Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito is Mexican-American boxer and a former World Boxing Association welterweight champion. He is also the former IBF and WBO welterweight champion. Margarito fought Shane Mosley last January 2009 at the Staples Center in California and lost the fight via a 9th round TKO. The fight became controversial when boxing authorities in California found a foreign substance inside his boxing gloves prompting the California Athletic commission to suspend his boxing license. Margarito became popular when he defeated and gave Miguel Cotto his only loss in his boxing career.

Matrgarito was born in Torrance, California on March 18, 1978. He has a total of 44 fights, winning 37 and a no contest decision.