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1 Boxing life  





2 First win  





3 WBC World Flyweight Champion Reign  





4 Professional boxing record  





5 Honours  





6 See also  





7 References  





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Miguel Canto
Born

Miguel Canto


(1948-01-30) January 30, 1948 (age 76)
NationalityMexican
Other namesEl Maestro
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Reach60 in (152 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights74
Wins61
Wins by KO14
Losses9
Draws4

Miguel Angel Canto Solis (born January 30, 1948) is a Mexican former world boxing champion who held the WBC and Lineal flyweight titles.

Boxing life

Unlike many Mexican boxers, Canto was not a "slam-bang" type of boxer ("Slam-Bang" boxers are boxers whose fights are usually action-packed; Mexican boxers are usually stereotyped as "slam-bangers"). He used boxing techniques and knowledge instead of trying to score knockouts in most of his fights. Proof of this is that he only won fifteen fights by knockout, out of more than seventy professional bouts. He was a defensive expert, somewhat in the style of Willie Pep.

Canto began his professional boxing career on February 5, 1969. He became one of those rare cases in boxing, like Alexis Argüello, Henry Armstrong, Bernard Hopkins, Victor Luvi Callejas and Wilfredo Vazquez, where a boxer loses his first fight and goes on to become a world champion. He lost that day to Raul Hernandez, in Canto's hometown of Mérida, by a knockout in round three.

First win

His first win came against Pedro Martinez, on May 5, 1969, by a four round decision, also at Mérida. Canto lost his next fight, but a streak of seven undefeated fights (he went 5-0-2, with 2 knockouts during that streak), led him to fight Vicente Pool on May 27 of 1970, for the Yucatán state Flyweight title. Canto won his first professional belt when he outpointed Pool over twelve rounds. In his first defense, he retained the crown, with a twelve round decision over Jose Luis Cetina. After losing his next bout, a ten round, non title bout against Tarcisio Gomez, on a decision, he went on to win 21 bouts in a row, including his first bout outside Mérida (a two round knockout of Pedro Martinez in Cansahcab, Mexico), and a win over Constantino Garcia on January 22, 1972, by twelve round decision, to claim the Mexican Flyweight title. On January 31, 1973, he fought to a ten round draw (tie) against perennial contender Ignacio Espinal.

After winning his next four fights, including a rematch victory over Tarcisio Gomez, he was given his first world title try, when he fought Betulio GonzálezinMaracaibo, Venezuela, for the WBA world Flyweight title. In what was also his first fight abroad, he was outpointed by the equally legendary Gonzalez, considered by many to be Venezuela's greatest fighter of all time, on August 4 of 1973.

WBC World Flyweight Champion Reign

Canto won six more fights, including two Mexican title defenses, and on January 8, 1975, he faced WBC world Flyweight champion Shoji OgumainSendai. Canto defeated Oguma by a fifteen round decision to claim the WBC and vacant lineal flyweight titles.[1] His dream of becoming a world champion finally realized, Canto was a busy champion, mixing several non-title bouts with his title defenses. In his next fight, he beat Espinal in a rematch by a ten round decision. In his first title defense, he avenged his loss to Betulio Gonzalez by a fifteen round decision. On August 23 of that year, he defeated OPBF champion Jiro Takada by 11th round TKO. Following that win, Canto faced Espinal for a third time and retained his title once again by a fifteen round decision. On May 15, 1976, he scored a win over former champion Susumu Hanagata. Canto eventually became a traveling world champion.

For his fifth title defense, he returned to Venezuela and defeated Gonzalez for the second time in their trilogy by a fifteen round decision. One month later, he retained the crown against Orlando Javierto, once again by fifteen round decision, in Los Angeles, California.

On April 24, 1977, he returned to Venezuela for a third time, retaining the title against Reyes Arnal by a fifteen round decision in Caracas. Two months later, he beat Kimio Furesawa by a fifteen round decision in Tokyo. Then, he and Martin Vargas fought the first of their two bouts: on September 17, 1977, Canto outpointed Vargas in his hometown of Mérida.

It was Canto's turn to travel to Vargas' hometown of Santiago, Chile, for their rematch, held on November 30 of the same year. Canto once again retained the titles with a fifteen round decision.

In 1978, Canto retained his title three times, including two rematches with Shoji Oguma, both of them held in Japan, and another fifteen round points win over Facomrom Vibonchai, in a fight held at Houston, Texas.

By this time, Canto's name had become a household name all over Latin America, thanks in part to Ring En Español, which gave Canto's fights much coverage.

On February 10 of 1979, he retained his titles for a division record fourteenth time against a future world champion, Antonio Avelar, by a fifteen round decision.

