Disgraced Margarito set for May return
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March 26, 2010, Friday
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DISGRACED former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito plans to return to the ring in May, more than a year after he was suspended for illegal handwraps discovered before a bout against Sugar Shane Mosley.
Margarito will fight Roberto Garcia on May 8 in a 10-round junior middleweight bout in Aguascalientes, Mexico, promoter Bob Arum said. The fight will headline a previously planned card that includes WBA interim super featherweight champion Jorge Solis defending against Mario Santiago.
"We felt it was time he got back in action," Arum said. "He has to make a living."
Margarito was preparing to fight Mosley on January 24, 2009, at Staples Center in Los Angeles when Mosley's trainer Naazim Richardson noticed a plaster-like substance in his wraps. A hard substance like plaster can give a fighter heavier hands and more punching power. Margarito's hands were rewrapped and he wound up getting stopped in the ninth round by Mosley in what was considered a mild upset. After a hearing before the California Athletic Commission, Margarito and trainer Javier Capetillo were each suspended for at least one year, a decision that has been upheld by other state commissions.
"Now that he's served his time, it's time for him to get back in the ring, and we'll be applying for a license for him in various states depending on where he might fight," said Arum.
Margarito will fight Roberto Garcia on May 8 in a 10-round junior middleweight bout in Aguascalientes, Mexico, promoter Bob Arum said. The fight will headline a previously planned card that includes WBA interim super featherweight champion Jorge Solis defending against Mario Santiago.
"We felt it was time he got back in action," Arum said. "He has to make a living."
Margarito was preparing to fight Mosley on January 24, 2009, at Staples Center in Los Angeles when Mosley's trainer Naazim Richardson noticed a plaster-like substance in his wraps. A hard substance like plaster can give a fighter heavier hands and more punching power. Margarito's hands were rewrapped and he wound up getting stopped in the ninth round by Mosley in what was considered a mild upset. After a hearing before the California Athletic Commission, Margarito and trainer Javier Capetillo were each suspended for at least one year, a decision that has been upheld by other state commissions.
"Now that he's served his time, it's time for him to get back in the ring, and we'll be applying for a license for him in various states depending on where he might fight," said Arum.
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