Monday, October 11, 2010
Tornado hits Oxnard neighborhood
Three-time welterweight world champion, Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs) continues his preparations in Oxnard, CA for his upcoming bout against seven-time world champion and the best pound for pound fighter in the world Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs). Today Fightnews caught up with Antonio Margarito, training under the watchful eye of former junior lightweight champion, Robert Garcia, for his morning road work and workout. His early morning workout consisted of running, abdominal work and chopping at a large piece of lumber.
Following his morning workout, Antonio Margarito will continue his boxing training at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy.
In his last outing Antonio Margarito defeated Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia (28-3, 21 KOs) on May 8 at the Plaza Monumental in Aguascalientes, Mexico via unanimous decision.
Also, scheduled to be on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito will be former middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik, super bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux and undefeated welterweight Mike Jones, in separate bouts.
The Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito world championship fight takes place on Saturday, November 13th at the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX for the vacant WBC junior middleweight championship and is being presented by Top Rank, in association with Cowboys Stadium and MP Promotions and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Remaining tickets are priced at $700, $500, $300, $200, $100, and $50 and can be purchased at the Cowboys Stadium ticket office, by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Source: fightnews.com