Juni 2014 verlor er den WBC-Titel völlig überraschend im Madison Square Garden von New York an den Herausforderer Miguel Cotto (38-4) aus Puerto Rico, der erstmals im Mittelgewicht boxte. ###>====Martínez vs. Cotto ====Martinez lost his WBC Middleweight championship against 3-division former world champion Miguel Cotto on June 7, 2014, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.