16 Facts About Miguel Canto

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

Unlike many Mexican boxers, Canto was not a "slam-bang" type of boxer.

Miguel Canto used boxing techniques and knowledge instead of trying to score knockouts in most of his fights.

Miguel Canto was a defensive expert, somewhat in the style of Willie Pep.

Miguel Canto began his professional boxing career on February 5,1969.

Miguel Canto became one of those rare cases in boxing, like Alexis Arguello, 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.

Miguel Canto lost that day to Raul Hernandez, in Canto's hometown of Merida, by a knockout in round three.

Miguel Canto lost his next fight, but a streak of seven undefeated fights, led him to fight Vicente Pool on May 27,1970, for the Yucatan state Flyweight title.

Miguel Canto won his first professional belt when he outpointed Pool over twelve rounds.

Miguel Canto won six more fights, including two Mexican title defenses, and on January 8,1975, he faced WBC world Flyweight champion Shoji Oguma in Sendai.

Miguel Canto defeated Oguma by a fifteen round decision to claim the WBC and vacant lineal flyweight titles.

Miguel Canto's dream of becoming a world champion finally realized, Canto was a busy champion, mixing several non-title bouts with his title defenses.

Miguel Canto retained the titles with a fifteen round decision.

In 1978, Miguel 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.

Miguel Canto avenged his loss to Bernal in his next fight, but lost the remaining three fights of his career by knockout.

Miguel Canto had a record of 61 wins, 9 losses and 4 draws, with 15 knockout wins.