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Cotto was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Puerto Rican parents, and relocated to Caguas, Puerto Rico, with his family before he turned two. [5] There are several figures linked to boxing in his family, including his late father Miguel Cotto Sr., his brother José Miguel Cotto, his second cousin Abner Cotto, and his uncle and former boxing trainer Evangelista Cotto.
Miguel Cotto (right) against Oktay Urkal on March 3, 2007. After making six successful defenses of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) light welterweight title, Cotto moved up in weight class to the welterweight division and defeated Carlos Quintana on December 2, 2006 to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title. [2]
In February 2014, it was announced that former 2 division champion Miguel Cotto would move up to middleweight in order to challenge him for the titles on June 7, 2014, at Madison Square Garden. [3] [4] [5] A catchweight of 159 pounds was set for this bout. [6] Cotto was a 9/5 favourite to win. [7]
Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Firepower, was a boxing match for the WBO welterweight championship. [1] The bout was held on November 14, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena , in Las Vegas , Nevada , United States .
Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez was a professional boxing match contested on November 21, 2015, for the WBC, The Ring and TBRB middleweight championship. [2] It took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada .
Miguel Cotto also revealed that he will keep Emanuel Steward as his head trainer. [22] The HBO World Championship Boxing telecast of Yuri Foreman vs. Miguel Cotto was the highest rated boxing main event in 2010 to that point on the network. The live telecast from Yankee Stadium on Saturday plus a replay Sunday morning was watched by about 1.9 ...
Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II was a professional boxing match contested onDecember 3, 2011 , for the WBA (Super) super welterweight championship. [1] The bout was at Madison Square Garden , in New York City , United States under the promotion of Top Rank at a catchweight of 153 pounds.
Miguel Cotto vs. Kelson Pinto, billed as Night of Revenge, was a professional boxing match contested on September 11, 2004, for the vacant WBO junior welterweight championship. [ 1 ] Background