By Robert Morales - Promoter Bob Arum on Wednesday said that, contrary to one report, he has not completely given up on holding a Nov. 13 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito in Las Vegas. But he did say the definite front runner to play host is Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Arum said he pulled Margarito's request for a license off an Aug. 9 Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting because of logistics, not because he does not want to hold Pacquiao-Margarito there. He said there remains a chance the fight could be held in Sin City.
"Yeah, but I would say Cowboys Stadium is the overwhelming favorite," Arum said.
The veteran promoter, speaking via telephone from his summer home in Beverly Hills, said it made no sense for him to have Margarito appear again in Nevada next week with an Aug. 18 hearing with the California State Athletic Commission on tap. It was the California commission that revoked Margarito's license after he was caught with plaster inserts in his hand wraps prior to his January 2009 fight with "Sugar" Shane Mosley in Los Angeles. [Click Here To Read More]
Arum said he pulled Margarito's request for a license off an Aug. 9 Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting because of logistics, not because he does not want to hold Pacquiao-Margarito there. He said there remains a chance the fight could be held in Sin City.
"Yeah, but I would say Cowboys Stadium is the overwhelming favorite," Arum said.
The veteran promoter, speaking via telephone from his summer home in Beverly Hills, said it made no sense for him to have Margarito appear again in Nevada next week with an Aug. 18 hearing with the California State Athletic Commission on tap. It was the California commission that revoked Margarito's license after he was caught with plaster inserts in his hand wraps prior to his January 2009 fight with "Sugar" Shane Mosley in Los Angeles. [Click Here To Read More]
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