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Miguel Cotto is a former Puerto Rican professional boxer
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | October 29, 1980 |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Famous | Sportspersons, Boxers, Professional Boxer, Puerto Rican Sportspersons |
| Spouses | Melissa Guzmán (m. 1998) |
| Known as | Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez |
| Childrens | Alondra Cotto, Miguel Cotto III |
| Birth Place | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Height | 170 |
| Gender | Male |
| Sun Sign | Scorpio |
| Born in | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Famous as | Professional Boxer |
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Who is Miguel Cotto?
Miguel Cotto is a former Puerto Rican professional boxer, who emerged as the first boxer from his homeland to become a “quadruple champion.” Belonging to a family of boxers, Miguel represented Puerto Rico as an amateur in the lightweight and light welterweight divisions at various international events. He won a silver medal in the lightweight division of the 1998 ‘Junior World Championships.’ He became a professional boxer by 2001. Initially, he fought as a hard-hitting pressure fighter. However, as he moved up the weight-rungs, he developed himself into a fine boxer–puncher. His professional boxing record shows an enviable count of 41 wins out of a total of 47 fights, of which 33 were won by knockout and 8 by decision. He won the ‘World Boxing Organization’ (WBO) light welterweight title in 2004 and thrived to retain it six times before vacating it and moving up in weight and winning the ‘World Boxing Association’ (WBA) welterweight title in 2006. He succeeded in defending the title four times. He then won the vacant ‘WBO’ welterweight title in 2009 and the ‘WBA’ light middleweight title in 2010. In 2014, he won the ‘World Boxing Council’ (WBC), ‘The Ring,’ and lineal middleweight titles against Sergio Martínez, thereby becoming the first fighter from Puerto Rico to win world titles in four weight classes.
Childhood & Early Life
He was born on October 29, 1980, in Providence, Rhode Island, US, to Miguel Cotto Sr. and Juana Vasquez. Many of his family members, such as his father, were into boxing. His brother, José Miguel Cotto, is a professional boxer and four-time regional level champion. His cousin, Abner Cotto, also a professional boxer, presently contends in the lightweight division. His uncle, Evangelista Cotto, is a former boxing trainer.
As a kid, he was enrolled in boxing to help him lose weight. He took training from the most famous boxing gym in Puerto Rico, the ‘Bairoa Gym’ in Caguas, where he developed into a top-class amateur boxer.
His amateur boxing career saw him represent Puerto Rico at several international events, both in the lightweight and light welterweight divisions. He won the silver medal in lightweight at the 18th ‘Central American and Caribbean Games’ held in in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in August 1998.He also won the silver medal in lightweight at the ‘Junior World Boxing Championships’ held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November 1998. He participated in the 1999 ‘Pan American Games’ and in the 2000 ‘Sydney Olympics Games,’ and after being defeated in the latter, by Uzbekistan’s Mahamadkadir Abdullayev, Cotto ended his amateur boxing career with a record of 125-23 and began his journey as a professional boxer.
Career
In 2001 he commenced his career as a professional boxer. That year, he faced a severe accident while driving his car to the gymnasium, resulting in a broken arm.
On February 1, 2003, he beat César Bazán from Mexico to win the vacant ‘WBC International’ light welterweight title at the ‘Mandalay Bay Events Center,’ Paradise, Nevada, US. He not only thrived to retain that title, fighting against Rocky Martinez, but also won the vacant ‘WBO–NABO’ light welterweight title on June 28 that year, at the ‘Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez,’ Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
After he succeeded in retaining the ‘WBC International’ light welterweight title, beating Panama boxer Demetrio Ceballos on September 13, 2003, at the ‘MGM Grand Garden Arena,’ Cotto was ranked ‘numero uno’ in the division, by the ‘WBA.’ He went on to retain the title against Colombian boxer Carlos Maussa on December 6 that year and against boxer Victoriano Sosa from the Dominican Republic on February 28, 2004.
He faced South African fighter Lovemore N'dou on May 8, 2004, at the ‘MGM Grand Garden Arena.’ Not only did he succeed in retaining the ‘WBC International’ light welterweight title, but he also won the vacant ‘WBA Fedelatin’ light welterweight title.
He beat Brazilian boxer Kelson Pinto, whom he had faced twice in amateur encounters, on September 11, 2004, to win the vacant WBO light welterweight title at the ‘José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum,’ San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He continued his winning spree by successfully defending his ‘WBO’ light welterweight title for six times in a row, prior to vacating the title in late 2006 in pursuit of moving up in the welterweight division.
He challenged Puerto Rican professional boxer Carlos Quintana for the vacant ‘WBA’ welterweight title. The fight took place on December 2, 2006, at the ‘Boardwalk Hall,’ Atlantic City, New Jersey, US, resulting in Cotto’s win by technical knockout.
