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Miguel Cotto. 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 ...
Cotto and Margarito's aggressive boxing styles led to much praise from multiple boxing writers. Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports named it the third-best boxing match of 2008 and the fight generated 450,000 pay-per-view buys, the third-highest in 2008 for a boxing match. Margarito was later suspected of cheating in this bout after controversy arose ...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Ring Kings, was a boxing super welterweight bout held on May 5, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. [1] Mayweather won the fight by unanimous decision in what was deemed to be a clear, but very competitive and exciting victory for Floyd.
The Battle 2. Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II was a boxing match for the WBA (Super) super welterweight title. [2] The bout was held on December 3, 2011, at the Madison Square Garden, in New York City, United States. [3] [4] When Cotto and Margarito met in 2008, they waged their memorable welterweight title bout at the MGM Grand in Las ...
Pacquiao wins via 12th-round TKO. Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Firepower, was a boxing match for the WBO welterweight championship. The bout was held on November 14, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Pacquiao won the fight via technical knockout in the twelfth round.
The first Puerto Rican to win a world championship was Sixto Escobar, who won it on June 26, 1934. During the 1960s and 1970s, there was an increase in the number of pugilists who achieved this recognition. [ 11] Including Wilfred Benítez who on March 6, 1976, became the youngest world champion in history at 17 years old.
Cotto via 12th round TKO. Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga, billed as Relentless, was a boxing super welterweight fight for the WBA (Super) super welterweight championship. [1] The bout was held on March 12, 2011, at MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. [2] [3] Cotto won the fight via technical knockout in the twelfth round.
1. Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who competed between 1994 and 2017. He held multiple welterweight world championships, including the WBO title from 2002 to 2007, the IBF title in 2008, and the WBA (Super) title from 2008 to 2009. He also challenged three times for a light ...