José Miguel Cotto (born 1977) is a professional boxer from Caguas, Puerto Rico. He is the brother of Miguel Cotto, another boxer who has world title aspirations. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... For other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Caguas (founded in 1775) is a municipality located in the eastern central area of Puerto Rico. ... Miguel Cotto (born October 29, 1980) is a professional boxer from Puerto Rico. ...

José Miguel, who has boxed for most of his career under the shadow of his brother, trained at Bairoa Gym in Caguas. In 1995, he participated at the Pan American Games in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Bairoa Gym is a boxing gym located in the Bairoa barrio area of Caguas, Puerto Rico. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ... Mar del Plata (population 600,000) is a city eastern central Argentina, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast. ...

On July 25, 2003, José Miguel was supposed to fight in Phoenix, Arizona. However, his opponent had trouble getting a license to fight, as he had been knocked out recently and was serving a 45 day suspension from another state. The Arizona boxing commission was not able to find Cotto an opponent in time and the fight got cancelled. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Phoenix is surrounded by twenty two towns and cities that have grown so closely together that it is almost impossible to distinguish one from another in this satellite image. ...

On September 5, at his native Caguas, Cotto finally returned to action, with a first round knockout win over Johnny Walker. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ...

On December 19, he fought Anthony Martinez in Aibonito, winning by an eighth round knockout. December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aibonito is a small mountain town in Puerto Rico. ...

José Miguel Cotto moved to Phoenix early in 2004. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 14 of that year he stopped Mexican Luis Lizarraga at two minutes and thirty seven seconds of the first round to win the minor, International Boxing Council title. April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ...

On August 6, he beat former world champion Al Kotey by a ten round unanimous decision at San Juan. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico. ...

José Miguel is undefeated in 24 bouts as a professional, with 16 wins by knockout. He is currently ranked as the number 6 world title challenger in his weight division by the IBF. Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ringsports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ...

Also see

• List of famous Puerto Ricans