On June 7, 2014, a 33-year-old Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KOs) got a shot at the WBC and The Ring middleweight titles held by 39-year-old Argentinian boxer Sergio Martínez (51-2-2, 28 KOs).
Cotto came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 2 days. Martínez was on a 7-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 11 days.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 10th round, and Miguel Cotto is crowned the new WBC and The Ring middleweight world champion. Cotto improves his record to 39-4 (32 KOs), while Martínez adds a loss to his record at 51-3-2.
On June 6, 2015, the 34-year-old WBC and The Ring middleweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs), faced a 34-year-old Australian boxer Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 30 days. Geale was on a 1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 3 days.
Miguel Cotto stopped Daniel Geale via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring middleweight titles. Cotto improves his record to 40-4 (33 KOs), while Geale adds a loss to his record at 31-4.
On December 2, 2006, 26-year-old Miguel Cotto (27-0, 22 KOs) and 30-year-old Carlos Quintana (23-0, 18 KOs) fought for the vacant WBA welterweight title.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Quintana was on a 23-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
Carlos Quintana refused to continue the fight in the 5th round, and Miguel Cotto is crowned the new WBA welterweight world champion. Cotto improves his record to 28-0 (23 KOs), while Quintana adds a loss to his record at 23-1.
On December 3, 2011, Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito met again in a rematch.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 21 days. Margarito was on a -1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 20 days.
In the rematch, the challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Miguel Cotto is crowned the new super-welterweight world champion. Cotto improves his record to 37-2 (30 KOs), while Margarito adds a loss to his record at 38-8.
On April 12, 2008, the 27-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs), faced a 27-year-old Mexican boxer Alfonso Gómez (18-3-2, 8 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 2 days. Gómez was on a 4-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 27 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 5th round, and Miguel Cotto is crowned the new welterweight world champion. Cotto improves his record to 32-0 (26 KOs), while Gómez adds a loss to his record at 18-4-2.
On February 26, 2005, the 24-year-old WBO super-lightweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (22-0, 18 KOs), faced a 30-year-old American boxer DeMarcus Corley (29-3-1, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 15 days. Corley was on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 14 days.
Miguel Cotto stopped DeMarcus Corley via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Cotto improves his record to 23-0 (19 KOs), while Corley adds a loss to his record at 29-4-1.
On December 11, 2004, the 24-year-old WBO super-lightweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (21-0, 17 KOs), faced a 30-year-old American boxer Randall Bailey (28-4, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months. Bailey was on a 1-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 22 days.
Miguel Cotto stopped Randall Bailey via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Cotto improves his record to 22-0 (18 KOs), while Bailey adds a loss to his record at 28-5.
On September 24, 2005, the 24-year-old WBO super-lightweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (24-0, 20 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Colombian boxer Ricardo Torres (28-0, 26 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Torres was on a 28-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 19 days.
Miguel Cotto stopped Ricardo Torres via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Cotto improves his record to 25-0 (21 KOs), while Torres adds a loss to his record at 28-1.
On February 21, 2009, 28-year-old Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) and Michael Jennings fought for the vacant WBO welterweight title.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days.
Miguel Cotto stopped Michael Jennings via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Cotto improves his record to 33-1 (27 KOs)
On June 5, 2010, a 29-year-old Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KOs) got a shot at the WBA super-welterweight title held by 29-year-old Israeli boxer Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KOs).
Cotto came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 22 days. Foreman was on a 28-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 22 days.
Miguel Cotto stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA super-welterweight champion. Cotto improves his record to 35-2 (28 KOs), while Foreman adds a loss to his record at 28-1.