Bob Arum: "Margarito will have a title fight in May 2010" (in Mexico)

[SuckaPunch]

from a recent interview of Bob Arum from B-talk:

Bob Arum: "I think we're really very active. This has been a great year for Top Rank, we have everybody in action. We have a tremendous event with Pacquiao-Clottey in Cowboy Stadium in March. In April, Pavlik-Martinez in Atlantic City, in May we have Antonio Margarito in title fight in Ochos Calientes, in Mexico. It's part of the biggest festival of the year in Mexico. In June, I'll be priviliged to do the first fight in the New Yankee Stadium, and that's fitting because Top Rank did the last fight, Ali-Norton, in 1976 in the old Yankee Stadium. Another arena we're looking at, hopefully next year, probably the spring, I want to do the first fight at the stadium in the Meadowlands, that the Giants and the Jets have just built. By the way, both Steve Tish and Woody Johnson of the Jets will be in Cowboy Stadium for the Pacquiao-Clottey fight."

http://boxing talk.com/pag/article.php?aid=19377

[kali08]

Well if the California State Athletic Commission keeps denying him a license I would say why not!!! I mean they've already punished him one full year and he stayed true to the one year suspension and did not fight in Mexico and now they still aren't sure about giving him his license back. Regardless of what he was caught trying to do , he did his time and now he deserves a second chance! Not to mention they don't have proof of him ever cheating only proof of him trying to cheat!!! (plaster like substance allegedly) With that said I say why not , he can't sit around and wait for the CA State Athletic Commission to make up their mind when they've had a whole year and more to think about it and make their decision!!!

[Amadla Ngawethu]

Just ban the criminal for life,take his licence throw it into the sea somewhere it cant be found

[KESSLER]

I'll be looking forward to this. Margarito never robs us fans from a knockout, even if he is on the receiving end of it .

[SiCaRiO13 Jr]

how the hell is this scum getting a title fight

[Eric Holder]

I wonder who he's fighting for a title

[jrosales13]

I wonder who he's fighting for a title

I think it will be one of the regional or maybe interim titles....

[icebergisonfire]

I wonder who he's fighting for a title

Does matter, Arum will do anything for a dollar.

[-Rab]

Margarito is a disgrace to all mexican fans. Us mexican fans have always been proud of our fighters, Now since this man has been a cheater for who knows how many fights in his career we are dissapointed by such a man who's willing to go that far for recognition and money. He's from tijuana and I am from there also, He was making our great city feel proud but now we are disgusted by his actions. He's not a real fighter, Hell I won't even refer to him as a mexican boxer. F**k him.