Miguel Cotto

Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto
Statistics
Real name Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez
Nickname(s) Junito
Rated at Light middleweight
Welterweight
Light Welterweight
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality  Puerto Rico
Born October 29, 1980 (1980-10-29) (age 31)
Rhode Island
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 38
Wins 36
Wins by KO 29
Losses 2
Draws 0
No contests 0

Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez (born October 29, 1980) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA Light Middleweight Super Champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto. He is a four-time world champion in 3 weight divisions (Light Welterweight, Welterweight, Light Middleweight).

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Professional career

Junior Welterweight

On September 11, 2004, Cotto faced Kelson Pinto from Brazil, for the vacant World Boxing Organization junior welterweight title. This represented the third fight between them, with Pinto being victorious in their two previous encounters, both of which took place while they were still amateurs. The fight was televised by HBO from San Juan, Puerto Rico. During this card Cotto utilized a defensive stance with his hands in a high position instead of his usual aggressive orthodox stance.[1] Over the course of the fight Cotto scored three knockdowns and won the World Boxing Organization Junior Welterweight Championship by knockout in the sixth round.[1]

On December 11, 2004, he successfully defended his title, beating former world champion Randall Bailey by knockout in the sixth round, as part of the Vitali Klitschko-Danny Williams undercard in Las Vegas.[2] Cotto's performance was described as a result of hand speed and accuracy.[2] During the fight Bailey received punches in his face that opened cuts over and under both of his eyes.[2] As a result of the cuts Bailey was examined by the ringside physician. Following this Bailey expressed that he did not want to continue and the referee stopped the fight at 1:39 of the sixth round.[2] Eleven days later, on December 22, 2004 the Puerto Rican boxing commission named Cotto as Puerto Rico's fighter of the year for 2004.[3] Cotto's second title defense took place on February 26, 2005 in the Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico against Demarcus Corley.[4] During the fight Cotto practiced a boxing style that was more aggressive than usual, trading hits with Corley over the course of the first round.[4] During the fight both boxers were deducted one point following illegal low blows.[4] Cotto scored three knockdowns before the fight was stopped by the referee at 2:45 of the fifth round following a combination by Miguel.[4] Corley claimed that the referee stopped the fight prematurely stating that "the ref just stopped the fight premature. If he wanted to stop the fight, he could have stopped it when I had [Cotto] hurt."[4] Just a few days after retaining the crown versus Corley, Cotto received a personal blow, when his stablemate and friend, former 2004 Olympian Joseph Serrano, was shot in the head upon leaving the Bairoa gym. Serrano survived the shot, but was in critical yet stable condition at a local hospital.

On June 11, 2005, Cotto faced former Olympic gold medalist Mohamed Abdulaev from Uzbekistan. As amateurs, Abdulaev eliminated Cotto from the first round of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. This time they met as professionals in New York City's Madison Square Garden. Before the beginning of the fight Cotto received a positive ovation from the public.[5] During the first round Miguel went on the offensive scoring hits on Abdullaev's head and body while he was in a defensive stance.[5] In the fourth round a left hook by Miguel hurt Abdullaev, who proceeded to focus his hits on Cotto's body.[5] Abdullaev's offense was effective in the sixth and seventh rounds and as a result of this Cotto assumed a defensive stance.[5] Following the eighth round Abdullaev's eye was swollen to the point of being almost entirely closed.[5] In the ninth round following accurate punches by Cotto the fight's referee paused the fight and asked the ringside doctor to examine Abdullaev's eye.[5] After being examined by the doctor Abdullaev indicated to the referee that he could not continue, this way Cotto retained the Welterweight division championship.[5]

Miguel's third championship defense took place on September 24, 2005 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, against Ricardo Torres of Colombia.[6] In the first round Cotto had an offensive advantage and scored a knockdown on Torres.[6] In the second round after trading hits Torres scored a knockdown on Miguel.[6] The last seconds of the round were evenly matched with both boxers finishing the round injured.[6] Cotto was apparently in better condition when the third round began and was dominating the fight at that point. With two minutes remaining in the round one of Cotto's punches landed in Torres' beltline. Following this Torres was granted thirty seconds to recover by the referee.[6] Cotto dominated the fourth round and Torres won the fifth.[6] Cotto won and scored a knockdown in the sixth round. At 1:24 of the seventh round a left hook by Cotto knocked Torres out.[6]

