Miguel Angel Cuello
Encyclopedia
Miguel Angel Cuello was a professional boxer
in the light heavyweight
(175 lb
) division.
as a light heavyweight at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. His results were:
. He lost the title in his first defense against Mate Parlov
by KO. He retired after he loss, the only professional loss of his career.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the light heavyweight
Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
(175 lb
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
) division.
Amateur career
Cuello represented ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
as a light heavyweight at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. His results were:
- Defeated Ottomar Sachse (East Germany) 4-1
- Defeated Marin Culineac (Romania) TKO 2
- Lost to Mate ParlovMate ParlovMate Parlov was a Croatian boxer, and an Olympic gold medalist for former Yugoslavia. As a professional, he won the European light heavyweight title in 1976 and WBC light heavyweight world title in 1978....
(Yugoslavia) walk-over
Professional career
Cuello turned pro in 1973 after a successful amateur career and won the Vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title in 1977 with a KO over Jesse BurnettJesse Burnett
Jesse Burnett of Los Angeles, California, was a light heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer. His professional record was 23-18-2 with 11 Knockouts...
. He lost the title in his first defense against Mate Parlov
Mate Parlov
Mate Parlov was a Croatian boxer, and an Olympic gold medalist for former Yugoslavia. As a professional, he won the European light heavyweight title in 1976 and WBC light heavyweight world title in 1978....
by KO. He retired after he loss, the only professional loss of his career.