Margarito Suspended! Trainer Javier Capetillo also suspended....

Fightnews....


Following is a statement by Tim Noonan, Chairman of the California Athletic Commission, regarding Antonio Margarito:

“The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has temporarily suspended the licenses of Antonio Margarito and his chief corner man, Javier Capetillo. The temporary suspension will remain in effect until CSAC has fully investigated the circumstances surrounding events at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 24, 2009. A foreign substance was found by California State Athletic Commission staff in the hand wraps of Antonio Margarito before his bout against Shane Mosley at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The substance found in Margarito’s hand wraps is currently being analyzed by the California Department of Justice. An investigation as to whether either licensee violated CSAC rules is ongoing. Mr. Margarito and Mr. Capetillo have been asked to appear at an initial hearing scheduled for February 10, 2009.”

“The licenses of Mr. Margarito and Mr. Capetillo were suspended pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 18842, which allows for the temporary suspension of a license when such an action is necessary to ‘protect the public welfare.’ CSAC Rule 323 limits the amount and type of gauze and tape allowed under a fighter’s boxing glove. Rule 390 allows CSAC to discipline a licensee when his or her actions are a “discredit to boxing” or violate the rules of CSAC.

“Commission staff will have no further comment until such time as the Commission makes a final determination of whether licensee actions in this case warrant fines, suspensions, or the revocation of licenses. The Commission has asked Mr. Margarito and Mr. Capetillo to appear at an initial hearing currently scheduled for February 10, 2009.”

 

suspending Margarito is stupid...it's not like he is going to fight anytime soon....

but his ol' fart of a trainer need to be suspended.....nobody prepares hand wraps two week before a fight..:kick:

 

Beat me to it!:warning:

 

Well, that seems very serious my friends... I'm very disappointed of Margarito if it's true, and right now, It's very hard to give Margarito the benefit of doubt. He's a fighter I highly respect and even though I was rooting for Cotto when they fought, I was very happy to see him finally recognized as a force... Right now, it seems it was all manufactured...:doh:

 

Yeah, by a half hour.

 

I'm not surprised. The guy always had the look of a cheating prick.

 

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Dude's an asshole anyway.I didn't like the way he acted after the Mosley fight.

 

How did he act? I stopped watching once he was stopped.

 

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agREED...

Wait Until the "Substance" has Been Investigated THEN Suspend him (If it Comes Back DIRTY)...Like U Said, it's NOT like Margarito's Gonna Try to Fight Anytime N the Near Future Anyway...

Suspending him BEFORE the Shit has Even Been Tested Seems like More of a HEADLINE Grabber than Anything Else...
REED:hammert:

 

Personnally, I see that as a statement by the commission of how serious these accusations are. Foreign substance REED, we're pretty far from the used and stained gauze and tape that Capetillo pretended to use!

 

agREED for the Most Part...

But this Suspension "News" Made TODAY's ESPN Sportscenter...REED was Expecting to Hear that they'd FOUND Something WORTHY of Suspending Margarito...But As of Now, he's Being Suspended on SUSPICION...

It just Seems a Bit TabloidISH to Suspend the Guy TODAY, when they CAN'T even Tell Us what was Inside his Wraps Yet....



REED:hammert:

ps. REED Can't Believe he's Actually DEFENDING Margarito:::doh:

 

If found guilty, he should be suspended for life, erase his record and null the result of the Cotto fight which is the one looking more suspicious than any other.

 

“The licenses of Mr. Margarito and Mr. Capetillo were suspended pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 18842, which allows for the temporary suspension of a license when such an action is necessary to ‘protect the public welfare.’


Hopefully the public feels safe now that they are suspended.

 

At this point just picking up and feeling whatever it was will let them know if something is wrong. I doubt this is premature.

 

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Exactly.

 

Admittedly, REED had Trouble SLEEPING Last Night...But Tonight will B Better...


REED:hammert:

 

it's a procedural thing.....Margarito could well have been a journeyman who seeks to fight as often as is possible

 

Me too. I sent a pm to boxingnotboxers for a sleeping pill prescription.

 

Do you feel safer now?

 

Good Point...

ALOT of Unknown Guys Fight MONTHLY or Every Other Month....& Make a Pretty Good ANNUAL Salary Doing it...



REED:mj:

 

He was, until he learned what a little peace of cement could do for his career.

 

If loaded handwraps were responsible for what he was able to do to Cotto........I hope his dick rots off! Swear to God!:fightme:

 

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''Suspend'' if guilty?... More like expell from boxing, and then trial all involved in a court of law for attempt of grievous bodily harm. Then there needs to be a fucking ENFORCED regulation system, regarding wrapping hands in this corrupt sport on multiple levels, because I highly doubt that it's only Margarito and Trinidad who've rigged thier wraps all this time.

 

Agreed. I really hope there's nothing to this and they are just being precautionary.

Naturally if the accusations are true the main stream sports media will find the story and run the "another black eye for boxing" shit. :doh:

 

The Object of YOUR Affection & Desire is a CHEATER, Kauki...Hope U're PROUD!!!...Think of How Many YEARS of TROLLING U've WASTED on Him???...



REED:bears:

 

I'll be heavily rooting for Cotto to beat him half to death in June.