Miguel Cotto
Super welterweight · Puerto Rico

Miguel Cotto

41-6-0 33 KO · 2001–2017

Photo: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Miguel Cotto was a super welterweight boxer from Puerto Rico, born Oct 29, 1980. Record 41-6-0 with 33 knockouts over 2001–2017. World titles: WBO super welterweight (2017), WBC middleweight (2014–2015), WBA super welterweight (2010), WBO welterweight (2009) and 2 more. Miguel Cotto last fought Sadam Ali on Dec 2, 2017 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.

Also: Μιγκέλ Κότο · Мигель Анхел Котто · Мигель Анхель Котто
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BornOct 29, 1980
Country🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
Height170 cm
Reach170 cm
NicknameJunito
DebutFeb 23, 2001
Career2001–2017
Rounds boxed345
KO share80%
Born inProvidence, Rhode Island, U.S.
TitlesWBO super lightweight · 2004–2006; WBA, WBO welterweight · 2006–2009; WBA, WBO super welterweight · 2010–2017; WBC middleweight · 2014–2015
Boxerbook rating2214 ± 149 · inactive since Dec 2017Why here ›
Confirmed bouts30 of 47 · 18 official

Career record

Record
41-6-0, 33 KOs · 2001–2017

Last result

L
Sadam Ali 🇺🇸
For WBO light middleweight title
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
2017-12-02 ›
✓✓ two sources

The record

47 bouts, 2001–2017, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 47, Wikipedia (ja) · 47, Wikipedia (ru) · 47, WBA Fights Master Scores · 11, Nevada State Athletic Commission — Results · 11

