Miguel Cartagena (born July 5, 1992) is a Puerto Rican-American professional boxer.Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Phillyhall.org. Retrieved on July 8, 2015.Miguel Cartagena – Amateur Boxing Record. Boxing-scoop.com. Retrieved on July 8, 2015.
Amateur career In 2009, a 16-year-old Cartagena won both the U.S. National Championship and the National Golden Gloves Championship.Features, Events, Results | Team USA. USA Boxing. Retrieved on July 8, 2015.Miguel Cartagena and Other American Olympic Hopefuls Face Chinese Olympic Team. Bleacher Report (September 29, 2010). Retrieved on 2015-07-08.Rau'shee Warren handles Miguel Cartagena to win fourth national title. Sports.espn.go.com (July 18, 2010). Retrieved on 2015-07-08. For his accomplishment, he was awarded the Pride of Philadelphia Award by the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
Professional career On March 26, 2011, Cartagena won his pro debut against Omar Gonzalez. The bout was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Miguel Cartagena turns pro! | Boxing News. Fightnews (February 15, 2011). Retrieved on 2015-07-08.
Cartagena fought for the WBC International flyweight title against Galal Yafai on 30 April 2022 on the undercard of the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano title unification bout. He lost via a second round corner retirement.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, TimeDateLocationNotes25LossGalal YafaiRTD2 (10) 24Win17–6–1Reyes Lopez EscalenteTKO3 (6) 23Win16–6–1Arcadio Salazar ChanezTKO -(4) 22Loss15–6–1Jesus SolerUD821Loss15–5–1Carlos MaldonadoSD820Loss15–4–1Brian ViloriaKO5 (8) 19Draw15–3–1Toshiyuki IgarashiTD3 (10) 18Win15–3Jobert AlvarezTKO1 (6) 17Loss14–3Ricardo RodriguezUD1016Win14–2Javier FrancoUD1015Loss13–2Emmanuel RodríguezKO1 (10) 14Win13–1Jesús GonzálezUD613Loss12–1Timur ShailezovTKO3 (6) 12Win12–0Miguel RoblesKO2 (8) 11Win11–0Felipe RivasRTD6 (8) 10Win10–0Eduardo ValenzuelaUD69Win9–0Jhon Alberto MolinaUD48Win8–0Eduardo MelendezUD47Win7–0Angel CarvajalUD46Win6–0Jose RiveraUD65Win5–0Luis Miguel OrtizUD44Win4–0David RodriquezTKO1 (6) 3Win3–0Christian CruzTKO2 (4) 2Win2–0Jaime GonzalezKO2 (4) 1Win1–0Omar GonzalezUD4
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