WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) scored a five round destruction of The Contender's Alphonso Gomez (18-4-2, 8 KOs) on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Cotto staggered Gomez with a body shot at the end of round one and was credited with a knockdown in round two. Cotto dropped Gomez hard at the end of round three and continued to punish him in round four. Cotto was simply toying with the outclassed Gomez in round five, flooring him with a jab. The bout was stopped by the ring doctor after that round read more ...

Miguel Cotto Sr. has disputed the media reports in Puerto Rico that have his brother, Evangelista Cotto, being ousted from Team Cotto and replaced by an American trainer in Florida. El Nuevo Dia first broke the news of Miguel Cotto dumping his uncle/trainer after an ongoing internal rift. Cotto Sr contacted Primera Hora and disputed the report, among several others. The news was read more ...

Speaking with Primera Hora, WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto says he is fully prepared for April 12 title defense against Contender star Alfonso Gomez. Cotto is is just about done with his training camp in Puerto Rico and is preparing to leave for Atlantic City, New Jersey. "Thanks to God that all the training went very well, like we expected. We should not have any problems in the fight. We are not expecting read more ...

There are some strange reports coming out of the popular Puerto Rican paper, El Nuevo Dia. The first is claiming that Ricardo Mayorga (29-6, 23 KOs) has signed a contract to fight Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) on July 19 with HBO pay-per-view televising. The information is coming from Mayorga himself, who may be telling the truth or simply hyping himself in position for a fight with Cotto read more ...

A rematch between IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron and former WBO titleholder Antonio Margarito has been signed for the Miguel Cotto-Alphonso Gomez card planned for April in New York City. Should Cotto beat Gomez, the winner of Cintron-Margarito will likely face Cotto in July read more ...