Miguel Ángel Cuello

Miguel Ángel Cuello (February 27, 1946 – September 14, 1999) was an Argentinian professional boxer in the light heavyweight (175 lb) division. He was born in Elortondo, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Miguel Ángel Cuello
Miguel Ángel Cuello
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Real nameMiguel Angel Cuello
Weight(s)Light heavyweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
NationalityArgentina Argentine
Born(1946-02-27)February 27, 1946
Santa Fe, Argentina
DiedSeptember 14, 1999(1999-09-14) (aged 53)
Santa Fe, Argentina
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins21
Wins by KO20
Losses1

Amateur career

Cuello represented Argentina as a light heavyweight at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. His results were:[1]

Professional career

Cuello turned professional in 1973 after a successful amateur career and won the vacant WBC Light Heavyweight title in 1977 with a KO over Jesse Burnett. He lost the title in his first defense against Mate Parlov by KO. He retired after the loss, the only professional loss of his career.

Professional boxing record

22 fights 21 wins 1 loss
By knockout 20 1
By decision 1 0
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Loss 21–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mate Parlov KO 9 (15) 1978-01-07 Italy Palazzo Dello Sport, Milan Lost WBC Light heavyweight title
Win 21–0 United States Jesse Burnett TKO 9 (15) 1977-05-21 Monaco Stade Louis II, Fontvieille Won vacant WBC Light heavyweight title
Win 20–0 Germany Kurt Luedecke TKO 1 (10) 1976-10-28 Italy Milan
Win 19–0 United States Wayne McGee TKO 4 (10) 1976-10-01 Italy Palazzo Dello Sport, Milan
Win 18–0 Italy Mario Almanzo KO 2 (10) 1976-04-02 Germany Kiel
Win 17–0 United States Ray Anderson KO 6 (10) 1976-02-20 Germany Sporthalle, Alsterdorf
Win 16–0 United Kingdom Phil Matthews KO 2 (10) 1976-02-09 France Palais des Sports, Paris
Win 15–0 United States Billy Freeman TKO 2 (10) 1975-12-13 France Nouvelle Hippodrome, Paris
Win 14–0 Argentina Ivan Ramon Rojas KO 4 (12) 1975-10-10 Argentina Rosario
Win 13–0 Argentina Roberto Gustavo Aguilar KO 3 (12) 1975-06-13 Argentina Venado Tuerto
Win 12–0 Argentina Raul Arturo Loyola RTD 4 (12) 1975-03-07 Argentina Cordoba
Win 11–0 Argentina Guillermo Aguirrezabala RTD 1 (10) 1974-12-11 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 10–0 Argentina Roberto Gustavo Aguilar KO 2 (10) 1974-09-27 Argentina San Juan
Win 9–0 Argentina Roberto Gustavo Aguilar TKO 5 (10) 1974-07-10 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 8–0 Argentina Luis O Colen KO 1 (10) 1974-06-07 Argentina San Juan
Win 7–0 Argentina Ivan Ramon Rojas KO 2 (10) 1974-04-19 Argentina Venado Tuerto
Win 6–0 Argentina Simeon G Gallardo KO 2 (10) 1973-12-12 Argentina Salta
Win 5–0 Argentina Juan Aguilar PTS 10 (10) 1973-11-24 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 4–0 Argentina Simeon G Gallardo KO 2 (6) 1973-11-10 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 3–0 Argentina Carlos A Santagada KO 2 (6) 1973-10-20 Argentina Venado Tuerto
Win 2–0 Argentina Adolfo Jorge Cardozo TKO 2 (6) 1973-08-25 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires
Win 1–0 Argentina Ivan Ramon Rojas KO 2 (6) 1973-07-25 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires Professional debut

See also

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miguel Ángel Cuello Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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