On March 4, 2006, Cotto defended his WBO Junior Welterweight title by knocking out Gianluca Branco, who had to give up during the eighth round of their bout due to a shoulder injury.[7] Cotto dominated the fight as a result of jab combinations in a card that took place in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.[7] Cotto's next scheduled match was against the then-undefeated Paul Malignaggi in a fight that took place on June 10, 2006 in Madison Square Garden.[8] Cotto opened a cut over Malignaggi's right eye in the first round, [8] which, according to Malignaggi, affected his performance over the course of the fight, by stating "this was the first time in which I was cut, and the blood kept going into my eye. And it bothered me the entire fight. I was not able to see very well. Cotto's a great fighter, but I'm disappointed, as I wanted to be the champion".[8] Cotto won the fight by unanimous decision with scores of 116-111 and 115-112.[8] Malignaggi suffered a fractured right orbital bone and his jaw was injured, he was taken to Roosevelt Hospital after the fight's outcome was announced.[8]

Welterweight

Cotto in his match against Oktay Urkal

Cotto relinquished his title in late 2006 and announced his intention to move to the welterweight division to challenge Carlos Quintana for the WBA's championship. The fight took place on December 2, 2006. Cotto defeated Quintana by technical knockout in the fifth round. Following a punch to the body, Quintana surrendered prior to the start of the sixth round and Cotto won the vacant World Boxing Association Welterweight Championship.[9] Cotto's Welterweight reign began successfully on March 3, 2007 when he retained his belt with a technical knock out victory in the eleventh round over Oktay Urkal. Urkal's corner threw in the towel because he was apparently down in the fight, and had just had a second point deducted for a head butt, leading to his corner's belief that the referee was unfair.[10] On June 9, 2007, Cotto defended the WBA Welterweight Title against Zab Judah in New York City, performing before a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden. The bout included a knockdown and a point deduction registered for Cotto, who established dominance on the offensive following a close start. At the moment of the stoppage, the judges had Cotto leading 97-91. Cotto won by technical knockout in the eleventh round when the referee stopped the fight.[11]

Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley fought on November 10, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in a card made possible by a legal settlement between Top Rank Boxing, Cotto's promoter, and Mosley's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions.[12] The fight was broadcast on HBO Pay-Per-View and was won by Cotto via unanimous decision. During the course of the fight Cotto pursued Mosley who was reacting in a slow fashion.[13] Late in the fight Mosley displayed more aggression at one point becoming the aggressor.[13] Cotto's performance was described as "a rare moment in sports when a sudden star rises from what is categorically termed as goodness, to the cusp of greatness."[13] On April 12, 2008, Cotto successfully defended the championship against Alfonso Gómez. Throughout the fight Cotto scored three knockdowns before the fight was stopped following the fifth round, when the doctor indicated to the referee that Gómez could not continue.[14] Cotto was selected the World Boxing Association's "Boxer of the Year", during the organization's annual award celebration, which took place in Buenos Aires.[15]

On July 26, 2008, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Cotto suffered his first loss as a professional to Antonio Margarito in an unsuccessful title defense. Cotto had taken the early initiative, frequently landing a series of punches on Margarito during the early rounds while using his footwork to avoid danger. However, Margarito presented constant offensive pressure of Cotto and eventually began to wear down Cotto's resistance by trapping him against the ropes. Cotto was hurt in the seventh round after a pair of Margarito uppercuts caused his nose to bleed. Margarito continued to chase his opponent down and inflicted further damage towards the end of the tenth round. Margarito then threw a series of punches at the start of the eleventh round, with Cotto against the ropes and bleeding profusely. A combination from Margarito finally forced Cotto to his knee. He got up, but Margarito continued landing combinations. Evangelista Cotto threw in the towel after Cotto again fell to the canvas in the corner of the ring. Two judges had Margarito ahead by a score of 96–94 at the time of the stoppage, while the third scored the fight even. Cotto believes that Margarito cheated because there was a picture of Margarito with his glove off and his wrap was cracked [16] HBO analyst Harold Lederman had also scored the fight even. Cotto's loss to Margarito has since come under suspicion due to Margarito's subsequent attempted use of illegal hand-wraps in a fight against Shane Mosley.

Later career and light middleweight division

Cotto returned to action on February 21, 2009, in a card held at the Madison Square Garden. This time competing against Michael Jennings for the vacant WBO welterweight title. After both pugilists used the first round to study their opponent's style, the tempo accelerated during the second.[17] In the third, Cotto pursued the offensive more fluidly, connecting with jabs and hooks.[17] One round later, Cotto scored two knockdowns on Jennings, who was able to continue until the recess. In the fifth, Jennings was trapped against the ropes, which Cotto utilized to connect a right hook to score a third knockdown.[17] Jennings incorporated, but the referee decided to stop the fight.[18] With this action, Cotto was awarded a technical knockout victory, in the process winning his second championship in the welterweight division. On April 8, 2009, Cotto fired his uncle from the team's staff, following a violent discussion where his property was damaged. However, neither side expressed interest in pursuing any sort of legal action. Consequently, Cotto named Joe Santiago, who had served as the team's nutritionist as his new trainer.

