Antonio Margarito Tickets

Antonio Margarito is scheduled to fight Filipino Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) in a 12-round vacant WBC light middleweight title fight on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Margarito was denied a boxing license in California by the CSAC even though his year of suspension was up but on Thursday, August 26th the Texas Combative Sports Act and Rules announced that Margarito met all the requirements and was issued a license to box in Texas. The fight card which is expected to draw up to 70,000 is being Bob Arum of Top Rank and will be televised live on HBO PPV.

Fight Location Date Boxing Tickets
Pacquiao vs Margarito Cowboys Stadium,
Arlington, TX		 November 13, 2010
Saturday		 Upper Level to Ringside Pacquiao vs Margarito Tickets

Antonio "Tony" Margarito

(38-6-0, 27 KOs)

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. Floyd Mayweather Jr 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.

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 Mosley-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.

Margarito KOs Cintron - 6th Round

Antonio Margarito finishes off Kermit Cintron with a left hook to the body in the round six of their rematch Margarito-Cintron II on April 12, 2008 winning by KO.

Antonio Margarito pummeled Kermit Cintron (29-2-0, 17 KOs) beating him by 6th round KO in a rematch on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Margarito-Cintron fight was on HBO's doubleheader card with Cotto-Gomez. In addition to his victory Margarito also captured Cintron's IBF welterweight title. In their first meeting on Saturday, April 23, 2005 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, Margarito onesidedly beat 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.

Antonio Margarito beat Puerto Rican Miguel Angel Cotto (32-1-0, 26 KOs) at 2:05 of round 11 by TKO on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cotto, rocked and bloodied in the second half of the fight by Margarito was down on his knee for the second time in round 11 as Cotto's corner threw in the towel. In addition to his victory Margarito took home the WBA welterweight title.

Antonio Margarito lost by 8th round TKO to Shane Mosley (46-5-0, 39 KOs) on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Margarito was knocked down by Mosley at the end of round eight and still buzzed when he came out for round nine. 43 seconds later he was reeling against the ropes when his corner threw in the towel. Margarito also lost his WBA welterweight title.

Antonio Margarito won a lopsided 10th round unanimous decision over Mexician Roberto Garcia (28-3-0, 21 KOs) on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Plaza Monumental in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Scores were 100-88, 99-90 and 99-89 all for Margarito. Garcia was down in round one by a combination followed by a right hand and lost a point in round eight for headbutting and in round ten for a low blow. In addition to his victory Margarito won the vacant WBC International light middleweight title.

Margarito had been out of the ring for 16 months after having his license suspended by the California State Athletic Commission. On January 24, 2009 before Margarito's fight with Shane Mosley at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Naazim Richardson, Mosley's trainer objected to the way Margarito's trainer Javier Capetillo was wrapping Margarito's hands. California officials then discovered illegal pads coated with a plaster-like substance in Margarito's hand wraps. Subsequently both Margarito and Capetillo had their licenses suspended for one year although Mexico welcomed Margarito to fight during his suspension.