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Miguel Cotto is getting more and more vocal about Top Rank's plan to bring back Antonio Margarito in June/July for a show in Mexico. This past Tuesday, Margarito had his boxing license revoked by the California State Athletic Commission. The punishment stems from the foreign substance that was found in Margarito's wraps about thirty minutes prior to the January 24 bout with Shane Mosley.
Commonwealth light heavyweight champ Nathan Cleverly (15-0, 5KOs) made short work of Samson Onyango (18-4, 12KOs), stopping in him the first round of their bout at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.
WBO/IBF lightweight champion Nate Campbell did not make weight for his mandatory title defense against Ali Funeka, scheduled to take place tomorrow night in Florida and televised by HBO. Campbell hit the scales and was three pounds over, coming in at 138-pounds. Funeka came in at 133.5. Campbell has two hours to lose the weight. If he doesn't lose the weight, the titles may become vacant or go to Funeka - if he beats Campbell tomorrow night. All depending if the two parties reach a side-deal. More info as it comes.
The proposed lightweight tournament that is being put together by Golden Boy Promotions on April 4, appears to be tentatively heading to the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The main event will feature KO king Edwin Valero against Antonio Pitalua for the interim-WBC lightweight title.
WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (34-1, 30KOs) is in the final stages of training for his mandatory title defense against Marco Antonio Rubio (43-4, 37KOs), scheduled for February 21 at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. Top Rank pay-per-view will televise.
When Antonio Margarito and his trainer, Javier Capetillo, went before the California State Athletic Commission on Tuesday, for a hearing to deal with a foreign substance that was found in Margarito's hand wraps before his fight with Shane Mosley on January 24 - several of Margarito's former opponents were watching closley. One of those opponents was Kermit Cintron, and his attorney.
After Bernard Hopkins put on a masterful performance last October in his dominating decision win over Kelly Pavlik, many began to wonder if the veteran boxer would return for one last fight or walk away on a very high note. Hopkins had a few good options after the victory, but most of them have dried up in the last few weeks. A rematch with Roy Jones Jr. was shot in the chest when Joe Calzaghe pounded Jones for almost twelve rounds of their fight last November. Calzaghe announced his retirement last week, which kills the possibility of Bernard avenging his close decision loss from last April. There are still some choices like Chad Dawson, a Jermain Taylor trilogy, Mikkel Kessler or moving up to win a cruiserweight title.
Top Rank's Bob Arum is already considering opponents for Antonio Margarito's next fight, which may take place around June or July in Mexico. Arum mentioned former welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir as a possible opponent. This past Tuesday, Margarito had his boxing license revoked for at least one-year by the California State Athletic Commission over a foreign substance that was found in his hand wraps prior to the fight with Shane Mosley on January 24.
According to the Times Online, Ricky's younger brother, Matthew Hatton (35-4, 13KOs), will go up against Ted Bami (26-4, 13KOs) on March 28 at the Altrincham Leisure Centre. Bami is a former European junior welterweight champion. Hatton is coming off the best win of his career, a ten round decision over veteran Ben Tackie.
Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward says the one year ban on former two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is too severe. On Tuesday, Margarito and his trainer Javier Capetillo had their licences revoked for one year by the California State Athletic Commission - due to a plaster-like substance being found inside of Margarito's hand wraps before he stepped in the ring to fight Shane Mosley on January 24.