Antonio Margarito Gets Boxing License Suspended For Trying To Fight Shane Mosley With A Cast

Well, it looks like Antonio Margarito knew something that we didn’t, or else we would’ve put the house on Sugar Shane Mosley on Saturday night (except: we don’t own a house). When Mosley’s trainers objected to the way the Tijuana Thunder’s hands were wrapped before the fight, members of the California State Athletic Commission decided to check out the wraps… and found a plaster-of-paris-like substance in between said wraps. Of course the Commission didn’t do anything there—money was to be made out in the ring—but yesterday suspended the California licenses of Margarito and his trainer, Javier Capetillo. Luckily they can still fight in Tijuana!

When the wraps were cut off to be rewrapped, officials found what was deemed a “plaster-like substance” in the wraps. Two pieces of gauze, one in each glove, allegedly had the substance on them.

“From what I know, there was a plaster of Paris-like substance in Margarito’s wraps and the commission has these wraps under seal and is investigating what kind of substance it is,” Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who promotes Mosley, told ESPN.com. “I’m happy to see the commission realized how serious the issue is and is acting swiftly. We’ll see what the outcome will be of the situation.”

Well that all depends on whether there’s a fever for Mosley-Margarito 2, which doesn’t seem to be buzzing (Mosley’s next opponent is said to be Mayweather, Jr.). So we’re going to say he’ll be suspended for a year and forced to fight in Vegas. Boo-hoo, poor guy.
Margarito, trainer await results of tests [ESPN]
Image [LA Times]