On Saturday, December 2, 2017, Miguel Cotto stepped into the ring for one last time as he took on hand-picked opponent (and career Welterweight) Sadam Ali. The bout, which was scheduled for 12 rounds and was contested for Cotto’s WBO world Junior Middleweight Championship, was presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Miguel Cotto Promotions. Going into the bout, many people–including this writer–felt that Ali would play the part of skilled and tough opponent, but fall short of making any major noise and certainly would not alter the ending that saw Cotto walking out on top with career win 42.