By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) will be finishing his career this Saturday against Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) and he will NOT be coming out of retirement to fight Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez or Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin.
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Cotto ends career this Sat. against Sadam Ali
By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) will supposedly be retiring after this Saturday’s fight against Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) on HBO Boxing at Madison Square Garden in New York. Saturday’s Cotto-Ali televised start time for the card on HBO is at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Tipping the cap to Miguel Cotto
By Pat Quinn: Miguel Cotto’s legacy has long been cemented, and the final fight week of his career is upon us. By now, eyebrows have lowered with the choice of opponent. Sadam Ali has been talked and written about enough. The rumblings of Cotto’s protection have loomed since I started following the sport. However, we all know his accolades speak for themselves.
Cotto confirms he’ll retire after Sadam Ali fight
By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto confirmed on Wednesday that he’ll definitely be retiring after his title defense of his WBO junior middleweight belt against Golden Boy Promotions stable fighter Sadam Ali on December 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
De La Hoya: Cotto deserves to go out on top on HBO
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoys is fully behind Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) finishing his career with a fight against welterweight Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) on December 2 on HBO at Madison Square Garden, in New York.
Jessie Vargas slams Cotto vs. Ali fight
By Sean Jones: Jessie Vargas (27-2, 10 KOs) is not impressed at all with WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s decision to end his career with a fight against welterweight Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) on December 2. HBO Championship Boxing will be televising the Cotto vs. Ali fight in the main event rather than placing it on the undercard.
De La Hoya talks Cotto’s farewell fight with Sadam Ali
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions boss Oscar De La Hoya is putting a positive spin on Miguel Cotto’s farewell fight against welterweight Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) on December 2, as he sees the fight as a “celebration of boxing,” and a great event.
Jermell Charlo: If I could replace Sadam Ali for Cotto fight, I would
By Dan Ambrose: Jermell Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) says he would replace welterweight Sadam Ali for his fight against WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto on December 2 if he could. Charlo (30-0, 15 KOs) says he would make Cotto’s final fight of his career worthy.
Spence and Mikey Garcia turned down Cotto fight
By Dan Ambrose: Welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and lightweight belt holder Mikey Garcia both reportedly rejected an offer to fight WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) for his final fight of his career on December 2 at Madison Square Garden, in New York.
Miguel Cotto vs. Sadam Ali set to be finalized
By Dan Ambrose: The agreed upon December 2 fight between WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) and fringe welterweight contender Sadam Ali (25-1, 14 Kos) is set to be finalized, according to Dan Rafael. HBO World Championship Boxing will televise the Cotto vs. Ali fight.