News - Antonio Margarito

Welterweight Joshua Clottey returns to the ring January 16th in Las Vegas for the first time since his split decision loss to Miguel Cotto this past June. Clottey will be fighting Mexican native Michel Rosales (25-3) read more ...

Another boxing highlight on the November 28 “Universum Champions Night” card at the König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. WBA #2 rated super middleweight Dimitri Sartison (25-1, 16 KOs) will face #3 Stjepan Bozic (23-3, 14 KOs) will meet for the vacant WBA super middleweight championship as Mikkel Kessler has been elevated to super champion read more ...

WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto has hit back at his rival, Antonio Margarito. During a recent interview with ESPN Deportes radio, Margarito expressed his desire to land a rematch with Cotto in the first quarter of 2010 - if the Puerto Rican star is able to beat Manny Pacquiao on November 14 read more ...

Former three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will not make a planned September return in Mexico. He does want to fight in September but only if the fight takes place in the United States. The only way that can happen is if the California State Athletic Commission returns his boxing license. The Mexican fighter had his license revoked back in February when the CSAC found him liable for a plaster-like substance read more ...

The possibility exists that former WBA/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito could return as soon as June or July against former WBC welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir. read more ...

Antonio Margarito is very upset with some of Miguel Cotto's comments over the last few weeks. On February 10, Margarito and his trainer Javiar Capetillo had their licenses revoked by the California State Athletic Commission over a foreign substance that was discovered in Margarito's handwraps before the Jan. 24 bout with Shane Mosley. Margarito had a rematch scheduled for Cotto for June, but the year-long ban put an end to that fight read more ...

In an overseas telephone conversation with insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports, Arum said “they revoked his license because his trainer allegedly did something which he knew nothing about. This is crazy.” The outraged Arum added, "You talk about lack of justice. I mean, what's happening in America?" read more ...

“The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has temporarily suspended the licenses of Antonio Margarito and his chief corner man, Javier Capetillo. The temporary suspension will remain in effect until CSAC has fully investigated the circumstances surrounding events at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 24, 2009. A foreign substance was found by California State Athletic Commission staff in the hand wraps of Antonio read more ...

Everything appears to be moving forward as previously planned. Miguel Cotto, should he beat Michael Jennings on February 21, will face Antonio Margarito in a rematch on June 13 in New York's Madison Square Garden. The rematch plans were in doubt when Shane Mosley dominated Margarito last Saturday before knocking him out in the ninth round. Top Rank's Bob Arum sees no reason as to why the Mosley-Margarito rematch should not go forward. read more ...

Miguel Cotto has come out and praised Shane Molsey for his title-winning performance against Antonio Margarito. Cotto returns to the ring against Michael Jennings on February 21 at New York's Madison Square Garden. It will be Cotto's first bout since losing by way of a knockout to Margarito last July. There is a rematch in place with Margarito for June, but after the way he was dominated and knocked out by Mosley read more ...