On June 13, 2009, Cotto defended this championship against Joshua Clottey, in a fight that was originally intended to be an unification that also included the International Boxing Federation's title. In the first round he scored a knockdown after connecting a jab. In the third round an accidental head clash opened a severe laceration over Cotto's left eye. The injury bled profusely during the fourth round, but he was able to control the pace. In the fifth round, Clottey was pushed to the floor during an exchange and was injured in his left knee, receiving time to recover before the contest resumed. In the sixth, Cotto trapped Clottey in a corner and gained offensive advantage. During the next two rounds, Clottey controlled the offensive, noticing that Cotto was unable to see right punches. During the last rounds, Cotto decided to employ his technique from outside, while the fight's tempo remained close. The judges decided the fight's outcome by split decision, awarding scores of 115-112 and 116-111 for Cotto and 114-113 for Clottey.[19]

Immediately after this fight, negotiations began to pursue a contest against Manny Pacquiao. Even before Pacquiao defeated Ricky Hatton, Bob Arum, who represents both Cotto and Pacquiao, stated that he was interested in this matchup.[20] Subsequently, Pacquiao expressed interest in fighting Cotto.[21] The fight was sanctioned as a world title fight in the welterweight division, where the weight limit is 147 pounds, however Cotto's camp agreed to fight at a catchweight of 145 pounds to accommodate Pacquiao's smaller physique. Cotto's camp also conceded the larger share of the purse to Pacquiao, who received a 65% share of pay-per-view buys, compared to Cotto's 35% share.[22]

On November 14, 2009, Pacquiao defeated Cotto by TKO 55 seconds into the 12th round, dethroning Cotto as a WBO welterweight champion.[23] The fight generated 1.25 million buys and 70 million dollars in domestic pay-per-view revenue, making it the most watched boxing event of 2009.[24] Pacquiao earned around 22 million dollars for his part in the fight, whilst Cotto earned around 12 million dollars.[24] Pacquiao-Cotto also generated a live gate of $8,847,550 from an official crowd of 15,930.[24]

Cotto at the weigh-in on June 4, 2010.

After the Pacquiao fight, Cotto moved to the light middleweight division. On June 5, 2010, he fought against Israeli undefeated boxer Yuri Foreman at Yankee Stadium in New York. Bob Arum had said that if Cotto were to win, he would become a frontrunner to defend the WBA belt against Manny Pacquiao in November. Cotto stated that he would consider a return to the welterweight division, in case of an interesting fight.[25]

Cotto ended up knocking Foreman down with a signature left hook to the body in the ninth round claiming the WBA light middleweight title, his fourth overall in three different weight divisions.[26]

On March 12, 2011, Cotto defeated Ricardo Mayorga in a 12th round TKO, retaining his WBA Light Middleweight title on the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Subsequently Cotto was awarded the newly created World Boxing Board (WBB) championship.[27]

Cotto is now scheduled to face Antonio Margarito December 3, 2011 in New York. It will be for the WBA and WBB Light Middleweight Title.

