Antonio Margarito
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Real name	Antonio Margarito Montiel
Nickname	Tijuana Tornado
Rated at	Welterweight
Nationality	Mexican
Birth date	March 18, 1978
Birth place	Torrance, California, USA
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	39
Wins	33
Wins by KO	24
Losses	5
Draws	0
No contests	1

Antonio Margarito (born March 18, 1978) is a boxer from Tijuana, Mexico. Margarito is the former WBO world Welterweight champion. Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Location of Torrance in the County of Los Angeles Country United States State California County Los Angeles County, California Government  - Mayor Frank Scotto Area  - City 20. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ... Tijuana (Spanish [tixwana], English usually [ËŒtiːəˈwÉ‘nÉ™]), is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana. ... The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing world boxing champions. ...

Amateur Career

Margarito compiled a record of 18-3 in his relatively brief amateur career, indicating that he turned pro quickly because he needed the money [1].

Professional Career

On January 14, 1994, he beat Jose Trujillo in Tijuana by decision in four rounds, to make his professional debut. On April 25, he achieved his first knockout win, defeating Victor Angulo in the second round. On October 17, however, he suffered his first defeat, to Victor Lozoya, by decision in six. Over the course of his next six bouts, he lost two. However, he went onto a winning streak after that loss that has so far, reached twenty wins in a row, not including his fight with Daniel Santos, which ended in a no contest. Before getting to fight with Santos, he beat such fighters as Alfred Ankamah, Juan Soberanes and former Julio César Chávez rivals Buck Smith, David Kamau and Frankie Randall, a former World Jr. welterweight champion who became the first man to beat Chávez in 91 fights. is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A boxer is knocked down and receives the 10-count. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Daniel Santos (born October 10, 1975 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an Puerto Rican boxer, who won a bronze medal in the Welterweight Division at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... No contest is a technical term used in the sport of boxing, to describe a fight which ends for reasons outside the fighters hands. ... For this mans son, also a boxer, see Julio César Chávez, Jr. ... Frankie Randall (born September 25, 1961) is a three-time world champion boxer who is best known as the man who handed Mexican legend Julio César Chávez his first professional defeat. ...

On July 21, 2001, he received his first world title try, against southpaw Santos, for the WBO world Welterweight crown, at Bayamon, Puerto Rico's Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum. The fight had to be stopped in the first round as a consequence of a clash of heads that opened deep gashes on both fighters and sent them both to a nearby hospital. Because the fight had not gone over four rounds or more for a technical decision to be awarded, it was declared a no contest, and Santos retained the belt but without adding a loss to Margarito's record. is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Bayam n (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ... Ruben Rodriguez (born 1948) is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who played 19 seasons in the BSN tournament. ...

Capturing the Title

Santos then vacated the WBO world Welterweight title to go up in weight and pursue the WBO's world Jr. Middleweight championship, and Margarito was assigned to fight Antonio Diaz for the vacant world crown, in front of an HBO Boxing audience. On March 16, 2002, Margarito crowned himself world champion by beating Diaz by knockout in round ten. He defended that crown with a decision in twelve over Danny Perez and a knockout in two over former WBA world champion Andrew Lewis. Lewis was a southpaw ans a hard puncher but had been exposed as chinny. Margarito proved that he has a world class chin. He publicly asked for a unification bout with then WBC and WBA world champion Ricardo Mayorga. Mayorga was regarded as the "real" champion by independent magazines (as Ring Magazine ) , he had KO'd Lewis before. This unification never happened, however. HBO Boxing is a successful TV series that has shown many of boxings greatest fights and historic events during the last 30 years. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... More than one notable individual is named or has been named Andrew Lewis: Andrew Lewis, contemporary Canadian politician Andrew Lewis, 18th century American general Andrew Lewis, American soccer player Andrew Six-Heads Lewis, Guyanese boxer. ... WBC logo mark “WBC” redirects here. ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... Ricardo Mayorga (born October 3, 1973 in Managua, Nicaragua), He is the former WBA/WBC Welterweight champion and the former WBC Junior Middleweight champion. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ...

At this point Margarito considered to go up in weight, to try to lure Fernando Vargas, Oscar de la Hoya or Shane Mosley into a lucrative fight, or Santos into a rematch at the Jr. Middleweight division. On October 17, 2003, Margarito made his Jr. Middleweight division debut with a two round knockout win over Maurice Brantley in Phoenix, Arizona. Fernando Vargas (born December 7, 1977 in Oxnard, California) is an American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. ... Oscar De La Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy — is an American boxer who won a gold medal for the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games and is considered one of boxings all time greats. ... Sugar Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971) is a boxer from Pomona, California. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ...

On January 31, 2004, and back at the Welterweight division, he retained his title with a second round knockout of Canada's Hercules Kyvelos, who was undefeated until then. is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hercules Kyvelos (born February 25, 1975 in Montréal, Quebec) is a boxer from Canada with Greek roots, competing in the welterweight (< 67kg) division. ...

Margarito did face Daniel Santos in a rematch on September 11 of the same year, at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, for Santos' WBO world Jr. Middleweight title. The rematch also ended because of a headbutt, but this time, as the fight had already reached the four rounds mark that is needed for fights like these to be decided by judges, Margarito lost by a split ten round technical decision. He was down on two scorecards when the fight was stopped. is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. ... Nickname: Location of San Juan within the island of Puerto Rico Coordinates: Country United States Territory Puerto Rico Founded 1508/1521 Area  - City 76. ... A technical decision is a term used in boxing when a fight has to be stopped because of a headbutt. ...

On his next fight, April 23 of 2005, Margarito retained his WBO world Welterweight title against another Puerto Rican, undefeated world class puncher Kermit Cintron, dropping him four times on his way to a fifth round knockout. This was regarded as one of his best wins but Floyd Mayweather is still ranked as #1 and the man to beat at welter weight by all magazines. April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kermit Cintron (born October 22, 1979) is a Puerto Rican boxer who is from Carolina. ... Floyd Mayweather is the name of two persons, father and son: Floyd Mayweather Sr. ...

After almost a ten month layoff, Margarito returned to the boxing ring on February 18, 2006, retaining his title with a first round knockout of Manuel Gomez, who had lasted eleven rounds with Mosley for the IBF world Lightweight title eight and a half years before. February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ...

Losing the Title

On July 14, 2007, Margarito lost a unanimous 12 round decision to undefeated challenger Paul Williams, losing his WBO belt. After the bout Margarito heavily disputed the decision, claiming that he had landed the most meaningful punches. Williams, however, landed the most punches (outhitting Margarito by almost a 2-1 ratio, and throwing an average of over 100 punches per round) according to compubox. is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Paul Williams (born July 27, 1981 in Aiken, South Carolina) is an American boxer. ... Compubox is the name of a computerized punches scoring system. ...

Margarito has a record of 34 wins, 5 losses and 1 no contest, with 24 wins by knockout.

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See also

• List of male boxers

This is a list of notable male boxers. ...

External links

• Antonio Margarito Fight-by-Fight Career Record
• Antonio Margarito's career record
• Boxers Gallery
• Personal Website