On December 2, 2017, the 37-year-old WBO super-welterweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs), faced a 29-year-old American boxer Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days. Ali was on a 3-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 3 days.
Sadam Ali defeated Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Ali improves his record to 26-1, while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 41-6.
On November 21, 2015, the 35-year-old The Ring middleweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Canelo was on a 3-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring and WBC titles. Canelo improves his record to 46-1-1, while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 40-5.
On December 1, 2012, a 32-year-old Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs) got a shot at the super-welterweight WBA (Regular) title held by 27-year-old American boxer Austin Trout (25-0, 14 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 26 days. Trout was on a 25-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 29 days.
Austin Trout defeated Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) super-welterweight title. Trout improves his record to 26-0, while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 37-4.
On May 5, 2012, the 31-year-old WBA (Super) super-welterweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KOs), faced a 35-year-old American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 2 days. Mayweather Jr. was on a 42-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 18 days.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Super) title. Mayweather Jr. improves his record to 43-0, while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 37-3.
On November 14, 2009, the 29-year-old WBO welterweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Pacquiao was on a 10-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
Manny Pacquiao stopped the champion via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBO welterweight champion. Pacquiao improves his record to 50-3-2 (38 KOs), while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 34-2.
On July 26, 2008, the 27-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Mexican boxer Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cotto came in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days. Margarito was on a 2-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 14 days.
Antonio Margarito stopped the champion via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA welterweight champion. Margarito improves his record to 37-5 (27 KOs), while Cotto adds a loss to his record at 32-1.