Yeah read that a few days ago, Cotto won Had way more AM fights and was a stand out on the AM scene but his win/loss ratio was much the same as Clotteys
Here is Joshua Clottey's Amature record, for anyone who is interested.
Also competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Care, to see Cotto's amature record?
Amateur Highlights
1997 won the Panamerican Championship as a Lightweight in Medellin, Colombia. Beat Javier Osvaldo Alvarez of Argentina in the final.
1998 2nd place at the Panamerican Junior Championships in Toluca, Mexico. Lost the final to Dana Laframboise of Canada.
1998 2nd place at Junior World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Results were:
Defeated Andrey Kolevin (Ukraine) PTS (15-3)
Defeated Dana Laframboise (Canada) PTS (6-1)
Defeated Darius Jasevicius (Lithuania) PTS (9-5)
Lost to Anton Solopov (Russia) PTS (8-9)
1998 2nd place at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Results were:
Defeated Luis Antonio Arceo Santos (Mexico) PTS (+25-25)
Defeated Carlos Castro (Dominican Republic) PTS (12-4)
Lost to Mario Kindelan (Cuba) PTS (2-20)
1999 competed at the Panamerican Games in Winnipeg, Canada.
Results were:
Lost to Dana Laframboise (Canada) PTS (2-5)
1999 competed at the World Championships in Houston, USA. Results was:
Lost to Robertas Nomeikas (Lithuania) PTS
2000 represented Puerto Rico as a Light Welterweight at 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Result was:
Lost to Mahamadkadir Abdullayev (Uzbekistan) 7-17
2000 won the Central American and Caribbean Championships as a Light Welterweight in Caracas, Venezuela. Beat Ismaikel Perez of Cuba in the final on points (16-6)
Former WBO super lightweight champion with six title defenses. Beat Mohamad Abdulaev on cuts to revenge his Olympic loss. Early in his amateur career he dropped a decision to current strawweight king Ivan Calderon.
Amateur Highlights
1997 won the Panamerican Championship as a Lightweight in Medellin, Colombia. Beat Javier Osvaldo Alvarez of Argentina in the final.
1998 2nd place at the Panamerican Junior Championships in Toluca, Mexico. Lost the final to Dana Laframboise of Canada.
1998 2nd place at Junior World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Results were:
Defeated Andrey Kolevin (Ukraine) PTS (15-3)
Defeated Dana Laframboise (Canada) PTS (6-1)
Defeated Darius Jasevicius (Lithuania) PTS (9-5)
Lost to Anton Solopov (Russia) PTS (8-9)
1998 2nd place at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Results were:
Defeated Luis Antonio Arceo Santos (Mexico) PTS (+25-25)
Defeated Carlos Castro (Dominican Republic) PTS (12-4)
Lost to Mario Kindelan (Cuba) PTS (2-20)
1999 competed at the Panamerican Games in Winnipeg, Canada.
Results were:
Lost to Dana Laframboise (Canada) PTS (2-5)
1999 competed at the World Championships in Houston, USA. Results was:
Lost to Robertas Nomeikas (Lithuania) PTS
2000 represented Puerto Rico as a Light Welterweight at 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Result was:
Lost to Mahamadkadir Abdullayev (Uzbekistan) 7-17
2000 won the Central American and Caribbean Championships as a Light Welterweight in Caracas, Venezuela. Beat Ismaikel Perez of Cuba in the final on points (16-6)
Former WBO super lightweight champion with six title defenses. Beat Mohamad Abdulaev on cuts to revenge his Olympic loss. Early in his amateur career he dropped a decision to current strawweight king Ivan Calderon.
Am guessing Cotto weigh like a straw back then too?
Yeah read that a few days ago, Cotto won Had way more AM fights and was a stand out on the AM scene but his win/loss ratio was much the same as Clotteys
Miguel Cotto's amature record was 125-23. Was four time national champion, and went to the 2000 Olympics.
Yeah read that a few days ago, Cotto won Had way more AM fights and was a stand out on the AM scene but his win/loss ratio was much the same as Clotteys
Is that a recent pic of Cotto in your Av? Dude looks ahead of schedule.
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