Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin Rodríguez

Reloaded

Date	October 5, 2013
Venue	Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Miguel Cotto Delvin Rodríguez Nickname Junito The Jaguar Hometown Caguas, Puerto Rico Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Purse $2,000,000 $250,000 Pre-fight record 37–4 (30 KO) 28–6–3 (16 KO) Age 32 years, 11 months 33 years, 5 months Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Weight 153+1⁄4 lb (70 kg) 154 lb (70 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBC No. 2 Ranked Light Middleweight WBA No. 3 Ranked Light Middleweight WBO No. 7 Ranked Light Middleweight The Ring No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight 3-division world champion WBA No. 4 Ranked Light Middleweight WBO No. 9 Ranked Light Middleweight IBF No. 10 Ranked Light Middleweight WBC No. 11 Ranked Light Middleweight
Result
Cotto wins via third–round technical knockout

Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin Rodríguez, billed as Reloaded, was a professional boxing match contested on October 5, 2013.^[1]

Miguel Cotto had lost both of his fights in 2012, first losing to top ranked pound-for-pound fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May and then being upset by the relatively unknown WBA super welterweight champion Austin Trout in December.^[2] When asked if he would continue his career after his lopsided loss to Trout, Cotto was optimistic that he would fight again stating "I'm not finished yet. I still have boxing in my mind. I just want to rest with my family the rest of the year. I never make excuses. I accept my defeats and I learn from them and I just move forward."^[3] Months would go by before it was announced by Cotto's advisor Bryan Perez that Cotto would return to the ring at an unspecified date in 2013, telling ESPN that "we're working on some different options, and in the next couple weeks there will be an official announcement."^[4] A match between Cotto and former IBF super welterweight champion Cornelius Bundrage was discussed for September but ultimately fell through.^[5] Then in July, it was announced that Cotto would finally return in October to face Delvin Rodríguez. Promoter Bob Arum considered staging the fight at the almost 40,000 seat Marlins Park in Miami but ultimately settled for the smaller Amway Center in Orlando.^[6]

Cotto was ranked as the 5th best Light middleweight by TBRB with Rodríguez unranked.

Cotto dominated the fight from the opening bell, attacking Rodríguez's body with left hooks of which he landed 10 in the first round. Cotto continued to overwhelm Rodríguez, who landed just 16 punches, in the second round, staggering him at the end of the round with a left hook. Just seconds into the third round, Cotto backed Rodríguez into the ropes landed a big left hook to the head and followed with a left-right combination that sent Rodríguez, after which referee Frank Santore Jr. immediately stopped the fight, giving Cotto the victory via technical knockout just 18 seconds into the round.^[7]

Confirmed bouts:^[8]

Country	Broadcaster
Australia	Main Event
Hungary	Sport 2
United States	HBO