News - Antonio Margarito

The warriors who will be featured in Saturday’s championship extravaganza had their final say at today’s Official Weigh-in. Fury 14 will feature the return of the Tijuana Tornado, three-time world welterweight champion ANTONIO MARGARITO, who is ending his 16-month ring hiatus with his 2010 debut, against Texas toughman ROBERTO "La Amenaza" GARCIA, who is riding a five-year, 14-bout unbeaten streak read more ...

Three time welterweight world champion Antonio “Tony” Margarito and Roberto “Amenaza” Garcia promises a great fight this Saturday when they will meet in the main event of “Latin Fury 14” a big pay per view boxing card presented by Top Rank Inc. “I am really looking forward to this fight like it was my first. I am still very hungry and still have a lot to accomplish in my career. This fight Saturday against Garcia is very important because I want to come back and give the fans a great fight.” said Margarito read more ...

Finland´s Amin Asikainen will now face unbeaten Argentinian Dario Matorra on May 11 in Kyrkslaett (Kirkonummi) in his debut at super middleweight. Amin was first set to take on Bolivian Ricky Torrez. Big Timo Hoffmann, the German Oak, returns to action June 4 and headline SES´ outdoor promotion in Aschersleben. Hoffmann was last seen losing to Francois Botha read more ...

Promoter Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions in Mexico, thinks a fight between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito is possible for the tentative date of September 18 in a Las Vegas venue. Beltran promotes most of the big names in Mexico and co-promotes, along with Top Rank, Margarito's May return read more ...

Three-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will make his 2010 debut during Cinco de Mayo weekend, in a 10-round super welterweight rumble, against Texas toughman Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia, headlining Latin Fury 14. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions and Tecate, the four-bout Latin Fury 14 will be broadcast Live on Pay-Per-View, on Saturday, May 8, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT read more ...

Former three time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito says WBA champion Shane Mosley has the power to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Margarito wants to fight some of the big names at 147-pounds. He makes his ring return on May 8 against Carson Jones in Mexico read more ...

Former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is very upset with Oscar De La Hoya. He says the president of Golden Boy Promotions is "sticking his nose" in business that doesn't concern him. In several interviews, De La Hoya voiced his opinion that Margarito should not receive a license to box. The tough Mexican's license was revoked a year ago when a banned substance was found in his handwraps before the fight with Shane Mosley on January 24 read more ...

It looks like Carson Jones might have to wait a little longer for the biggest fight of his boxing career. Jones was scheduled to face former world champion Antonio Margarito in the co-main event of the Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey card on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium. However, issues pertaining to Margarito’s license are being sorted out after he was suspended for a year due to an illegal substance pertaining to his wraps against Shane Mosley at the end of January of 2009 read more ...

Former three time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is training for his long awaited ring return on the March 13 pay-per-view undercard to Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in Texas. Sitting on the sidelines for nearly a year, Margarito is expected to receive his boxing license in the next couple of days from the Texas Commission read more ...

Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach doesn't think much about Floyd Mayweather Jr's selection of welterweight opponents over the last few years. Speaking with Gareth Davies of The Telegraph Sport, Roach said Mayweather lacks the courage to fight the toughest guys in his division and money is not enough to motivate him read more ...