As promoter, all revenue streams-tickets, sponsorships and licensing fee from Showtime-flow to Cotto and with a strong showing at the gate, Cotto could earn as much as $4 million from the bout. His company, Miguel Cotto Promotions, is promoting the fight with help from Golden Boy Promotions, which was founded by 10-time world champion Oscar De La Hoya. Cotto’s purse against Trout will be $1 million (Trout gets $240,000).Ĭotto will earn less for the Trout fight than he would have against Pacquiao, but it could pay off in the long run. Cotto was set to earn $6.5 million against Pacquiao with upside potential from PPV. But Cotto walked away from a huge payday this time in a dispute over money and the weight the fight would take place at. The 2009 Pacquiao-Cotto fight generated 1.25 million PPV buys and $70 million in revenue and was the most watched fight of the year. Pacquiao wanted to face Cotto for his next bout. It will be one of Cotto’s first non-PPV fights in years, as he looks to expand his brand and his business. Cotto squares off against undefeated Austin “No Doubt” Trout (25-0) at Madison Square Garden Saturday night in a bout televised on Showtime. 75 in our look at the world's highest-paid athletes with earnings of $19 million. Sure, the four-time champion has a lower profile than boxing’s two megastars, Floyd Mayweather, and Manny Pacquiao, but Cotto is arguably the third biggest pay-per-view draw in the sport. Miguel Cotto is one of the biggest stars in boxing.

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