Professional boxing record

36 Wins (29 Knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draws[28]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
N/A N/A Mexico Antonio Margarito - N/A 2011-12-03 United States Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York Defends WBA (Super) World Light Middleweight Title.
Win 36-2 Nicaragua Ricardo Mayorga TKO 12 (12), 0:53 2011-03-12 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBA World Light Middleweight title.
Win 35-2 Israel Yuri Foreman TKO 9 (12), 0:42 2010-06-05 United States Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York Won WBA World Light Middleweight title.
Loss 34-2 Philippines Manny Pacquiao TKO 12 (12), 0:55 2009-11-14 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Lost WBO World Welterweight title.
Win 34-1 Ghana Joshua Clottey SD 12 2009-06-13 United States Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York Retained WBO World Welterweight title.
Win 33-1 United Kingdom Michael Jennings TKO 5 (12), 2:38 2009-02-21 United States Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York Won vacant WBO World Welterweight title.
Loss 32-1 Mexico Antonio Margarito TKO 11 (12), 2:05 2008-07-26 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Lost WBA World Welterweight title.
Win 32-0 Mexico Alfonso Gómez RTD 5 (12), 3:00 2008-04-12 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Retained WBA World Welterweight title.
Win 31-0 United States Shane Mosley UD 12 2007-11-10 United States Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York Retained WBA World Welterweight title.
Win 30-0 United States Zab Judah TKO 11 (12), 0:49 2007-06-09 United States Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York Retained WBA World Welterweight title.
Win 29-0 Germany Oktay Urkal TKO 11 (12), 1:01 2007-03-03 Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Retained WBA World Welterweight title.
Win 28-0 Puerto Rico Carlos Quintana RTD 5 (12), 3:00 2006-12-02 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Won vacant WBA World Welterweight title.
Win 27-0 United States Paul Malignaggi UD 12 2006-06-10 United States Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York Retained WBO World Light Welterweight title.
Win 26-0 Italy Gianluca Branco TKO 8 (12), 0:49 2006-03-04 Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón Retained WBO World Light Welterweight title.
Win 25-0 Colombia Ricardo Torres KO 7 (12), 1:52 2005-09-24 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Retained WBO World Light Welterweight title.
Win 24-0 Uzbekistan Mohammad Abdullaev TKO 9 (12), 0:57 2005-06-11 United States Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York Retained WBO World Light Welterweight title.
Win 23-0 United States DeMarcus Corley TKO 5 (12), 2:45 2005-02-26 Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón
Win 22-0 United States Randall Bailey TKO 6 (12), 1:39 2004-12-11 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBO World Light Welterweight title.
Win 21-0 Brazil Kelson Pinto TKO 6 (12), 0:32 2004-09-11 Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, Hato Rey, San Juan Won vacant WBO World Light Welterweight title.
Win 20-0 Australia Lovemore N'dou UD 12 2004-05-08 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Light Welterweight title.
Win 19-0 Dominican Republic Victoriano Sosa TKO 4 (12), 2:51 2004-02-28 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Light Welterweight title.
Win 18-0 Colombia Carlos Maussa TKO 8 (12), 3:00 2003-12-06 Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón Retained WBC International Light Welterweight title.
Win 17-0 Panama Demetrio Ceballos TKO 7 (12), 2:28 2003-09-13 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Light Welterweight title.
Win 16-0 Mexico Rocky Martinez KO 2 (12), 2:42 2003-06-28 Puerto Rico Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón Retained WBC International Light Welterweight title.
Win 15-0 United States Joel Perez KO 4 (10), 1:29 2003-04-19 United States Selland Arena, Fresno, California
Win 14-0 Mexico Cesar Bazan TKO 11 (12), 0:16 2003-02-01 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Won vacant WBC International Light Welterweight title.
Win 13-0 Mexico Ubaldo Hernandez KO 7 (10), 1:31 2002-11-22 Puerto Rico Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Win 12-0 United States John Brown UD 10 2002-09-14 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 11-0 Mexico Carlos Alberto Ramirez KO 3 (10), 2:34 2002-07-30 United States Lucky Star Casino, Concho, Oklahoma
Win 10-0 Uganda Justin Juuko TKO 5 (10), 2:44 2002-06-22 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 9-0 Mexico Juan Angel Macias TKO 7 (10), 1:54 2002-05-03 United States Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 8-0 United States Sammy Sparkman TKO 2 (10), 2:49 2002-03-01 Puerto Rico Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina
Win 7-0 United States Joshua Smith TKO 2 (8), 1:24 2002-01-11 Puerto Rico Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas
Win 6-0 Mexico Arturo Rodriguez KO 2 (6), 2:52 2001-07-28 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Win 5-0 United States Rudolfo Lunsford TKO 4 (6), ? 2001-07-01 Puerto Rico Pier 10 Arena, San Juan
Win 4-0 Mexico Martin Ramirez UD 4 2001-05-20 Puerto Rico San Juan
Win 3-0 United States Waklimi Young UD 4 2001-04-28 United States Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York
Win 2-0 United States Jacob Godinez TKO 2 (4), 1:17 2001-03-30 United States Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Win 1-0 United States Jason Doucet TKO 1 (4), 2:12 2001-02-23 United States Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas Cotto's professional debut.

Professional championships

Vacant
Title last held by
Zab Judah		 World Boxing Organization Junior Welterweight Champion
September 11 2004 – October 27 2006
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Ricardo Torres
Vacant
Title last held by
Ricky Hatton		 World Boxing Association Welterweight Champion
December 2 2006 – July 26 2008		 Succeeded by
Antonio Margarito
Vacant
Title last held by
Paul Williams		 World Boxing Organization Welterweight Champion
February 21 2009 – November 14 2009		 Succeeded by
Manny Pacquiao
Preceded by
Yuri Foreman		 World Boxing Association Super Welterweight Champion
June 5 2010 – September 10 2010
Promoted		 Vacant
Title next held by
Austin Trout
as Regular Champion
Vacant
Title last held by
Winky Wright		 World Boxing Association Super Welterweight Champion
Super Title
September 10 2010 - present		 Incumbent

See also

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