Introduction:
Miguel Angel Cotto Vazquez, best called Miguel Cotto, is a very skilled boxer from Puerto-Rico. He's the very first Puerto-Rican boxer to win the world titles in four totally different weight categories. He's ranking fourth within the world best middle-weight by Transnational Boxing Ranking Board (TBRB). Miguel is also known as Junito.
Early Life:
Miguel Cotto aka Junito was born on 29th October 1980, in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. The family went to Puerto Rico before he turned two years old. Miguel Cotto belongs to the family of boxing background. His late father, Miguel Cotto Sr., his brother Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin Abner Cotto are all associated with boxing.
His uncle Evangelista Cotto was a former boxing trainer. Therefore, Miguel started his career in boxing and that is not a surprising move. Miguel Cotto started boxing since he was a baby. He was trained in Bairoa athletic facility in Caugas …show more content…
He broke his arm and the shoulder four places and still has 6 inches titanium rod placed in his right arm. Miguel won his initial world champion in Sep 2004 for WBO light-weight welter beating Brazilian banger Kelson Pinto who defeated him a couple of times during his amateur career. In 2014, he became the very first Puerto Rican to win four separate weight title divisions. Miguel has won 19 out of his 23 world matches. His matches are the pay-per-view events.
Net Worth and Income:
Still being a full of time boxer, Miguel Cotto is the owner of boxing promotion named “Promociones Miguel Cotto” that organizes fight cards in Puerto RICO. He's the founding father of “El Angel” which is a non-profit organization promoting physical activity and measures of infant obesity. Miguel is a wealthy person. he's paid a decent pay and has a net worth of $35 million.