On March 18, his reign came to an end, when he lost a fifteen round decision to Chan Hee ParkinSouth Korea. On September 9 of that same year, he tried to recover his titles from Park in a rematch, but, after fifteen rounds, the fight ended in a draw.

Canto's career took a downward spiral after that fight. He won his following three fights, including wins against Olympic Bronze medalist Orlando MaldonadoofPuerto Rico and former champion Sung-Jun Kim. In his 70th career fight, he lost to future world champion Gabriel Bernal. Canto avenged his loss to Bernal in his next fight, but lost the remaining three fights of his career by knockout.

After his final loss to Rodolfo Ortega on July 24, 1982, Canto retired from boxing for good. He had a record of 61 wins, 9 losses and 4 draws (ties), with 15 knockout wins.

Professional boxing record

73 fights 60 wins 9 losses
By knockout 15 5
By decision 45 4
Draws 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
74 Loss 61–9–4 Mexico Rodolfo Ortega TKO 9 (10) 1982-07-24 Mexico Carte Clara Stadium, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
73 Loss 61–8–4 Mexico Alfredo Hernandez TKO 7 (10) 1981-10-31 Mexico Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
72 Loss 61–7–4 Mexico Candido Tellez KO 4 (10) 1981-08-29 Mexico Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
71 Win 61–6–4 Mexico Gabriel Bernal UD 10 1981-06-06 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
70 Loss 60–6–4 Mexico Gabriel Bernal UD 10 1981-03-29 Mexico Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
69 Win 60–5–4 South Korea Sung-Jun Kim UD 10 1981-02-22 Mexico Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
68 Win 59–5–4 Puerto Rico Orlando Maldonado DQ 6 (10) 1980-10-18 Mexico Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
67 Win 58–5–4 Mexico Alfredo Hernandez UD 10 1980-08-16 Mexico Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
66 Draw 57–5–4 South Korea Chan-Hee Park MD 15 1979-09-09 South Korea Changchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea For WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
65 Loss 57–5–3 South Korea Chan-Hee Park UD 15 1979-03-18 South Korea Kudok Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Lost WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
64 Win 57–4–3 Mexico Antonio Avelar UD 15 1979-02-10 Mexico Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
63 Win 56–4–3 Thailand Facomron Vibonchai SD 15 1978-11-20 United States Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
62 Win 55–4–3 Japan Shoji Oguma UD 15 1978-04-18 Japan Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
61 Win 54–4–3 Japan Shoji Oguma SD 15 1978-01-04 Japan City Sogo Gym, Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
60 Win 53–4–3 Chile Martin Vargas UD 15 1977-11-30 Chile Estadio Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
59 Win 52–4–3 Chile Martin Vargas UD 15 1977-09-17 Mexico Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
58 Win 51–4–3 Japan Kimio Furesawa UD 15 1977-06-15 Japan Shinagawa Sports Land, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
57 Win 50–4–3 Venezuela Luis Reyes Arnal SD 15 1977-04-24 Venezuela Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
56 Win 49–4–3 Philippines Orlando Javierto UD 15 1976-11-19 United States Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
55 Win 48–4–3 Venezuela Betulio Gonzalez SD 15 1976-10-03 Venezuela Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela Retained WBC, and The Ring flyweight titles
54 Win 47–4–3 Japan Susumu Hanagata UD 15 1976-05-15 Mexico Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
53 Win 46–4–3 Mexico Francisco Marquez UD 10 1976-03-13 Mexico Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
52 Win 45–4–3 Dominican Republic Ignacio Espinal UD 15 1975-12-13 Mexico Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
51 Win 44–4–3 Japan Jiro Takada TKO 11(15) 1975-08-23 Mexico Parque Carta Clara, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
50 Win 43–4–3 Mexico Lupe Madera TKO 9 (10) 1975-07-18 Mexico Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
49 Win 42–4–3 Venezuela Betulio Gonzalez SD 15 1975-05-24 Mexico Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
48 Win 41–4–3 Dominican Republic Ignacio Espinal SD 10 1975-03-08 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
47 Win 40–4–3 Japan Shoji Oguma MD 15 1975-01-08 Japan Miyagi Sports Center, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Won WBC and vacant The Ring flyweight titles
46 Win 39–4–3 Mexico Ricardo Delgado UD 10 1974-10-25 Mexico Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico
45 Win 38–4–3 Mexico Alberto Morales UD 10 1974-08-17 Mexico Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
44 Win 37–4–3 Dominican Republic Pablito Jimenez SD 10 1974-06-08 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
43 Win 36–4–3 Mexico Manuel Montiel UD 12 1974-04-27 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained Mexico flyweight title
42 Win 35–4–3 United States Tony Moreno TKO 5 (10) 1974-02-13 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
