All Entries Tagged With: "Antonio Margarito"
NYSAC Grants Margarito License, Cotto Bout to Continue as Planned
With over 18,000 tickets already sold for the Antonio Margarito-Miguel Cotto rematch at Madison Square Garden on December 3 and Cotto proclaiming that he would not fight under any other state commission’s authority, Top Rank avoided a real mess when the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) announced that they would grant Margarito a license to fight in their state.
NYSAC Orders Eye Exam for Margarito before License Approval
The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) announced Friday that Antonio Margarito’s right eye, severely injured in his 2010 bout with Manny Pacquiao, must be examined by one of their doctors before the fighter is granted a license to compete in New York.
Senchenko defends WBA welterweight title against Avendano, Friday August 26
WBA welterweight belt holder Viacheslav Senchenko (31-0, 20 KOs) defends his title against Marco Antonio Avendano (30-7-1, 22 KOs) at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine, Friday August 26. Senchenko was made World Champion in 2009 after Shane Mosley defeated Antonio Margarito to claim the WBA’s welterweight Super Championship. Prior to being named world champion [...]
Margarito-Cotto II, Handshake Deal Reached
The long-rumored rematch of 2008′s Fight of the Year candidate is a step closer to becoming reality as reigning WBA jr. middleweight champ, Miguel Cotto, acknowledged that a handshake deal had been reached for a rematch with Margarito to take place on December 3 at either Madison Square Garden or a Las Vegas venue. At [...]
Margarito & Capetillo, Thick as Thieves at Toluca Double Bill
According to first hand, eye witness reports to The Boxing Tribune, Antonio Margarito and former trainer, Javier Capetillo were laughing it up and having a wonderful time at the Miguel Vazquez-Giovani Segura double header in Toluca, Mexico Saturday night. Inseparable throughout the evening and joking around like nothing had ever happened between the two, Margarito [...]
Margarito-Cotto II Rumored for 12/3
The buzz around the internet is that the rematch of 2008′s entertaining brawl between Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) and Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KOs) is pretty much a done deal for December 3 and likely to be held at Madison Square Garden for Cotto’s WBA jr. middleweight title. Promoter Bob Arum, who represents both [...]
Lowered Expectations: The Modus Operandi of The World Boxing Council
The Boxing Tribune’s Tim Harrison turns over the WBC’s rock and takes a look at all the creepy crawlies that scurry about. Part One of a Four-Part Series on the dirty world of boxing’s sanctioning bodies.
Boxing’s 10 Dirtiest Scandals
What are the 10 biggest scandals in a sport filled with controversy and shady dealings?
Arum: “Cotto Will Fight Margarito Next”
Speaking to Al Bernstein of The Boxing Channel, Top Rank CEO, Bob Arum said that Miguel Cotto will be meeting Antonio Margarito next in a rematch of their 2008 contest. “The Margarito fight is not only likely, it’s going to be his (Cotto’s) next fight…in July, either the ninth or the sixteenth,” Arum told Bernstein [...]
Cotto’s Road to Redemption: Mayorga, Margarito, and Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto’s Road to Redemption begins this Saturday against Nicaraguan Bad Boy, Ricardo Mayorga.
Wasted Greatness: Floyd Mayweather Turns 34
As Mayweather turns 34 and his prime years fade into the past, it has become obvious that the boxing world has been cheated out of seeing the best from a true talent. The question is, who bears the blame for this wasted greatness?
Boxing’s Hot 100: A Boxing Tribune Investigation
Who are boxing’s biggest names? Find out with this special Boxing Tribune investigation.
Who Can Defrost the Frozen Welterweight Division?
The once-glamorous welterweight division has fallen victim to politics, greed, and a pair of plaster hand wraps. Who can defrost the frozen 147 lb. class?
The Boxing Media’s Selective Outrage over Pacquiao-Mosley
The Boxing Media is now on the attack for Team Pacquiao’s cynical matchmaking…but where have they been for the last two years?
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2010
The awesome, bizarre, and downright stupid of boxing in 2010…These aren’t your father’s year-end awards!
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