Miguel Cotto is a retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. Miguel Cotto is the first & only Puerto Rican to earn titles in four diverse weight classes. Considered among the celebrated Puerto Rican boxer alongside Carlos Ortiz, Wilfredo Gomez, Hector Camacho, Wilfred Benitez and Felix Trinidad, Miguel Cotto excels at his craft.

Quick Information:

• Birthday: 29 October 1980 (age 37)
• Ethnicity: White
• Nationality: Puerto Rican
• Profession: Boxer

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Miguel Cotto Age, Height and Body Measurements

37 years old Miguel Cotto stands 5 feet 7 inch tall and weighs 69 Kg. He has own thirty-nine matches out of forty-three. He won thirty-two by knock-out.

He is quite popular in social media. His fans can follow him on his Facebook and Twitter pages. He continuously posts his pictures on Instagram as well.

Quick Info:

• Height: 1.7 m
• Weight: 69 kg
• Chest: Normal 39 inches, Expanded 41 inches
• Biceps: 13 inches
• Waist: 32 inches
• Thigh: 22 inches

A number of websites provide a close look at his personal and professional life. His detailed biography is as well available on the wiki.

Miguel Cotto Net Worth and Salary

Miguel Cotto is a Puerto-Rican-born boxer who has a net worth of $25 million dollars.

He acquired all this net worth through his hard work and dedication in games. He is one of the legendary boxers of current days.

• Net worth: $25 Million
• Salary: N/A

Miguel Cotto Professional Career and Records

Cotto joined the Bairoa Gym as a child. There, he developed into a victorious amateur fighter, winning a number of international matches.

He took part in multiple international competitions, including Junior World Championships in 1998 that held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1999, he participated in the Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada. He then competed in the Boxing World Championships. He was defeated by Robertas Nomeikas.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, he once again represented Puerto Rico. However, he was defeated by Mahamadkadir Abdullayev by points.

In the initial phase of his career, he won a game against former world titleholder John Brown. He suffered a severe injury in 2001 that threatened his career. However, he recovered and return to the matches. On 13th of September 2003, he won a match against Demetrio Ceballos at Las Vegas which made him number 1 in his division. He began the year 2004 with a victory against Victoriano Sosa, former world title contender.

On 8th of April 2004, he defeated Lovemore N’dou in Las Vegas. He played as well as won a match against Brazilian Kelson Pinto for the title of the World Boxing Organization junior welterweight on 11th of September 2004. He then defeated Randall Bailey by knockout on 11th in December 2004.

On 11th of June 2005, he once again faced Mohamed Abdulaev, this time as professional. He took revenge on his previous defeat by winning the match. His 3rd championship was held on 24th of September 2005 at Boardwalk Hall against Ricardo Torres. He knocked him out on the 7th round.

He continued to win several matches defeating celebrated boxers such as Shane Moseley, Alfonso Gomez, Michael Jennings, Joshua Clottey, Yuri Foreman, Ricardo Mayorga, Antonia Margarito and Delvin Rodriguez to name a few. On June 7, 2014, he faced The Ring Middleweight and WBC champion Sergio Martinez and won the title.

Miguel Cotto Wife – Family and Children

Miguel Cotto is married to Melissa Guzman in 1998. Miguel along with his wife Melissa is blessed with two adorable children. They named their daughter, Alondra Cotto, and son, Miguel Cotto III.

He has another child from his extramarital affair. The baby took birth in November 2006.

Miguel Angel Cotto Vazquez was born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. He spent his formative years in Caguas Puerto Rico.

A number of his family members are linked with boxing, including his brother Jose Miguel Corro, late father Miguel Cotto Sr., cousin Abner Cotto and his uncle as well as former boxing instructor Evangelista Cotto.

Quick Info:

• Parents Miguel Cotto Sr. (Died on January 3, 2010), Juana Vasquez
• Siblings: Jose Cotto
• Spouse: Melissa Guzman
• Children: Alondra Cotto (Daughter), Miguel Cotto III

Apart from being an active boxer, he as well presides and owns a boxing promotion called “Promociones Miguel Cotto” that arranges fight cards in Puerto Rico.

In the same way, he established a non-profit organization called “El Angel” that encourages physical activity as well as measures against infant fatness.