41 Win 34–4–3 Mexico Lupe Hernandez UD 12 1973-11-17 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained Mexico flyweight title
40 Loss 33–4–3 Venezuela Betulio Gonzalez MD 15 1973-08-04 Venezuela Estadio Luis Aparicio, Maracaibo, Venezuela For vacant WBA flyweight title
39 Win 33–3–3 United States Chamaco Rodriguez KO 5 (10) 1973-06-29 Mexico Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
38 Win 32–3–3 Mexico Luis Enrique Garcia TKO 7 (10) 1973-05-10 Mexico Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
37 Win 31–3–3 Philippines Rudy Billones UD 10 1973-05-02 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
36 Win 30–3–3 Mexico Tarcisio Gomez KO 2 (12) 1973-03-24 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained Mexico [flyweight title
35 Draw 29–3–3 Dominican Republic Ignacio Espinal MD 10 1973-01-31 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
34 Win 29–3–2 Mexico Alberto Morales UD 12 1972-11-18 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained Mexico flyweight title
33 Win 28–3–2 Mexico Jose Antonio Corral TKO 3 (10) 1972-09-27 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
32 Win 27–3–2 Mexico Jose Luis Valencia UD 10 1972-07-26 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
31 Win 26–3–2 Mexico Ricardo Delgado UD 12 1972-05-20 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Retained Mexico flyweight title
30 Win 25–3–2 Mexico Armando Villa TKO 4 (10) 1972-04-05 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
29 Win 24–3–2 Mexico Jose Vargas UD 10 1972-03-15 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
28 Win 23–3–2 Mexico Rocky Garcia UD 12 1972-01-22 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico Won Mexico flyweight title
27 Win 22–3–2 Panama Luis Carlos Urrunaga UD 10 1971-12-01 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
26 Win 21–3–2 Mexico Alberto Morales UD 10 1971-10-20 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
25 Win 20–3–2 Mexico Roberto Alvarez UD 10 1971-09-01 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
24 Win 19–3–2 Mexico Domingo Ledezma UD 10 1971-07-28 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
23 Win 18–3–2 Mexico Pedro Lopez KO 3 (8) 1971-07-14 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
22 Win 17–3–2 Mexico Mario Garcia KO 10 (10) 1971-06-02 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
21 Win 16–3–2 Mexico Gavilan Martinez UD 10 1971-05-14 Mexico Tekax, Yucatán, Mexico
20 Win 15–3–2 Mexico Jose Luis Cetina UD 10 1971-04-29 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
19 Win 14–3–2 Mexico Tigre Bracamonte UD 8 1971-04-04 Mexico Tizimin, Yucatán, Mexico
18 Win 13–3–2 Mexico Marcus Gomez TKO 6 (6) 1971-03-17 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
17 Win 12–3–2 Mexico Francisco Montalvo KO 6 (8) 1971-02-14 Mexico Cansahcab, Yucatán, Mexico
16 Win 11–3–2 United States Pedro Martinez KO 2 (10) 1971-01-21 Mexico Cansahcab, Yucatán, Mexico
15 Win 10–3–2 Mexico Jose Medrano UD 10 1970-12-09 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
14 Win 9–3–2 Mexico Arturo Velazquez UD 10 1970-11-11 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
13 Loss 8–3–2 Mexico Tarcisio Gomez MD 10 1970-10-14 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
12 Win 8–2–2 Mexico Jose Luis Cetina UD 12 1970-06-24 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
11 Win 7–2–2 Mexico Vicente Pool UD 12 1970-05-27 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
10 Draw 6–2–2 Mexico Juan Torres MD 10 1970-04-29 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
9 Win 6–2–1 Mexico Alex Basilio KO 8 (10) 1970-04-08 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
8 Win 5–2–1 Mexico Baby Albornoz TKO 9 (10) 1970-03-21 Mexico Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
7 Win 4–2–1 Mexico Vicente Pool UD 10 1970-03-04 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
6 Draw 3–2–1 Mexico Joe Calvario MD 10 1970-02-04 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
5 Win 3–2 Mexico Rudy Granados UD 10 1970-01-21 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
4 Win 2–2 Mexico Vicente Pool UD 8 1969-12-06 Mexico Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
3 Loss 1–2 Mexico Pedro Carillo TKO 4 (6) 1969-08-13 Mexico Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
2 Win 1–1 United States Pedro Martinez UD 4 1969-05-05 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
1 Loss 0–1 Mexico Raul Hernandez TKO 3 (4) 1969-02-05 Mexico Merida, Yucatán, Mexico

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Miguel Canto - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  • ^ http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/1999/1208/221260.html
  • External links

    Achievements
    Preceded by

    Shoji Oguma

    WBC Flyweight Champion
    8 Jan 1975–18 Mar 1979
    Succeeded by

    Chan-Hee Park

    Vacant

    Title last held by

    Venice Borkorsor
    Lineal Flyweight Champion
    8 Jan 1975–18 Mar 1979

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