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Antonio Margarito's Biography

Most commonly known to many as: Antonio Margarito
Birth Name: Antonio Margarito Montiel

Suspensions: Suspended for one year for using a gypsum plaster (also known as plaster of Paris). He already served - finished the one year suspension.  (full story Antonio Margarito And Trainer Suspended In Boxing)

Character Information
Aliases: Tony
The Express Train
Born: March 18, 1978
Birthplace: Torrance, California, United States
Nationality: Mexican
Hometown: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Boxing Record: 38 wins - 27 of which by knockouts
8 losses - 2 of which by knockouts, 1 by points (PTS), 1 by Technical Decision (TD) and 4 by Unanimous Decisions (UD)
0 draw
1 No Contest (NC)
Total fights = 47 - total rounds boxed = 277
Knockout Wins % = 57.45%
Knockout Loss % = 4.26%
Winning % = 80.85%
Losing % = 17.02%
Draw % = 0%
No Contest % = 2.13%
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 11" / 180cm
Reach: 73" / 185cm

Trainers: Javier Capetillo (Margarito severed ties with Capetillo
in 2009)
Roberto Garcia (2010 - present)

Managers: Francisco Espinoza and Sergio Diaz Jr.

Total Titles Held (regional, minor and world) = 6
  • WBO NABO Welterweight Title (2000-06-16)
  • WBO Welterweight Title (2002-03-16)
  • WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight Title (2007-11-10)
  • IBF Welterweight Title (2008-04-12)
  • WBA World Welterweight Title (2008-07-26)
  • WBC International Light Middleweight Title (2010-05-08)

Total Weight Division Titles = 2
  • 147lbs, 66.68kg - Welterweight
  • 154lbs, 69.85kg - Light Middleweight, also known as Junior Middleweight and Super Welterweight

Antonio Margarito's Biography Contents

»Name And Full Name
»Suspension
»Character Information
»Boxing Record
»Trainers
»Managers
»Total Titles Held
»Total Weight Division Titles
»Introduction
»Antonio Margarito Vs Miguel Cotto Controversy
»Antonio Margarito Vs Shane Mosley Controversy
»Suspension And Comeback
»Related Topics
»Other Topics

Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican/American boxer, born on March 18, 1978 in Torrance, California, United States.  He needed the money he turned pro immediately.  He started pro boxing when he is only 15.  He defeated Jose Trujillo of Mexico by unanimous decision on January 14, 1994.  On April 25, 1994 he achieved his first knockout win, defeating Victor Angulo on the final round.  Remember he is only 15 at that time.

Antonio Margarito Vs Miguel Cotto Controversy
     Cotto lost his WBA World Welterweight Title to Antonio Margarito on July 26, 2008 by TKO on the 11th round.  But Antonio Margarito was suspended along with his trainer Javier Capetillo because they put plaster of Paris to wrap Margarito's hands.  This is illegal in boxing, because the only substances that you can use as a wrapper on a boxer's hands are gauze and tape.  Antonio Margarito and trainer Javier Capetillo tried to slip plaster of Paris to Margarito's hands before Margarito's fight with Shane Mosley last January 24, 2009. But Shane Mosley and his trainer Nazim Richardson noticed a white substance that is on Margarito's knuckles. They ask for it to be removed.  Then an investigation was conducted and it was a plaster of Paris, which is the same substance used in casts.
     On November 2009, it emerged that the red stains on the hand wraps of Antonio Margarito used in his fight with Miguel Cotto were similar to the stains on the inserts seized before the Antonio Margarito vs Shane Mosley fight.  Both were plaster of Paris.  This has raised suspicions that Margarito's gloves were loaded for that fight, and possibly others as well.  (click here for full story Antonio Margarito And Trainer Suspended In Boxing)

Antonio Margarito Vs Shane Mosley Controversy
     Before the start of the Antonio Margarito vs Shane Mosley WBA Super World Welterweight Title fight, Mosley and his trainer Nazim Richardson noticed a white plaster hidden in the wrapped hands of Margarito.  Richardson insists that Margarito’s hands needs to be checked.  They found out it was a plaster of Paris, similar in creating cast.  They have it removed because it is prohibited in boxing. (full story Antonio Margarito And Trainer Suspended In Boxing)

Suspension And Comeback
     His boxing reputation reputed by an incident in which they were alleged to have tampered with his hand wraps prior to his bout with Shane Mosley, which were found by the CSAC (California State Athletic Commission) to contain sulfur and calcium which, when combined with oxygen, forms "gypsum plaster-plaster of Paris" it is used in forming cast.  Because of this Antonio Margarito and his trainer Javier Capetillo were suspended for one year.  (full story Antonio Margarito And Trainer Suspended In Boxing)
    After serving his suspension, his first match was for the vacant WBC (World Boxing Council) International light middleweight title.  He was able to defeat Roberto Garcia of Mexico by unanimous decision.





Sources:
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=11677&cat=boxer
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:11677
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Margarito
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaster_of_Paris#Gypsum_plaster
http://media.photobucket.com/image/antonio%20margarito/pacersfan33/margarito.jpg?o=10