On January 29, 2005, a 27-year-old José Cotto (24-0, 16 KOs) and Armando Cordoba met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 23 days.
José Cotto stopped Armando Cordoba via KO in the 1st round. Cotto improves his record to 25-0 (17 KOs)
On April 8, 2006, a 28-year-old José Cotto (27-0, 19 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBA (Regular) title held by 22-year-old American boxer Juan Díaz (28-0, 14 KOs).
Cotto came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 19 days. Díaz was on a 28-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 23 days.
Juan Díaz defeated José Cotto via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Díaz improves his record to 29-0, while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 27-1.
On May 14, 2004, a 26-year-old José Cotto (22-0, 15 KOs) and Luis Alfonso Lizarraga met in the ring.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
José Cotto stopped Luis Alfonso Lizarraga via KO in the 1st round. Cotto improves his record to 23-0 (16 KOs)
On September 5, 2003, a 26-year-old José Cotto (20-0, 13 KOs) and Johnny Walker met in the ring.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 7 months, and 25 days.
José Cotto stopped Johnny Walker via TKO in the 1st round. Cotto improves his record to 21-0 (14 KOs)
On January 11, 2002, a 24-year-old José Cotto (19-0, 12 KOs) and Agustin Lorenzo met in the ring.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 8 days.
José Cotto stopped Agustin Lorenzo via KO in the 1st round. Cotto improves his record to 20-0 (13 KOs)
On May 2, 1998, a 20-year-old José Cotto (7-0, 5 KOs) and Rafael Garcia met in the ring.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
José Cotto stopped Rafael Garcia via KO in the 1st round. Cotto improves his record to 8-0 (6 KOs)
On March 13, 1998, a 20-year-old José Cotto (6-0, 4 KOs) and Bobby Wright met in the ring.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 24 days.
José Cotto stopped Bobby Wright via TKO in the 1st round. Cotto improves his record to 7-0 (5 KOs)
On December 14, 1997, a 20-year-old José Cotto (3-0, 3 KOs) and Miguel Rivera met in the ring.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
José Cotto stopped Miguel Rivera via TKO in the 1st round. Cotto improves his record to 4-0 (4 KOs)
On October 25, 1997, a 20-year-old José Cotto (2-0, 2 KOs) and Rafael Jusino met in the ring.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days.
José Cotto stopped Rafael Jusino via TKO in the 1st round. Cotto improves his record to 3-0 (3 KOs)
On June 21, 1997, a 19-year-old José Cotto (1-0, 1 KO) and Clifton Scott met in the ring.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 8 days.
José Cotto stopped Clifton Scott via TKO in the 1st round. Cotto improves his record to 2-0 (2 KOs)