Antonio Margarito's fate is finally sealed
The hand wraps confiscated from Antonio Margarito on the eve of his welterweight title fight with Shane Mosley in January had two elements of plaster of Paris (calcium and sulfur), according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Tests of the wraps were conducted by the Department of Justice laboratory.
Margarito and his trainer Javier Capetillo had their licenses revoked by the California State Athletic Commission on February 10. Neither can partcipate in boxing for at least a year and must reapply for their licenses.
So where does this leave Margarito? Although Margarito is promoted by Bob Arum, who also promotes Miguel Cotto, it's hard to see him getting a big-money fight anytime in the near future. Stranger things have happened, but Margarito is damaged goods. If he could've defeated Mosely without the illegal substance, it would be a different story.
Margarito's promoter Arum, who said last month that he'd like to have his fighter resurface in Mexico later this year, wouldn't comment on the LA Times report other than to say "I'd have to see [the report]."
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How shameful! The so called "TJ Tornado" was nothing more than a farce who possibly won many of his fights with the help of this substance. Should he ever again fight in the USA, his gloves should be x-rayed to ensure they are no laced with heavy metals.
I hope he is eternally banned from fighting in the USA. Let him fight in TJ where he can stuff his gloves with brass knuckles, lead, and anything else he feels like. Nobody will ever check or care over there.
Margarito should be banned for life. His win over Miguel Cotto should be reversed. How sad that he would stoop so damn low. Quit writing about him and allow him to fad away like all the other cheats.
Margarito should be banned for life. His win over Miguel Cotto should be reversed. How sad that he would stoop so damn low. Quit writing about him and allow him to fade away like all the other cheats.
Although the suspension is only for one year, it shall be a suspension forever just the same. Only a crazy promoter will ever dare get Margarito some fights again in the future. Margarito is a completely damaged goods insofar as marketability and credibility are concerned. WHAT A SHAMEFUL WAY TO END ONE'S CAREER!!!
I am wondering, however, why the suspension for Margarito is only for one year. Had Margarito been Manny Pacquiao or any pinoy boxer for that matter, I can imagine, the penalty would have been for life, and immediate deportation after incarceration considering how non-Americans - say, Asians, are treated abroad. Asians are treated like 2nd-class citizens abroad. That's the painful reality anyway.
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