World Boxing Council middleweight champion Miguel Cotto looks beyond his title defense in one of the most-anticipated fights this fall.

The 34-year-old warrior who is set to collide with the 25-year-old Mexican favorite, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, still wants another shot with reigning pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., New York Daily News reported.

Although "The Money" already announced that his bout with former boxing champion Andre Berto on Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand Arena is his farewell fight, the WBC champ is still hoping for a second chance with the undefeated boxer.

"We don't know exactly what Mayweather- he said before that he's going to retire after this fight (with Berto)... But if he's going to stay after his fight, I think and I know that's a fight (between he and I) that people can watch," the warrior nicknamed "Junito" said.

However, if he wants to have a shot with the world's highest paid athlete this year, he must be prepared to defeat and if possible, knock out the younger "Canelo" in order for Mayweather to consider him, if ever he returns on the ring. Unfortunately, most of the fighters like WBC mandatory challenger Gennady Golovkin, former middleweight boxing champion Bernard Hopkins, former rival Antonio Margarito and even fellow Puerto Rican Felix "Tito" Trinidad are betting on Alvarez to triumph in November.

Still, for Cotto, he refused to be dubbed as the "underdog" in this match as he believes he still got the skills to be the ultimate victor.

"As far as I can keep my feet on the ground and listen to Freddie. I have no doubt we are going to beat anyone... I feel like I faced everyone in my life. Canelo can't define my career because my career is already made... I still feel confidence in my boxing skills," the first four-division Puerto Rico-born champion said.

Yet, even if he wins over "Canelo," it may take a while before he gets to face Mayweather. The next agenda for the winner of the Cotto-Canelo bout is to clash immediately with the victor of the Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux Oct. 17 bout happening at the Madison Square Garden in New York, Boxing Scene informed.

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