Where is cotto the boxer from

In the summer of , Cotto and Antonio Margarito collided in another chapter of the heated rivalry between Puerto Rico and Mexico. Although Cotto took an early lead, Margarito came on in the later rounds and bludgeoned Cotto into his first defeat as a professional. To his credit, Cotto rebounded to win the WBO pound title and successfully defended it, but he then lost to a prime Manny Pacquiao in November Cotto moved up again, heading to junior middleweight to win a world title in a third weight class by stopping Yuri Foreman in nine rounds at Yankee Stadium.

Cotto avenged the Margarito loss before losing back-to-back fights with Floyd Mayweather Jr. However, the popular Boricua was able to rise again in his spiritual home of Madison Square Garden, dropping Sergio Martinez four times to claim the Ring and WBC middleweight titles by 10th-round stoppage in June Adding belts in a fourth weight class was the icing on the cake to a hall of fame-worthy career.

I have no right to put myself in this league. I just did my work the best way possible. The critics of boxing, it is their job to decide that. Cotto , 33 knockouts retired after dropping a decision to Sadam Ali in December Cotto, now 40, is married, has five children and lives in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

He owns Miguel Cotto Promotions, which has produced world-class fighters and titleholders. He also owns real estate and gas stations. It was a pleasure for me to get my first title and beat him. I had to take this moment to show the world that I have more than him; I became a better boxer than Pinto as a professional boxer. I enjoyed my whole career, I enjoyed every fight, but this one in particular has a better flavor, a special flavor, to become a champion here in Puerto Rico.

Errol Spence Jr. David Lemieux was also an option, but it always seemed unrealistic that he could cut enough weight to face Cotto. And so, we end up with Cotto facing Ali to end a career that 5 years from now will get him enshrined into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Aside from the successes, however, some of the lasting memories of Cotto verge on the tragic. In , Cotto was a year-old undefeated welterweight champion. Margarito was 30 and—despite the 5 loses on his record—enjoyed the distinction of being among the most avoided boxers; that includes Floyd Mayweather turning down a then-career high payout to not face the Mexican fighter.

Some 40 seconds later, he took another knee before standing up and—with a bloody, dejected look—Cotto signaled to his corner to stop the fight, all while his wife and children sat in their seats, stunned and crying over the beating they saw first-hand. He has a great jab.

He can come forward, and he's also learned how to move a little bit, too. So it's a mix of everything, and I have to be prepared and ready for all that. I have to be at my best. I have to be in the greatest shape if I want to perform like I need to. Win or lose, Cotto insists Saturday will be it for him. In his humble manner, Cotto refuses to categorize his career or compare himself to any of the great Puerto Rican boxing legends that came before him.

His cousin, Abner Cotto, also a professional boxer, presently contends in the lightweight division. His uncle, Evangelista Cotto, is a former boxing trainer. As a kid, he was enrolled in boxing to help him lose weight. His amateur boxing career saw him represent Puerto Rico at several international events, both in the lightweight and light welterweight divisions.

In he commenced his career as a professional boxer.