Antonio Margarito pummeled Kermit Cintron beating him by 6th round KO in a rematch on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on HBO's doubleheader with Miguel Cotto vs Alfonso Gomez. In addition to his victory Margarito also captured Cintron's IBF welterweight title. In their first meeting on April 23, 2005 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, Margarito onesidedly beat Kermit Cintron by 5th round KO. This recent win over Cintron puts Margarito back in the bidding for a second time to become the world welterweight champion. Margarito now holds the WBO Intercontinental welterweight and the IBF welterweight titles. Next up for Margarito is an WBA & IBF welterweight title fight against Miguel Cotto on July 26th at the MGM Grand. It's guaranteed to be a brawl!
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotto vs Margarito | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV |
July 26, 2008 Saturday |
TBA |
Antonio "Tony" Margarito
Antonio Margarito is a big, strong welterweight and many potential opponents are afraid to fight him. They say he is a nobody. The truth is they know a fight with Margarito is risky since he will run them around the ring, tire them out, get them out of their rhythm and trap them in the corner where they will feel his power and size. Mayweather has been offered $8 million to fight Margarito but has made every excuse in the book not to accept the offer. Now that is fear! At the WBO 2006 Adwards Antonio Margarito was recognized as the most durable and feared champion always prepared to meet the best though competitive champions do not meet his challenge.
Margarito has had some notable fights. He fought Antonio Diaz in 2002 in a vacant WBO welterweight title fight. Diaz was down in the 10th round. His corner threw in the towel. In 2003 his knocked out Andrew Lewis in the 2nd round earning the WBO welterweight title. In 2004 Margarito knocked out the undefeated Hercules Kyvelos in the 2nd round of a WBO welterweight title fight. In a WBO welterweight title bout in 2005 Margarito knocked out the undefeated Kermit Cintron in the 5th round.
Ringside Las Vegas: On Saturday, February 18, 2006 at the Aladdin Casino Antonio Margarito knocked out Manuel "Shotgun" Gomez in only 74 seconds with an impressive assortment of punches! In the first 20 seconds of round one Margarito hit Gomez with a right to his face that drove Gomez back into the ropes. Then Margarito nailed Gomez with another right. As Gomez attempted to counter as Margarito delivered a combination of punches including a left upper cut followed by right that sent Gomez face first on to the canvas. Crumpled on his side with his mouth piece spit out referee Richard Steele waved off the fight. At that very moment Gomez staggered to his feet protesting the stoppage. Margarito wins the bout in round one by TKO and the WBO Welterweight title.
Antonio Margarito KOs Manuel Gomez
Margarito made his 7th successful WBO welterweight title defense beating Joshua Clottey by a 12-round unanimous decision at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday, January 02, 2006. Margarito had trouble in the early rounds with Clottey's style which consisted of the Peek-a-Boo and waiting for an opening to throw a counterpunch. From the middle rounds on though Margarito controlled the fight.
Antonio Margarito lost his WBO welterweight title to Paul Williams by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on Saturday, July 14, 2007. The 6 feet 2 inch plus tall lanky Williams, a southpaw outworked Margarito the first half of the fight throwing non-stop flickering punches from all angles to keep Margarito on the outside. Margarito blocked most of Williams pitty-pat punches as he kept moving forward like a tank to get on the inside of the long armed Williams where he could do his damage. Margarito came on strong in the last rounds of the fight landing hard thudding punches on the fading Williams cutting Williams's eye in the 11th round. But Williams's overall workrate gave him the decision in a close fight that could have easily ended in a draw or a decision for Margarito.
Margarito claimed the vacant WBO intercontinental welterweight title knocking out Golden Johnson in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, November 10, 2007. The fight took place on the Shane Mosley vs Miguel Angel Cotto undercard. Margarito came out fast just liked he said he was going to do and dropped Johnson three times before referee Wayne Kelley stopped the fight at 2:28 of round one.