Miguel Ángel Cuello
# 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.

## Amateur career

Cuello represented Argentina 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 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 |