He remained the ‘WBA’ welterweight champion in his next four defenses but lost the title to Mexican boxer Antonio Margarito on July 26, 2008, at the ‘MGM Grand Garden Arena.’
On February 21, 2009, he competed for and won the vacant ‘WBO’ welterweight title, beating boxer Michael Jennings from the UK, at the ‘Madison Square Garden,’ New York City, New York, US. That year, on April 8, a heated and violent discussion between Cotto and his uncle led him to fire the latter from the team’s staff. He then named the team's nutritionist, Joe Santiago, as his new trainer.
He successfully defended his ‘WBO’ welterweight title against Ghanaian boxer Joshua Clottey at the ‘Madison Square Garden,’ on June 13, 2009, but lost it to Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines on November 14 that year, at the ‘MGM Grand Garden Arena.’
Cotto then moved to the light middleweight division and won the ‘WBA’ light middleweight title, beating the reigning champion Yuri Foreman from Israel, on June 5, 2010, at the ‘Yankee Stadium’ in New York City.
He garnered the ‘WBA Super Champion’ status and retained the ‘WBA Super’ light middleweight title, fighting against Nicaraguan boxer Ricardo Mayorga, on March 12, 2011, and against Mexican boxer Antonio Margarito, on December 3, 2011. He was stripped of the title on May 5, 2012, by US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., at ‘the MGM Grand Garden Arena.’
He fought ‘WBC,’ ‘The Ring’ and lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez from Argentina on June 7, 2014, for all three titles, at the ‘Madison Square Garden.’ He won the unified ‘WBC,’ ‘The Ring,’ and lineal middleweight titles and with this, became the first boxer from Puerto Rico to become a “quadruple champion.”
He could retain his ‘WBC,’ ‘The Ring,’ and lineal middleweight titles, fighting against Australian boxer Daniel Geale, on June 6, 2015, but lost ‘The Ring’ and lineal middleweight titles on November 21that year, to Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez.
Meanwhile, the ‘WBC’ announced on November 17, 2015, that Cotto will not be identified as their ‘Middleweight World Champion’ anymore and the reason cited by them was "After several weeks of communications, countless attempts and good faith time extensions trying to preserve the fight as a WBC World Championship, Miguel Cotto and his promotion did not agree to comply with the WBC Rules & Regulations, while Canelo Alvarez has agreed to do so." Cotto, on the other hand, stated publicly that the actual reason for this was his denial to pay their sanctioning fees, which according to him was quite high.
Cotto returned to the light middleweight division, and on August 26, 2017, he beat Japanese boxer Yoshihiro Kamegai to win the vacant ‘WBO’ light middleweight title, at the ‘StubHub Center,’ Carson, California, US. He was, however, dethroned by US boxer Sadam Ali, on December 2 that year, at the ‘Madison Square Garden.’ Following the fight, Cotto retired from the ring, ending his 17-year-old professional boxing career.
Personal Life
In 2008, he married Melissa Guzmán. The couple has three children - Luis, Alondra, and Miguel Cotto III. He has another child - a daughter from his previous relationship - who was born in November 2006.
He is the owner of ‘Promociones Miguel Cotto,’ a boxing promotion that he also heads. It arranges fight cards in his homeland. He is also the founder of the non-profit organization ‘El Ángel,’ which promotes steps and physical activities in combating obesity in infants.
He was selected by Marc Eckō, an American fashion designer, artist, and founder of the American urban-fashion company ‘Eckō Unlimited,’ for promoting the brand.
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Miguel Cotto biography timelines
- // 29th Oct 1980He was born on October 29, 1980, in Providence, Rhode Island, US, to Miguel Cotto Sr. and Juana Vasquez. Many of his family members, such as his father, were into boxing. His brother, José Miguel Cotto, is a professional boxer and four-time regional level champion. His cousin, Abner Cotto, also a professional boxer, presently contends in the lightweight division. His uncle, Evangelista Cotto, is a former boxing trainer.
- // 2001In 2001 he commenced his career as a professional boxer. That year, he faced a severe accident while driving his car to the gymnasium, resulting in a broken arm.
- // 1st Feb 2003On February 1, 2003, he beat César Bazán from Mexico to win the vacant ‘WBC International’ light welterweight title at the ‘Mandalay Bay Events Center,’ Paradise, Nevada, US. He not only thrived to retain that title, fighting against Rocky Martinez, but also won the vacant ‘WBO–NABO’ light welterweight title on June 28 that year, at the ‘Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez,’ Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
- // 13th Sep 2003 To 28th Feb 2004After he succeeded in retaining the ‘WBC International’ light welterweight title, beating Panama boxer Demetrio Ceballos on September 13, 2003, at the ‘MGM Grand Garden Arena,’ Cotto was ranked ‘numero uno’ in the division, by the ‘WBA.’ He went on to retain the title against Colombian boxer Carlos Maussa on December 6 that year and against boxer Victoriano Sosa from the Dominican Republic on February 28, 2004.
