By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KO’s) has reportedly agreed to terms for a title defense against 33-year-old former three division world champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO’s) on June 7th at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Cotto still needs to agree to his portion of the contract for the fight to move ahead. However, this is a fight that Cotto really wants, as he’s eager to try and capture a 4th division world title.
Cotto prefers to fight the 38-year-old Sergio Martinez rather than the middleweight champion considered to be the best in the division in Gennady Golovkin, and that makes a lot of sense. Cotto’s chances of winning a world title are much better if he faces Sergio than if he were to fight Golovkin. Indeed, Cotto doesn’t match up at all with Golovkin, and that fight would likely result in another stoppage loss for Cotto.