L
Sadam Ali 🇺🇸
For WBO light middleweight title
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 41-5-0 · Ali 25-1-0
2017-12-02 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Yoshihiro Kamegai 🇯🇵
Won vacant WBO light middleweight title
UD 12/12 · StubHub Center, Carson, California, 🇺🇸
Cotto 40-5-0 · Kamegai 27-3-2
2017-08-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Canelo Álvarez 🇲🇽
For Ring and vacant WBC middleweight titles
UD 12/12 · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Cotto 40-4-0 · Álvarez 45-1-1
2015-11-21 ›
official ★
W
Daniel Geale 🇦🇺
For WBC and The Ring middleweight titles
TKO 4/12 · Barclays Center, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 39-4-0 · Geale 33-3-0
2015-06-06 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Sergio Martínez 🇵🇪
Won WBC and The Ring middleweight titles
RTD 10/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 38-4-0 · Martínez 52-2-2
2014-06-07 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Delvin Rodriguez 🇩🇴
TKO 3/12 · Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, 🇺🇸
Cotto 37-4-0 · Rodriguez —
2013-10-05 ›
✓ one source
L
Austin Trout 🇺🇸
For WBA light middleweight title
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden, 🇺🇸
Cotto 37-3-0 · Trout 27-0-0
2012-12-01 ›
official ★
L
Floyd Mayweather 🇺🇸
For WBA light middleweight title
UD 12/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Cotto 37-2-0 · Mayweather 42-0-0
2012-05-05 ›
official ★
W
Antonio Margarrito 🇺🇸
Retained WBA light middleweight title
RTD 9/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York, 🇺🇸
Cotto 36-2-0 · Margarrito 42-7-0
2011-12-03 ›
official ★
W
Ricardo Mayorga 🇳🇮
For WBA super welterweight title
TKO 12/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Cotto 35-2-0 · Mayorga 32-8-1
2011-03-12 ›
official ★
W
Yuri Foreman 🇺🇸
Won WBA light middleweight title
TKO 9/12 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 34-2-0 · Foreman 28-0-0
2010-06-05 ›
! sources disagree
L
Manny Pacquiao 🇵🇭
Lost WBO welterweight title
TKO 12/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Cotto 34-1-0 · Pacquiao 49-3-2
2009-11-14 ›
official ★
W
Joshua Clottey 🇺🇸
For WBO welterweight title
SD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 33-1-0 · Clottey 35-3-0
2009-06-13 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Michael Jennings 🇬🇧
Won vacant WBO welterweight title
TKO 5/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 32-1-0 · Jennings 6-1-0
2009-02-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Antonio Margarrito 🇺🇸
Lost WBA welterweight title
TKO 11/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Cotto 32-0-0 · Margarrito 40-5-0
2008-07-26 ›
official ★
W
Alfonso Gómez 🇺🇸
Retained WBA welterweight title
RTD 5/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 31-0-0 · Gómez 18-3-2
2008-04-12 ›
official ★
W
Shane Mosley 🇺🇸
Retained WBA welterweight title
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, 🇺🇸
Cotto 30-0-0 · Mosley 46-4-0
2007-11-10 ›
official ★
W
Zab Judah 🇺🇸
For WBA welterweight title
TKO 11/12 · Madison Square Garden, 🇺🇸
Cotto 29-0-0 · Judah 34-4-0
2007-06-09 ›
official ★
W
Oktay Urkal 🇩🇪
Retained WBA welterweight title
TKO 11/12 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, 🇵🇷
Cotto 28-0-0 · Urkal —
2007-03-03 ›
official ★
W
Carlos Quintana 🇵🇷
For vacant WBA welterweight title
RTD 5/12 · Boardwalk Hall, 🇺🇸
Cotto 27-0-0 · Quintana 23-0-0
2006-12-02 ›
official ★
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W
Paulie Malignaggi 🇺🇸
For WBO light welterweight title
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 26-0-0 · Malignaggi 21-0-0
2006-06-10 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Gianluca Branco 🇮🇹
Retained WBO light welterweight title
TKO 8/12 · Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, 🇵🇷
Cotto 25-0-0 · Branco 36-1-1
2006-03-04 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Ricardo Torres 🇨🇴
For WBO light-welterweight title
KO 7/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 24-0-0 · Torres 28-0-0
2005-09-24 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Mahammatkodir Abdullaev 🇺🇿
Retained WBO light welterweight title
TKO 9/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cotto 23-0-0 · Abdullaev 15-1-0
2005-06-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
DeMarcus Corley 🇺🇸
For WBO light welterweight title
TKO 5/12 · Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamon, 🇵🇷
Cotto 22-0-0 · Corley 29-3-1
2005-02-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Randall Bailey 🇺🇸
For WBO light welterweight title
TKO 6/12 · MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Cotto 21-0-0 · Bailey 28-4-0
2004-12-11 ›
official ★
W
Kelson Pinto 🇧🇷
Won vacant WBO light welterweight title
TKO 6/12 · José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cotto 20-0-0 · Pinto 21-0-0
2004-09-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Lovemore N'dou 🇦🇺
Retained WBC International light welterweight title
UD 12/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Cotto 19-0-0 · N'dou 0-1-0
2004-05-08 ›
official ★
W
Victoriano Sosa
Retained WBC International light welterweight title
TKO 4/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Cotto 18-0-0 · Sosa 38-3-2
2004-02-28 ›
official ★
W
Carlos Maussa 🇨🇴
Retained WBC International light welterweight title
TKO 8/12 · Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, 🇵🇷
Cotto 17-0-0 · Maussa —
2003-12-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Demetrio Ceballos
Retained WBC International light welterweight title
TKO 7/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Cotto 16-0-0 · Ceballos —
2003-09-13 ›
official ★
W
Rocky Martinez
Retained WBC International light welterweight title
KO 2/12 · Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, 🇵🇷
Cotto 15-0-0 · Martinez —
2003-06-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Joel Perez
KO 4/10 · Selland Arena, Fresno, California, 🇺🇸
Cotto 14-0-0 · Perez —
2003-04-19 ›
✓ one source
W
César Bazán 🇲🇽
Won vacant WBC International light welterweight title
TKO 11/12 · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Cotto 13-0-0 · Bazán —
2003-02-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Ubaldo Hernandez
KO 7/10 · Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas, 🇵🇷
Cotto 12-0-0 · Hernandez —
2002-11-22 ›
✓ one source
W
John Brown
UD 10/10 · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Cotto 11-0-0 · Brown —
2002-09-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Carlos Alberto Ramirez
KO 3/10 · Lucky Star Casino, Concho, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Cotto 10-0-0 · Ramirez —
2002-07-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Justin Juuko 🇺🇬
TKO 5/10 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Cotto 9-0-0 · Juuko 36-6-1
2002-06-22 ›
official ★
W
Juan Angel Macias
TKO 7/10 · THE ORLEANS HOTEL & CASINO, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Cotto 8-0-0 · Macias —
2002-05-03 ›
official ★
W
Sammy Sparkman
TKO 2/10 · Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina, 🇵🇷
Cotto 7-0-0 · Sparkman —
2002-03-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Joshua Smith
TKO 2/8 · Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas, 🇵🇷
Cotto 6-0-0 · Smith —
2002-01-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Arturo Rodríguez
KO 2/6 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Cotto 5-0-0 · Rodríguez —
2001-07-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Rudolfo Lunsford
TKO 4/6 · Arena Pier 10, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cotto 4-0-0 · Lunsford —
2001-07-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Martin Ramirez
UD 4/4 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cotto 3-0-0 · Ramirez —
2001-05-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Waklimi Young
UD 4/4 · Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Cotto 2-0-0 · Young —
2001-04-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Jacob Godinez
TKO 2/4 · Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, 🇺🇸
Cotto 1-0-0 · Godinez —
2001-03-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Jason Doucet
TKO 1/4 · Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas, 🇺🇸
Cotto 0-0-0 · Doucet —
2001-02-23 ›
✓ one source

Amateur career

2000 Summer Olympics – Men's light welterweight

Round of 32LMahammatkodir Abdullaev 🇺🇿7:17

1 amateur bout at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBOSuper welterweight
2017-08-26 – 2017-12-02
WBCMiddleweight
2014-06-07 – 2015-11-17
WBASuper welterweight
2010-06-05 – 2010-10-15
WBOWelterweight
2009-02-21 – 2009-11-14
WBAWelterweight
2006-12-02 – 2008-07-26
WBOSuper lightweight
2004-09-11 – 2006-10-27

Facts

What is Miguel Cotto's record?
Miguel Cotto's professional record is 41-6-0 with 33 knockouts.
Who did Miguel Cotto fight last?
Miguel Cotto last fought Sadam Ali on Dec 2, 2017 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Which world titles has Miguel Cotto held?
Miguel Cotto has held 6 world title reigns: WBO super welterweight (2017), WBC middleweight (2014–2015), WBA super welterweight (2010), WBO welterweight (2009) and 2 more.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 13407 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13407. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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