On November 21, 2015, Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs), the middleweight The Ring champion, defends his title against the reigning WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring super-middleweight champion Canelo Álvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs).
Miguel Cotto is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Daniel Geale, 5 months and 15 days ago. Canelo Álvarez is on a 3-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over James Kirkland, 6 months and 12 days ago.
The winning odds are at 67-33 in favor of Canelo Álvarez, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Miguel Cotto is going to put on an exceptional fight, Canelo better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
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.