Miguel Cotto

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Name: Miguel Cotto
Alias: Junito
Birth Name: Miguel Angel Cotto
Hometown: Caguas, Puerto Rico
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 170cm
Reach: 170cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainers: Evangelista Cotto (2001-2009), Joe Santiago (2009), Emanuel Steward (2010-2011), Pedro Luis Diaz (2011-2012), Freddie Roach (2013-2017)
Promoters: Golden Boy Promotions (-2017), Promociones Miguel Cotto (-2017)
Miguel Angel Cotto Gallery

Amateur Career

Cotto (right) vs. Muhammad Abdullaev at the 2000 Olympics

• He started boxing when he was 11.
• Amateur record: 125-23
• 1993 Lost to future minimumweight and light flyweight champion Ivan Calderon on points (2-3).
• 1997 Lightweight Gold Medalist at the Pan American Championships in Medellin, Colombia. Results:
  • Defeated Marcos Aceituno (Guatemala) on points (10-2)
  • Defeated Aldo Moreno (Cuba) on points (9-8)
  • Defeated Luis Jose (Dominican Republic) on points (21-5)
  • Defeated Javier Osvaldo Alvarez (Argentina) on points (10-9)
• 1998 Lightweight Silver Medalist at the Pan American Junior Championships in Toluca, Mexico. Results:
  • Defeated Jorge Herrera Daniel (Cuba) on points (5-2)
  • Defeated Alexander Gonzalez (Venezuela) by RSC in round 4
  • Lost to Dana Laframboise (Canada) on points (3-4)
• 1998 Lightweight Silver Medalist at the World Junior Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Results:
  • Defeated Andrey Kolevin (Ukraine) on points (15-3)
  • Defeated Dana Laframboise (Canada) on points (6-1)
  • Defeated Darius Jasevicius (Lithuania) points (9-5)
  • Lost to Anton Solopov (Russia) on points (8-9)
• 1998 Lightweight Silver Medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Results:
  • Defeated Luis Antonio Arceo (Mexico) on points (+25-25)
  • Defeated Carlos Castro (Dominican Republic) on points (12-4)
  • Lost to Mario Kindelan (Cuba) on points (2-20)
• 1999 Competed as a lightweight at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Results:
  • Lost to Dana Laframboise (Canada) on points (2-5) in the quarterfinals
• 1999 Competed as a light welterweight at the World Championships in Houston, USA. Results:
  • Lost to Robertas Nomeikas (Lithuania) on points (2-6) in the round of 16
• 2000 Light Welterweight Gold Medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Caracas, Venezuela. Results:
  • Defeated Maikel Perez (Cuba) on points (16-6) in the final
• 2000 Represented Puerto Rico as a light welterweight at 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Result was:
  • Lost to Muhammad Abdullaev (Uzbekistan) on points (7-17) in the round of 16

Professional Career

Cotto (left) vs. Sergio Martinez in 2014

• Held the WBO junior welterweight title from 2004 to 2006 and successfully defended it six times. In his third title defense, Cotto stopped Muhammad Abdullaev in nine rounds to avenge his Olympic loss.
• Held the WBA welterweight title from 2006 to 2008 and successfully defended it four times.
• Cotto was 12-0 (10 KO) in his first 12 world title fights.
• Knocked out 3 of his former amateur opponents. Kelvin Pinto (TKO 6) who had beaten him twice in the amateurs, Ricardo Torres (KO 7) who Cotto had outpointed in 2000 and Muhammad Abdullaev (TKO 9) who had outpointed him in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
• Held the WBO welterweight title in 2009 and successfully defended it once.
• Won the WBA super welterweight title in 2010 and was soon afterwards upgraded to Super champion. He held the Super title until 2012 and successfully defended it twice.
• Won the WBC and Ring middleweight titles in 2014, becoming the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in four weight divisions.
• Has defeated 20 opponents (16 by KO) for the world title.
  • 2 opponents (2 by KO) for the World Middleweight Title.
  • 4 opponents (3 by KO) for the World Light Middleweight Title.
  • 7 opponents (5 by KO) for the World Welterweight Title.
  • 7 opponents (6 by KO) for the World Light Welterweight Title.
• Has a record of 20-6 (16 KOs) in world title fights.
• Has a record of 16-6 (12 KOs) against former, current and future world titlists.
  • Won against Cesar Bazan, Carlos Maussa, Lovemore N'dou, Randall Bailey, DeMarcus Corley, Ricardo Torres, Paul Malignaggi, Carlos Quintana, Zab Judah, Shane Mosley, Joshua Clottey, Yuri Foreman, Ricardo Mayorga, Antonio Margarito, Sergio Gabriel Martinez, Daniel Geale
  • Lost against Antonio Margarito, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Austin Trout, Saul Alvarez, Sadam Ali

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBC International super lightweight title (2003-2004)
• WBO NABO junior welterweight title (2003)
• WBA Fedelatin super lightweight title (2004)
• WBB interim light middleweight title (2011)

Pay-Per-View History

• 1. (2006-06-10) W (UD 12) Paul Malignaggi (Top Rank PPV) - 90,000 buys.
• 2. (2007-06-09) W (TKO 11) Zab Judah (HBO PPV) - 225,000 buys. [1]
• 3. (2007-11-10) W (UD 12) Shane Mosley (HBO PPV) - 400,000 buys. [2]
• 4. (2008-07-26) L (TKO 11) Antonio Margarito (HBO PPV) - 450,000 buys. [3]
• 5. (2009-02-21) W (TKO 5) Michael Jennings (Top Rank PPV) - 90,000 buys.
• 6. (2009-11-14) L (TKO 12) Manny Pacquiao "Firepower" (HBO PPV) - 1,250,000 buys and $70,000,000 in revenue. [4]
• 7. (2011-03-12) W (TKO 12) Ricardo Mayorga (Showtime PPV) - 250,000 buys. [5]
• 8. (2011-12-03) W (RTD 9) Antonio Margarito (HBO PPV) - 600,000 buys. [6][7]
• 9. (2012-05-05) L (UD 12) Floyd Mayweather Jr "Ring Kings" (HBO PPV) - 1,500,000 buys and $94,000,000 in revenue. [8]
• 10. (2014-06-07) W (RTD 10) Sergio Martinez (HBO PPV) - 300,000-350,000 buys. [9][10][11]
• 11. (2015-11-21) L (UD 12) Saul Alvarez (HBO PPV) - 900,000 buys and about $58,000,000 in revenue. [12]

External Link

• Promociones Miguel Cotto (Miguel Cotto Promotions) Website

Preceded by: Zab Judah Vacated	WBO Light Welterweight Champion 2004 Sep 11 – 2006 Oct 27 Vacated	Succeeded by: Ricardo Torres
Preceded by: Ricky Hatton Vacated	WBA Welterweight Champion 2006 Dec 2 – 2008 Jul 26	Succeeded by: Antonio Margarito
Preceded by: Paul Williams Vacated	WBO Welterweight Champion 2009 Feb 21 – 2009 Nov 14	Succeeded by: Manny Pacquiao
Preceded by: Yuri Foreman	WBA Light Middleweight Champion 2010 Jun 5 – 2010 Upgraded to Super Champion 2010 – 2012 May 5	Succeeded by: Austin Trout Regular Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Super Champion
Preceded by: Sergio Gabriel Martinez	WBC Middleweight Champion 2014 Jun 7 – 2015 Nov 17 Stripped	Succeeded by: Saul Alvarez
Preceded by: Saul Alvarez Vacated	WBO Light Middleweight Champion 2017 Aug 2 – 2017 Dec 2	Succeeded by: Sadam Ali