News - Antonio Margarito

WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will be tested in training camp. Freddie Roach has placed another bounty on the head of his prized student. Roach is once again offering a big cash bonus to any fighter who is able to drop Pacquiao in sparring. WBC silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is one of the eager sparring partners who wants to collect the extra funds read more ...

This past Monday, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum was keen on talking up his Antonio Margarito-Manny Pacquiao bout at Cowboys Stadium on November 13. Last Friday Pacquiao went to a hospital to address a possible injury to his left foot. Arum says Pacquiao's left foot is nothing to worry about. Training camp reports are being sent to Arum on a daily basis from the Philippines. Arum was informed that Pacquiao read more ...

Speaking with The Philippine Star, trainer Freddie Roach explained why he's predicting Manny Pacquiao will stop Antonio Margarito within eight rounds on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Even with Margarito's massive advantage in size, Roach says that Margarito's lack of basics will wcost him dearly in the fight read more ...

A racially profane video recorded late Wednesday night by Floyd Mayweather Jr., has resulted in a furious reaction from boxing fans of all ethnic backgrounds. Mayweather recorded the video on Ustream, and made several race-baiting remarks about WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao read more ...

"It is going to be a great, great fight that the people will want to see. I believe Margarito has the cpabilities to give a good show. He fights impressively, aggressively and he is bigger and stronger than me. "It's going to be a great, great fight on Nov. 13," Pacquiao said. read more ...

It's official, Antonio Margarito will face Manny Pacquiao for the vacant WBC 154-pound title on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Margarito's application for a boxing license in the state of Texas was approved, according to an official from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation read more ...

Trainer Freddie Roach told UK publication The Telegraph that he's not too concerned with the danger Antonio Margarito brings to the table in the upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao on November 13. The fight will happen at a catch-weight of 151-pounds. The weight and size of Margarito is the only worry. Even with the size advantage, Roach says Pacquiao will overwhelm Margarito read more ...

Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya has been very vocal on the entire situation surrounding the approval of a boxing license for Antonio Margarito. De La Hoya has always held the position that Margarito, or any fighter who adds an advantage to their fists, should be banned for life from the sport of boxing read more ...

Former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito was denied a license Wednesday to fight in California, leaving a significant hurdle in the way of a proposed bout against Manny Pacquiao. Margarito was suspended for at least a year after an illegal, plaster-like substance was found in his hand wraps before a January 2009 bout against Shane Mosley at Staples Center in Los Angeles read more ...

Champion boxer Manny Pacquiao isn't planning on letting his new job as a congressman in the Philippines curtail training for his bout. Pacquiao, who is likely to fight former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13, says he will sleep and train in his office in the House of Representatives when it is in session read more ...