José Cotto

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José Miguel Cotto Vázquez (born June 22, 1977) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and a four-time regional level champion. He is the brother of six-time world boxing champion Miguel Cotto and the cousin of lightweight contender Abner Cotto.

Amateur career

In 1995, as an amateur, he participated at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, and won a silver medal. A year later, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated in the first round.

Pro career

He won the WBC Youth World super bantamweight title on August 20, 2000, a split decision win against a capable young Fernando Velardez (who would later fight Mexican legend Erik Morales for Morales' WBC Featherweight title).

On July 25, 2003, Cotto was supposed to fight in Phoenix, Arizona. However, his opponent had trouble getting a license to fight, as he had been knocked out recently and was serving a 45-day suspension from another state. The Arizona boxing commission was unable to find Cotto an opponent in time, and the fight got cancelled.

On September 9, at his native Caguas, Cotto finally returned to action, with a first-round knockout win over Johnny Walker. On December 19, he fought Anthony Martinez in Aibonito, winning by an eighth-round knockout.

Cotto moved to Phoenix early in 2004. On April 14 of that year, he stopped Mexican Luis Lizarraga at two minutes and thirty-seven seconds of the first round to win the regional, International Boxing Council (IBC) Intercontinental super featherweight title. He has also won the vacant WBO intercontinental super featherweight title during his fight with Genaro Trazancos.

On August 6, he beat former WBA Bantamweight champion Al Kotey by a ten-round unanimous decision in San Juan. On August 20, 2005, Cotto would have boxed Manuel Medina, with a world title shot at stake. But he was unable to make the fight's weight limit and the fight was cancelled.

On January 29, 2005, Cotto knocked out Armando Cordoba in the first round to win the vacant WBO NABO lightweight title.

On January 20, 2006, Cotto knocked Ubaldo Hernandez out in seven rounds at Mayfield, California. On April 8, he received his first world title try, losing a twelve-round decision to Juan Díaz as part of a Pay Per View undercard, for the WBA world Lightweight title in an exciting fight where both contestants threw nearly a hundred punches per round.

In May 2007, he and Prawat Singwangcha (30-3-1, 18 KOs) battled to a twelve-round draw in a bout for the vacant WBA lightweight title.

Cotto then proceeded to fight Canelo Álvarez at welterweight. Cotto got off to a good start and almost knocked out Alvarez, in round 2, Cotto went down after missing a hook. The referee stopped the fight in round 9 after Cotto was trapped in the corner and was taking many flush right hands by Alvarez.

On April 9, 2011, he lost a 10-round unanimous decision to former IBF Light Welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi, managing to buckle Maligaggi a couple of times.

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He was scheduled to face former two time lightweight champion José Luis Castillo on February 11, 2012, though it was cancelled due to Castillo coming in overweight. On April 21, 2012, Jose Cotto beat Eric Cruz (13-8 13 KO's) by UD over 10 rounds, knocking the overmatched opponent down twice.

Professional boxing record (incomplete)

33 Wins (24 knockouts), 4 loss(s), 1 Draw, 0 No Contest [1]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 33-4-1 Template:Flagicon Manuel Pérez SDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2012-07-21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancún, Quintana RooScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For NABA Lightweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 33-3-1 Template:Flagicon Eric Cruz UDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2012-04-21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, CaguasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 32-3-1 Template:Flagicon Paulie Malignaggi UDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2011-04-09Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las VegasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 32-2-1 Template:Flagicon Christopher Henry TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4 (10), 1:19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2010-11-05Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo, CatañoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 31-2-1 Template:Flagicon Canelo Álvarez TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 9 (10), 2:51Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2010-05-01Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las VegasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For NABF WBA Latino Super-Light Welterweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 31-1-1 Template:Flagicon Ilido Julio TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6 (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2009-12-19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza, CaguasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 30-1-1 Template:Flagicon Martin Ramirez KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3 (8), 2:52Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2009-09-26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, CaguasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 29-1-1 Template:Flagicon Anthony Woods TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4 (8), 2:24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2009-08-29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Ruben Viera, Las PiedrasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Draw 28-1-1 Template:Flagicon Prawet Singwancha MDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007-05-11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Angel 'Cholo' Espada, SalinasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For vacant WBA World Lightweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 28-1-0 Template:Flagicon Ivan Hernandez TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 (10), 1:57Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-08-04Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Pedrín Zorrilla, Hato ReyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 27-1-0 Template:Flagicon Juan Díaz UDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-04-08Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Thomas & Mack Center, Las VegasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For WBA World Lightweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 26-0-0 Template:Flagicon Ubaldo Hernandez KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7 (10), 2:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-01-20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Activity Center, Maywood, CaliforniaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 25-0-0 Template:Flagicon Genaro Trazancos TKOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7 (12), 1:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2005-03-04Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Pedrín Zorrilla, Hato ReyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 24-0-0 Template:Flagicon Armando Cordoba KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (12), 1:27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2005-01-29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Hato ReyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant WBO NABO Lightweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 23-0-0 Template:Flagicon Alfred Kotey UDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2004-08-06Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Coliseo Pedrín Zorrilla, Hato ReyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 22-0-0 Template:Flagicon Luis Alfonso Lizarraga KOScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 (11), 2:27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2004-05-14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Dodge Theater, Phoenix, ArizonaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won IBC Intercontinental Lightweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check WBC Youth World Super Bantamweight Champion
August 20, 2000 – September 23, 2000
Vacated Template:S-ttl/check 		Vacant
Title next held by
Fernando Velardez
Vacant
Title last held by
Lemuel Nelson 		IBC Intercontinental Super Featherweight Champion
April 14, 2004 – 2005
Vacated Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Ebo Elder 		WBO NABO Lightweight Champion
January 29, 2005 – July 22, 2005
Vacated Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Janos Nagy 		WBO Intercontinental Super Featherweight Champion
March 4, 2005 – December 2, 2005
Vacated Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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