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Miguel Angel Cotto

BORN October 29 1980; Providence, Rhode Island
HEIGHT 5-7
WEIGHT 137-155 lbs

Cotto is a busy pugilist who brings a workman-like attitude into the gym when training and into the ring when fighting; He was side-tracked for a while but is back on track now; He possesses a stiff punch but can be hurt; However, this does not hinder him from giving it his all

During his career, he has won the following titles -
WBC Middleweight Championship of the World, WBA Super Light Middleweight Championship of the World, WBA Light Middleweight Championship of the World, World Boxing Board Light Middleweight Championship, WBA Welterweight Championship of the World, WBO Welterweight Championship of the World, WBO Light Welterweight Championship of the World, WBC International Light Welterweight Championship, WBA Fedelatin Light Welterweight Championship, and WBO NABO Light Welterweight Championship

2001
Feb 23 Jason Doucet               Austin, Tx                        TK  1
Mar 30 Jacob Godinez              Fort Worth, Tx                    TK  2
Apr 28 Waklimi Young              New York, NY                       W  4
May 20 Martin Ramirez             San Juan, PR                       W  4
Jul  1 Rudolfo Lunsford           San Juan, PR                      TK  4
Jul 28 Arturo Rodriguez           Los Angeles, Ca                   KO  2

2002
Jan 11 Joshua Smith               Caguas, PR                        TK  2
Mar  1 Sammy Sparkman             Carolina, PR                      TK  2
May  3 Juan Angel Macias          Las Vegas, Nv                     TK  7
Jun 22 Justin Juuko               Las Vegas, Nv                     TK  5
Jul 30 Carlos Alberto Ramirez     Concho, Ok                        KO  3
Sep 14 John Brown                 Las Vegas, Nv                      W 10
Nov 22 Ubaldo Hernandez           Caguas, PR                        KO  7

2003
Feb  1 Cesar Bazan                Las Vegas, Nv                     TK 11
          -WBC International Light Welterweight Championship
Apr 19 Joel Perez                 Fresno, Ca                        KO  4
Jun 28 Rocky Martinez             Bayamon, PR                       KO  2
          -WBC International Light Welterweight Championship
           WBO NABO Light Welterweight Title
Sep 13 Demetrio Ceballos          Las Vegas, Nv                     TK  7
          -WBC International Light Welterweight Championship
Dec  6 Carlos Maussa              Bayamon, PR                       TK  8
          -WBC International Light Welterweight Championship

2004
Feb 28 Victoriano Sosa            Las Vegas, Nv                     TK  4
          -WBC International Light Welterweight Championship
May  8 Lovemore Ndou              Las Vegas, Nv                      W 12
          -WBC International Light Welterweight Championship
           WBA Fedelatin Light Welterweight Title
Sep 11 Kelson Pinto               Hato Rey, PR                      TK  6
          -WBO World Light Welterweight Championship
Dec 11 Randall Bailey             Las Vegas, Nv                     TK  6
          -WBO World Light Welterweight Championship

2005
Feb 26 DeMarcus Corley            Bayamon, PR                       TK  5
          -WBO World Light Welterweight Championship
Jun 11 Muhammad Abdullaev         New York, NY                      TK  9
          -WBO World Light Welterweight Championship
Sep 24 Ricardo Torres             Atlantic City, NJ                 KO  7
          -WBO World Light Welterweight Championship

2006
Mar  4 Gianluca Branco            Bayamon, PR                       TK  8
          -WBO World Light Welterweight Championship
Jun 10 Paul Malignaggi            New York, NY                       W 12
          -WBO World Light Welterweight Championship
Dec  2 Carlos Quintana            Atlantic City, NJ                 TK  5
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

2007
Mar  3 Oktay Urkal                San Juan, PR                      TK 11
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun  9 Zab Judah                  New York, NY                      TK 11
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec 10 "Sugar" Shane Mosley       New York, NY                       W 12
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

2008
Apr 12 Alfonso Gomez              Atlantic City, NJ                 TK  5
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Jul 26 Antonio Margarito          Las Vegas, Nv                     LT 11
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

2009
Feb 21 Michael Jennings           New York, NY                      TK  5
          -WBO Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 13 Joshua Clottey             New York, NY                       W 12
          -WBO Welterweight Championship of the World
Nov 14 Manny Pacquiao             Las Vegas, Nv                     LT 12
          -WBO Welterweight Championship of the World

2010
Jun  5 Yuri Foreman               Bronx, NY                         TK  9
          -WBA Light Middleweight Championship of the World

2011
Mar 12 Ricardo Mayorga            Las Vegas, Nv                     TK 12
          -WBA Super Light Middleweight Championship of the World
           World Boxing Board Light Middleweight Championship
Dec  3 Antonio Margarito          New York, NY                      TK  9
          -WBA Super Light Middleweight Championship of the World

2012
May  5 Floyd Mayweather Jr.       Las Vegas, Nv                      L 12
          -WBA Super Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec  1 Austin Trout               New York, NY                       L 12
          -WBA Light Middleweight Championship of the World

2013
Oct  5 Delvin Rodriguez           Orlando, Fl                       TK  3

2014
Jun  7 Sergio Gabriel Martinez    New York, NY                      TK 10
          -WBC Middleweight Championship of the World

2015
Jun  6 Daniel Geale               Brooklyn, NY                      TK  4
          -WBC Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov 21 Saul "Canelo" Alvarez      Las Vegas, Nv                      L 12
          -WBC Middleweight Championship of the World

2017
Aug 26 Yoshihiro Kamagei          Carson, Ca                         W 12
          -WBO Super Welterweight Championship of the World

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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