- // 8th May 2004He faced South African fighter Lovemore N'dou on May 8, 2004, at the ‘MGM Grand Garden Arena.’ Not only did he succeed in retaining the ‘WBC International’ light welterweight title, but he also won the vacant ‘WBA Fedelatin’ light welterweight title.
- // 11th Sep 2004He beat Brazilian boxer Kelson Pinto, whom he had faced twice in amateur encounters, on September 11, 2004, to win the vacant WBO light welterweight title at the ‘José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum,’ San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- // 2006He continued his winning spree by successfully defending his ‘WBO’ light welterweight title for six times in a row, prior to vacating the title in late 2006 in pursuit of moving up in the welterweight division.
- // Nov 2006 To 2008In 2008, he married Melissa Guzmán. The couple has three children - Luis, Alondra, and Miguel Cotto III. He has another child - a daughter from his previous relationship - who was born in November 2006.
- // 2nd Dec 2006He challenged Puerto Rican professional boxer Carlos Quintana for the vacant ‘WBA’ welterweight title. The fight took place on December 2, 2006, at the ‘Boardwalk Hall,’ Atlantic City, New Jersey, US, resulting in Cotto’s win by technical knockout.
- // 26th Jul 2008He remained the ‘WBA’ welterweight champion in his next four defenses but lost the title to Mexican boxer Antonio Margarito on July 26, 2008, at the ‘MGM Grand Garden Arena.’
- // 21st Feb 2009On February 21, 2009, he competed for and won the vacant ‘WBO’ welterweight title, beating boxer Michael Jennings from the UK, at the ‘Madison Square Garden,’ New York City, New York, US. That year, on April 8, a heated and violent discussion between Cotto and his uncle led him to fire the latter from the team’s staff. He then named the team's nutritionist, Joe Santiago, as his new trainer.
- // 13th Jun 2009He successfully defended his ‘WBO’ welterweight title against Ghanaian boxer Joshua Clottey at the ‘Madison Square Garden,’ on June 13, 2009, but lost it to Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines on November 14 that year, at the ‘MGM Grand Garden Arena.’
- // 5th Jun 2010Cotto then moved to the light middleweight division and won the ‘WBA’ light middleweight title, beating the reigning champion Yuri Foreman from Israel, on June 5, 2010, at the ‘Yankee Stadium’ in New York City.
- // 7th Jun 2014He fought ‘WBC,’ ‘The Ring’ and lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez from Argentina on June 7, 2014, for all three titles, at the ‘Madison Square Garden.’ He won the unified ‘WBC,’ ‘The Ring,’ and lineal middleweight titles and with this, became the first boxer from Puerto Rico to become a “quadruple champion.”
- // 6th Jun 2015He could retain his ‘WBC,’ ‘The Ring,’ and lineal middleweight titles, fighting against Australian boxer Daniel Geale, on June 6, 2015, but lost ‘The Ring’ and lineal middleweight titles on November 21that year, to Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez.
- // 17th Nov 2015Meanwhile, the ‘WBC’ announced on November 17, 2015, that Cotto will not be identified as their ‘Middleweight World Champion’ anymore and the reason cited by them was "After several weeks of communications, countless attempts and good faith time extensions trying to preserve the fight as a WBC World Championship, Miguel Cotto and his promotion did not agree to comply with the WBC Rules & Regulations, while Canelo Alvarez has agreed to do so." Cotto, on the other hand, stated publicly that the actual reason for this was his denial to pay their sanctioning fees, which according to him was quite high.
- // 26th Aug 2017Cotto returned to the light middleweight division, and on August 26, 2017, he beat Japanese boxer Yoshihiro Kamegai to win the vacant ‘WBO’ light middleweight title, at the ‘StubHub Center,’ Carson, California, US. He was, however, dethroned by US boxer Sadam Ali, on December 2 that year, at the ‘Madison Square Garden.’ Following the fight, Cotto retired from the ring, ending his 17-year-old professional boxing career.
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Miguel Cotto's FAQ
What is Miguel Cotto birthday?
Miguel Cotto was born at 1980-10-29
Where is Miguel Cotto's birth place?
Miguel Cotto was born in Providence, Rhode Island
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Miguel Cotto's nationalities is Puerto Rican
Who is Miguel Cotto spouses?
Miguel Cotto's spouses is Melissa Guzmán (m. 1998)
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Miguel Cotto's childrens is Alondra Cotto, Miguel Cotto III
How tall is Miguel Cotto?
Miguel Cotto's height is 170
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Miguel Cotto is Scorpio
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