Boxer Antonio Margarito Banned For A Year

Former WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito has had his licence revoked for one year by the California State Athletic Commission. Margarito and trainer Javier Capetillo have been banned for putting a plaster-like substance under Margarito’s hand wraps for his fight with Shane Mosley – which Margarito lost after being stopped . The pads, confiscated last week, are still being tested by the commission. Mexican Margarito lost his WBA welterweight title to Mosley in January via a ninth-round technical knock-out. The California State Athletic Commission voted 7-0 to revoke both Margarito and Capetillo’s boxing licences. This is a sudenly fall from grace for the all action fighter from Mexico following his epic battle ands knock out of then unbeaten Cotto last year.