Pier Olivier Cote is a Canadian professional boxer in the Super Lightweight class. Cote was born in Cali, Colombia, but at 18-months-old was adopted by Rejean Cote and Christiane Pleau (his parents) of Charlesbourg, Quebec

Charlesbourg, Quebec

Founded in 1659, Charlesbourg is a borough of Quebec City, in the northeastern part of the city and West of the city of Beauport. Incorporated in 1976 following the merger of the cities of Orsainville, Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides, the town of Charlesbourg and the municipality of Charlesbourg-Est...

 and grew up in the Quebec City suburb.

Amateur career

He started boxing at 20 and was Canadian amateur champion within two years. He turned pro in 2008 and has impressed many with his devastating right hand shots.

Super Lightweight

Côté needed only two minutes and fifty seconds to send Michael Lozada to the canvas three times and win his fight at the Bell Centre on March 19, 2011. He was the co-feature of Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer, currently based in Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion...

's defence of his IBF Super-middleweight title against Brian Magee

Brian Magee

Brian Magee is reigning European super middleweight boxing champion, who as an amateur competed for Ireland in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics...

 of Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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On May 07, 2011 Cote made his U.S debut when took on Aris Ambriz in the opening bout of the Showtime coverage of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley

Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley

Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley was a welterweight fight for the WBO Welterweight championship. The bout was held on May 7, 2011, at MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada...

 event. Cote dominated Ambriz on all rounds. Cote wasn't able to finish the fight in round three but as Cote continued to land in the fourth it led to Weeks jumping in and calling a halt to the bout.

Professional boxing record

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Jorge Teron

Jorge Luis Teron is a Puerto Rican-American professional boxer, fighting out of New York City. Teron is the former New York State and a former NABO Lightweight champion.-Amateur career:...

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Pedro Navarrete

Pedro Zenon Navarrete Montaño is a Mexican boxer in the Lightweight division. Pedro is the former WBC CABOFE Featherweight and WBC FECOMBOX Super Featherweight Champion.-WBC Mundo Hispano Championship:...

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Titles in boxing

Major Sanctioning Bodies:

Minor Sanctioning Bodies:

Lineal Championship

Lineal championship

In professional boxing, the lineal championship of a weight class is a notional world championship title. It is initially held at some moment in time by a boxer universally acclaimed as the best in the class. Another boxer can win the lineal championship only by defeating the reigning lineal...

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External links

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUfUr8X-d_k
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1jsW72nmlk
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1vGeHlRxXw
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfi8YBWT4io