By Mark Vester
The athletic commission that oversees boxing, wrestling, MMA and kickboxing in Tijuana, Mexico, has opened their arms to a potential fight between Antonio Margarito and Carlos Baldomir. Top Rank's Bob Arum had recently mentioned that a Margarito fight was possible for the summer in Mexico, and Baldomir was mentioned as a possible opponent.
Margarito had his boxing license revoked by the California State Athletic Commission on February 10. The CSAC found Margarito liable for a foreign substance that was found in his hand wraps about 30 minutes before his fight with Shane Mosley on January 24. Margarito is banned from boxing in the United States for one year, but several cities in Mexico have offered their support and are willing to issue him a boxing license.
The secretary of the commission in Tijuana, Edmundo Hernandez Vergara, would like Arum to stage the fight in his city.
"Margarito is innocent. He never stopped being a fighter from Tijuana. We are giving him our support. Tijuana's doors are open to him because we believe in his innocence," Hernandez told Telavisa Deportes.
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