Antonio Margarito Ordered To Face Yuriy Nuzhnenko

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

BoxingScene.com has learned that Gilbert Mendoza, president of the WBA, has ordered welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27KOs) to face Yuriy Nuzhnenko (27-0-1, 13KOs) of Ukraine in his next outing. [details]

[Eaner0919]

ahahahahahahah damn!

[Mr. Fantastic]

Messed up, seems that every belt Margs seems to get he has to have a mandatory right away.

[mellow_mood]

better than not fighting....

[BlackHat]

I say **** all the belts and fight williams/clottey/Cotto

[MJ406]

is that opponent any good? never heard of him.

and besides Marg needs to take a fight anyway if Cotto-Margarito 2 is supposed to happen by June of next year.

Berto or Clottey will probably face Cotto in February.

[rizkybizness]

THat's f.ucked up.

I don't recall the WBA giving Cotto any ultimatums.

[The Hammer]

Great news!

This is an underrated fighter finally being given his chance. If he was fighting any other welterweight, he'd have a good chance of winning.

[Eaner0919]

THat's f.ucked up.

I don't recall the WBA giving Cotto any ultimatums.

wasnt he forced to face Branco or Urkal as a mando?

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

THat's f.ucked up.

I don't recall the WBA giving Cotto any ultimatums.

Actually Cotto was at one point told to fight him, but he signed to fight Margarito (IBF champ) at the time and a unification fight holds rank above a mandatory. Margarito dumped the IBF title before the Cotto fight took place.