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Antonio Margarito making a comeback, possibly with Top Rank

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margarito34By Tim Fletcher: 37-year-old former IBF/WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KOs) will be staging a comeback to the sport after four years in retirement. Margarito reportedly went through a costly divorce, according to ESPN, and he’s got the desire to restart his career.

Whether his interest in coming back to boxing is related to his divorce is unclear. Margarito wants to go back with his old promoter 83-year-old Bob Arum of Top Rank. However, Margarito is asking for a lot of money for his initial comeback fights, and they’re going to need to agree on a different price for him if he’s to sign on with Top Rank.

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Margarito: Canelo will KO Cotto by the 10th round

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canelo6767By Dan Ambrose: Former Miguel Cotto conqueror Antonio Margarito sees the much younger 25-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) as having too much youth and power for the 34-year-old WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) in their fight on HBO pay-per-view on November 21st from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Margarito expects Canelo to chop the aging Cotto down by the 10th round. If he doesn’t score a knockout, he thinks Canelo will win by a decision. Margarito feels that Canelo will definitely get the win against Cotto in this fight PPV fight. However, if Cotto can negate Canelo’s youth, power and speed, then he has a chance to win the fight with his intelligence.

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Antonio Margarito training for a come-back fight in 2015

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margarito32By Paco Gurrola According to Mediotiempo.com, 37-year-old former IBF/WBA/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KOs) is planning on coming back to the ring in November or December of this year. Not only that; Margarito is contemplating a world title fight in 2016 if successful.

With his family’s consent, Margarito has already begun his training in San Diego California and will soon be under Robert Garcia’s hands to improve and polish his pugilistic abilities prior to his combat.

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Margarito wants fight against Cotto to test his power

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margarito33By Dan Ambrose: After hearing all the news about how improved WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) under the tutelage of trainer Freddie Roach, former Cotto conqueror Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KOs) would like to see for himself if Cotto is punching harder than before or if he’s actually improved.

The 37-year-old Margarito is thinking about making a comeback, and he’s looking for the big fights against the likes of Cotto. Margarito hasn’t fought since 2011 after losing by a 9th round stoppage because of swelling in his surgically repaired left eye.

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Antonio Margarito contemplating comeback to boxing at 154 or 160, training very hard

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margarito34By Demetrius Luke: After four years since his last fight in 2011, former three time welterweight world champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KOs) has been training very hard and is seriously considering returning to the sport at light middleweight or middleweight.

Margarito retired in 2011 after losing his rematch against Miguel Cotto and before that losing to a decision to Manny Pacquiao in 2010 in a catch-weight fight at 150 pounds for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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Sergio Martinez says loss to Antonio Margarito improved him

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martinez--3By Dan Ambrose: Earlier in his career, Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KO’s) fought a young Antonio Margarito in 2000 in a fight that Sergio was overwhelmed by Margarito’s high volume attack and taken out in 7 rounds of a mostly one-sided fight.

This was before Martinez had adopted a Roy Jones Jr. style of fighting that employs a lot of movement. Not long after his loss to Margarito, Sergio changed his fighting style to where it is now with him using movement, fast shots, and an in and out style of fighting to frustrate slow plodding type fighters.

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Trout has sparring session with Margarito to get ready for Cotto

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Image: Trout has sparring session with Margarito to get ready for CottoBy Dan Ambrose: WBA World junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (25-0, 14 KO’s) reportedly had a sparring session recently with former two time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito according to primerhora.com to get ready for Trout’s December 1st title defense against 32-year-old Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KO’s) at the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA.

Trout, 27, isn’t making a big deal out of the sparring session like some boxers would in a similar situation. Trout knows that Margarito and Cotto are two completely different fighters, so it’s not as if he’s going to get a lot from the bit of sparring. However, what Trout can get from Margarito is valuable tips in how to defeat Cotto, because Margarito had Cotto taking knees left and right in their first fight in July 2008.

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Antonio Margarito retiring from boxing

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Image: Antonio Margarito retiring from boxingBy Dan Ambrose: In news that will sadden a lot of boxing fans former IBF/WBA/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KO’s) has reportedly retired after a string of injuries that has slowed his effectiveness in the ring. Margarito was a fine fighter. He really spanked Miguel Cotto in their first fight in 2008, and likely would have done it again in their rematch last year if the ringside doctor hadn’t halted the bout just when Margarito was starting to give it to Cotto.

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Margarito’s fight against Abel Perry to be held at middleweight

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Image: Margarito’s fight against Abel Perry to be held at middleweightBy Dan Ambrose: According to ESPN, former IBF/WBA/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KO’s) will be fighting at middleweight for his next bout against Abel Perry (18-5, 9 KO’s) on July 21st at the Casino Del Sol, in Tucson, Arizona. This is interesting because it’s hard to imagine the slender Margarito fighting middleweight, but he’s filled out somewhat.

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