Miguel Cotto: record, next fight and profile →
Miguel Cotto Promotions is looking to organize their first card since the pandemic began, on December 5 at the Pedrin Zorrilla de Hato Rey Coliseíto. It would have the participation of some of its main fighters, including Danielito Zorrilla and Oscar Collazo.
Former four division champion Miguel Cotto himself will lead the corner of his world title challenger Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago as the Nicaraguan battles in his sixth attempt to capture a world crown.
The five newcomers are a who’s who of boxing royalty, led by longtime pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., former longtime heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko, Puerto Rican legend Miguel Cotto, two-division world champion Andre Ward and three-division champion James Toney. They all had their last fights in 2017 and are eligible for the first time since last year the Hall of Fame reduced the waiting period from five years to three years before a fighter can appear on the ballot for the first time.
The uncertainty caused by the coronavirus has forced Miguel Cotto's promotional company, Miguel Cotto Promotions, to move their planned event that was scheduled for August 22 in San Juan. The new working date for the event is October 17.
Former four division champion Miguel Cotto, through his promotional company Promociones Miguel Cotto, is on track to be the first to stage a boxing card in Puerto Rico since the forced closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic that erupted in March.
Rare was the moment when Miguel Cotto fought in front of anything less than a rabid crowd during the heart of his incredible. As much has been the case during his time as a full-time promoter in his native Puerto Rico although those days are about to change. The retired former four-division titlist is taking steps to return boxing to his beloved island, which hasn’t hosted a live event since late February due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Cotto’s company, Miguel Cotto Promotions (MCP) and partner Hector Soto’s H2 Entertainment have been in touch with the Puerto Rico Department of Recreation and Sports and the local boxing commission with a proposal to present the first event—behind closed doors—as early as August.
It was Miguel Cotto’s turn to represent Puerto Rico during his boxing career, becoming the generational face of the island over the course of boxing career. At a current time where Boricuas need more than a victory in the ring, the former four-division champion found way to give his people reason to cheer. As much of Puerto Rico—particularly the southern region of the island—continues to struggle in the wake of a series of earthquakes, the future Hall of Famer and his staff at Promociones Miguel Cotto took the lead in providing aid for those who remain in need.
Fresh off his gold medal win at the 2019 Pan-American Games in Lima, Peru, standout Puerto Rican prospect Oscar "The Pupil" Collazo has decided to set aside his Olympic aspirations and begin his professional career by signing with Miguel Cotto Promotions and H2 Entertainment in association with Golden Boy. Collazo, who was one of six athletes to bring a gold medal to Puerto Rico from Lima, Peru and the only one to have done so in the sport of boxing, will make his professional debut on Feb. 15 during the first Miguel Cotto Promotions card of 2020.
Current Junior Featherweight Champion Emanuel ‘El Vaquero’ Navarrete was recognized by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) today, during the 22nd Annual WBO Golf Tournament at ‘El Legado Golf Club’ in Guayama. This edition of the annual golf competition serves as preamble to the Thirty-Second Annual WBO Convention, which will be held in the city of Tokyo, Japan, from December 2 until Thursday, December 5, 2019.
During 12 professional fights, Danielito ’El Zorro’ Zorrilla had swept away his competition and never had to touch ‘deep waters’. And on Saturday night he managed to successfully pass his first test of fire after using his extensive arsenal of resources and excel despite fighting with an injured hand to impose himself with a wide unanimous decision, 100-89 on two cards and 98-91 in the third, before the dangerous Aztec Jesús Pérez.