Weight: 140 Height: 5'8"
Born: October, 29 1980
Hometown: Caguas, Puerto Rico

Updated 1/08

At the age of 26, Miguel has been fighting as a pro for over 5 1/2 years. He moved up to 147 pounds for the first time in his last fight on December 2 and won the WBA welterweight world title with a very impressive fifth--round TKO win against previously undefeated contender Carlos Quintana. Boxing columnist Graham Houston wrote, "Now we know that Miguel Cotto is a formidable force at welterweight... Every punch from Cotto seemed designed to do damage -- even the jabs to body and head were forceful drives -- and he switched to southpaw in a very effective way... Cotto was relentless, intelligent and fast in the way he applied pressure... The fact that Cotto won was no surprise to many of us -- what was surprising, to me anyway, was that he made it look almost easy."

After the fight, Miguel said, "As always, I go in to fight my fight and win round by round. In a fight at this level, you expect both fighters to have their moments. He had his and I had mine, but mine were greater. My shots were bigger, and he didn't stand up to it.