Boxing in Puerto Rico
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The history of the sport of boxing in Puerto Rico is a varied and extensive one. Boxing is a major sport in the Caribbean country, and the sport has produced many champions for the island, both in the
Sixto Escobar
Wilfred Benitez (right) in 1980
Wilfredo Gómez (left) in 2003
Hector Camacho in 2009
Miguel Cotto
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Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017. He is a multiple-time world champion, and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in fou
Boxing in Puerto Rico
…knocked out Sergio Diaz in the first round that night. Six days later, Friday, February 23, 2001, marked the debut of another future Puerto Rican legend, Miguel Cotto. Cotto, who had unsuccessfully participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, representing Puerto Rico, fought that night at the Frank Erwin Center…
Cotto in 2010