By Mark Vester

 

Include Marco Antonio Barrera with the group of Mexican fighters who are speaking out against Antonio Margarito. Barrera had supported Margarito since the fighter's hand wraps were confiscated before the Shane Mosley bout on January 24. After the last week's report surfaced from the Department of Justice, which confirmed that plaster of Paris elements were present in Margarito's wraps, it was too much for even Barrera to defend. For weeks, Barrera has stood by Margarito and felt that his countryman deserved the chance to make money in Mexico - since the California State Athletic Commission revoked his license on February 10.

 

Barrera is now saying that Margarito's punishment should be on a global scale and not limited to California and/or the United States.

 

"After this happened, I said that Antonio, as the fighter, was the least responsible but he should not be excluded because at some point he had to have known about this. This is painful to say but the punishment for my compatriot should be on a global scale and not just in California. Margarito should be made aware of the damage they did to Mexican boxing and this would be the worst punishment," Barrera said on El Nuevo Dia . 

"For his part in this, Javier Capetillo [trainer of Margarito] should never be involved with boxing again. It's being said that in Mexico there will be support for Margarito so he can continue fighting. I think the boxing commissions [in Mexico] should abide by the punishment handed in California. They are not as strict in Mexico [as the California regulations] and a serious accident can happen if this conduct is repeated."

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