About Miguel Cotto

Miguel Ángel Cotto (born October 29, 1980 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in the lightweight and light welterweight divisions at various international events including the 1999 Pan American Games, the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 1998 Junior World Championships where he won a silver medal.

Cotto began his professional career in 2001, and on September 11, 2004, he defeated Kelson Pinto for the WBO junior welterweight championship. He defended the title successfully a total of six times, before vacating it when he ascended to the welterweight division. On his first match on this division he defeated Carlos Quintana for the vacant WBA welterweight championship. Cotto successfully defended this title against Oktay Urkal, Zab Judah, Shane Mosley and Alfonso Gómez, before losing it to Antonio Margarito. On February 21, 2009, he defeated Michael Jennings to win the vacant WBO welterweight championship.

Miguel Cotto, the pride of Puerto Rico will fight against the Poung-for-Pound King Manny "Pacman" Pacquiaso on November 14. The fight is entitles "Fire Fower" Pacquiao vs Cotto.

Miguel Cotto Fight Record

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION WINNER
2009-06-13 Joshua Clottey New York, NY Cotto W 12
2009-02-21 Michael Jennings New York, NY Cotto KO 5
2008-07-26 Antonio Margarito Las Vegas, NV Margarito TKO 11
2008-04-12 Alfonso Gomez Atlantic City, NJ Cotto W 5
2007 -11-10 Shane Mosley W12 New York City Gomez TKO 11
2007-06-09 Zab Judah New York City Cotto TKO 11
2007-06-09 Otay Urkal San Juan, PR Urkal TKO 11
2006-12-02 Carlos Quintana Atlantic City, NJ Cotto W 5
2006-06-10 Paul Malignaggi New York, NY Cotto W 12
200-03-04 Gianluca Branco Bayamon, PR Cotto TKO 8
2005-09-24 Ricardo Torres Atlantic City, NJ KO 7
2005-06-11 Mohammad Abdulaev New York, NY Cotto TKO 5
2005-02-26 DeMarcus Corley Bayamon, PR Cotto, TKO 5
2004- 12- 11 Randall Bailey Las Vegas, NV Cotto TKO 6
2004-09-11 Kelson Pinto Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Cotto TKO 6
2004-05-08 Lovemore N'dou Las Vegas, NV Cotto W12
2004-02-28 Victoriano Sosa Las Vegas, NV Cotto
2003-12-06 Carlos Maussa Bayamon, PR Cotto TKO 7
2003-09-13 Demtrio Ceballos Las Vegas, NV Cotto TKO 7
2003-06-28 Rocky Martinez Bayamon, PR Cotto KO 2
2003-04-19 Joel Perez Fresno, CA Cotto KO 7
2003-02-01 Cesar Bazan Las Vegas, NV Cotto TKO 11
2002-06-22 Justin Juuko Las Vegas, NV Cotto TKO 5
2002-05-03 Juan Angel Macias Las Vegas, NV Cottto TKO 7
2002-03-01 Sammy Sparkman Carolina, PR Cotto TKO 2
2002-01-11 Joshua Smith Caguas, PR Cotto TKO 2
2001-07-28 Arturo Rodriguez Los Angeles, CA Cotto KO 2
2001-07-01 Rudolfo Lunsford San Juan, PR Cotto TKO 4
2001-05-20 Martin Ramirez San Juan, PR Cotto W 4
2001-04-28 Waklimi Young New York, NY Cotto TKO 2
2001-03-30 Jacob Godinez Fort Worth, TX Cotto TKO 2
2001-02-23 Jason Doucet Austin,TX Cotto TKO 1