Miguel cotto family biography
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Miguel Angel Cotto (Miguel Cotto) was born on October 29, 1980 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, with several figures linked to boxing in his family, including his late father Miguel Cotto Sr., his brother Jose Miguel Cotto, his second cousin Abner Cotto and his uncle and boxing trainer Evangelista Cotto. He is married to Melissa Guzmán with whom he has two children, Alondra and Miguel Cotto III. Cotto has a daughter outside of this marriage with another woman, who was born in November 2006. On May 29, 2007, Cotto solicited a Protection Order against the mother of his child. The order was granted and it prevented her from gaining access to Cotto's house in the "Valle del Turabo" sector of Caguas, Puerto Rico and the Bairoa Gym, where he usually trains. The case was dropped on June 14, 2007, when Cotto attended a citation and asked judge Bernardo Solá to lift the Protection Order.
Outside of his involvement as an active boxer, Cotto also owns and presides a boxing promotion named "Promociónes Miguel Cotto", which organizes fight cards in Puerto Rico. Similarly he founded "El Ángel", a non-profit organization that promotes physical activity and measures against infant obesity. Marc Ecko, fashion designer and owner of Ecko, se
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| Date of Birth: | January 29, 1980 |
| Place of Birth: | Providence, Rhode Isle, United States |
| Nationality: | Puerto Rican |
| Gym(s): | Bairoa Gym |
| Location: | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Coaches: | Evangelista Cotto his Uncle (2001 – 2009) Emmanuel Warden (2010 – 2011) Pedro Diaz (2011 – 2012) Freddie Faith (2013 – 2017) |
| Boxing Career: | Amateur, Professional, Promoter |
| Nicknames: | Juanito |
| Height: | 5 Ft 7 inches. 170cm |
| Reach: | 67 inches. 170cm |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
| Weight Class: | Light welterweight, Welterweight, Light middleweight, Middleweight |
| Professional Record: | Total Fights: 47, Wins: 41, Wins surpass KO: 33, Losses: 6, Draws 0, No contests 0 |
| Notable Fights: | Miguel Cotto vs Paul Malignaggi, Miguel Cotto vs Carlos Quintana, Miguel Cotto vs Zab Juda, Miguel Cotto vs ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito I & II, Miguel Cotto vs Manny Pacquaio, Miguel Cotto vs Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto vs Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez |
Overview
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Miguel Cotto
Puerto Rican boxer
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cotto and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.
Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez (born October 29, 1980) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017. He is a multiple-time world champion, and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in four weight classes, from light welterweight to middleweight. In 2007 and 2009, he reached a peak active pound for pound ranking of seventh by The Ring magazine. Cotto started out his career as a hard-hitting pressure fighter, but evolved over the years into a more refined boxer-puncher as he moved up in weight.
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 Olympics, and the 1998 Junior World Championships; the latter in which he won a lightweight silver medal. Having begun his professional career in 2001, Cotto defeated Kelson Pinto for the WBO light welterweight title in 2004. He made six successful defenses before vacating the title to move up in weight. In his first welterweight fight, in 2006, Cotto defeated Carlos Quintana for the vacant WBA title. He success