By Gav Duthie: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has confirmed that Miguel Cotto will return to the ring on 13th December 2014. He has also stated that there is no chance that he will be fighting Canelo Alvarez on that date but will be chasing a showdown with the Mexican next spring.
This makes it highly likely that Cotto will face WBC mandatory challenger Marco Antonio Rubio 59-6-1 (51) or risk losing his title.
Cotto @ 160 lbs
Despite the Puerto Rican’s big win over Sergio Martinez there are still some question marks as to whether Cotto can be genuinely called a middleweight champion. He only scaled in at 156 versus Martinez so would likely be giving up a lot in size against genuine fighters in this weight category.