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Margarito suing the California State Athletic Commission
This one kind of flew under the radar, possibly because no one cares about Antonio Margarito and his B.S. anymore, and possibly because he filed suit during the hype over Hatton-Pacquiao, but Antonio Margarito is suing the CSAC, according to TMZ. On January 24, 2009, Margarito was preparing to...
Adios, Antonio Margarito
Right after Antonio Margarito beat Miguel Cotto,I said of him, "[H]e honestly doesn't look like he's hitting all that hard, but he very much is." It was meant as praise. I've said it about other fighters. We've found out why Margarito didn't look like he was hitting that hard but very much...
Cotto open to leaving Top Rank in 2010
Source: Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times Welterweight contender Miguel Cotto, whose only career loss came to Antonio Margarito last July, is not letting Bob Arum's intense backing of Margarito go on without speaking out vehemently: "I'm very angry [with Top Rank]," Cotto, speaking in...
Bob Arum's official statement on Antonio Margarito's suspension
We want to publicly thank the President of the World Boxing Council, Jose Sulaiman, for his forthright and compelling statement regarding the Margarito bandaging situation. President Sulaiman is 100% correct in stating that Margarito should not be punished since he was totally unaware of the...
Steward thinks Margarito punishment is "too severe" for the fighter
via www.hbo.com, photo taken sometime in the mid-1990s Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward has joined the overwhelming minority of people in and around boxing that feel Antonio Margarito's "one-year" suspension by the CalifornIa State Athletic Commission was too much. "Sometimes, I know the...
Margarito's license revoked by California
As many expected, Antonio Margarito had his license revoked by the California State Athletic Commission for at least one year, which is nice talk for an indefinite suspension. Trainer Javier Capetillo's license has also been revoked. The news comes as no shock to most, who saw little wiggle room...
Updating: Antonio Margarito's hearing has begun
The CSAC hearing with Antonio Margarito and Javier Capetillo has begun, and the California state attorney general said that the fighter should receive "the harshest penalty possible," which would be a license revocation for at least one year. UPDATE from the L.A. Times: Inspector Che Guevara...
Judgment day for Margarito and Capetillo
It is currently just shy of 11am where I am, and just shy of 8am in California, where later today the California State Athletic Commission will bring Antonio Margarito and trainer Javier Capetillo forward for a hearing and ruling on the ongoing hand wraps saga from January 24. It's a big day for...
Margarito hires high-profile attorney Daniel Petrocelli for Tuesday hearing
When Antonio Margarito goes before the California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday with his trainer Javier Capetillo, Top Rank chief Bob Arum and right-hand man Todd duBoef won't be the only two in his corner. Daniel Petrocelli, who represented Fred Goldman in his successful wrongful death...
Roach: If guilty, Margarito and Capetillo should be banned for life
The new Brian Kenny Show on ESPN Radio had Freddie Roach on recently, and part of the famed trainer's segment discussed the ongoing wraps controversy swirling around Antonio Margarito and his trainer Javier Capetillo. The bit was played during a studio segment on Friday Night Fights. The veteran...
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