Miguel Ángel Cuello

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

Miguel Ángel Cuello

Miguel Ángel Cuello
Born	Miguel Angel Cuello (1946-02-27)February 27, 1946 Santa Fe, Argentina
Died	September 14, 1999(1999-09-14) (aged 53) Santa Fe, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	22
Wins	21
Wins by KO	20
Losses	1

Amateur career

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

• Defeated Ottomar Sachse (East Germany) 4–1
• Defeated Marin Culineac (Romania) TKO 2
• Lost to Mate Parlov (Yugoslavia) walkover

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

See also

• List of light-heavyweight boxing champions