©sar BazĂĄn
On February 1, 2003, a 22-year old Miguel Cotto (13-0, 10 KO) fought CĂ©sar BazĂĄn in his 14th professional fight. He defeated BazĂĄn via 11th round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Ubaldo Hernandez
On November 22, 2002, a 22-year old Miguel Cotto (12-0, 9 KO) fought Ubaldo Hernandez in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Hernandez via 7th round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. John Brown
On September 14, 2002, a 21-year old Miguel Cotto (11-0, 9 KO) fought John Brown in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Brown via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Carlos Alberto Ramirez
On July 30, 2002, a 21-year old Miguel Cotto (10-0, 8 KO) fought Carlos Alberto Ramirez in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Ramirez via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Justin Juuko
On June 22, 2002, a 21-year old Miguel Cotto (9-0, 7 KO) fought Justin Juuko in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Juuko via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Juan Angel Macias
On May 3, 2002, a 21-year old Miguel Cotto (8-0, 6 KO) fought Juan Angel Macias in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Macias via 7th round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Sammy Sparkman
On March 1, 2002, a 21-year old Miguel Cotto (7-0, 5 KO) fought Sammy Sparkman in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Sparkman via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Joshua Smith
On January 11, 2002, a 21-year old Miguel Cotto (6-0, 4 KO) fought Joshua Smith in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Smith via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Arturo RodrĂguez
On July 28, 2001, a 20-year old Miguel Cotto (5-0, 3 KO) fought Arturo RodrĂguez in his 6th professional fight. He defeated RodrĂguez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Rudolfo Lunsford
On July 1, 2001, a 20-year old Miguel Cotto (4-0, 2 KO) fought Rudolfo Lunsford in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Lunsford via 4th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Martin Ramirez
On May 20, 2001, a 20-year old Miguel Cotto (3-0, 2 KO) fought Martin Ramirez in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Ramirez via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Waklimi Young
On April 28, 2001, a 20-year old Miguel Cotto (2-0, 2 KO) fought Waklimi Young in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Young via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
Miguel Cotto vs. Jacob Godinez
On March 30, 2001, a 20-year old Miguel Cotto (1-0, 1 KO) fought Jacob Godinez in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Godinez via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Miguel Cotto vs. Jason Doucet
On February 23, 2001, a 20-year old Miguel Cotto successfully debuted against Jason Doucet. He defeated Doucet via 1st round TKO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Miguel Cotto have on his record?
Cotto knocked out 33 of his 47 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 70.2%. Of his total 41 wins, 33 of them were via KO (80.5%).