Antonio Margarito and his lawyers tried to sneak in the back door and they were greeted by some angry pit bulls in Nevada. Margarito, who was suspended by California after being caught with loaded gloves before his fight against Shane Mosley on Jan. 24, 2009, applied for his U.S. license reinstatement before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Friday.
In a 4-1 vote, the commission tabled Margarito's application for a license and encouraged him to return to the California State Athletic Commission that revoked his license for a year in February 2009. Although there is no legal requirement Margarito receive his license there, those in favor of the decision stated California seemed to be a more appropriate venue for the discussion.
Margarito is still defiant in stating that he had no knowledge of the illegal hand wraps.
"My former trainer [Javier Capetillo] put knuckle pads on that had irregular substances inside. I didn't know about them, truthfully. I would have been the first person to say, 'I can't go out and fight,' if I had known. But I didn't feel anything."
Margarito also claimed the illegality of the wraps weren't as serious as has been reported.
"There's been a lot of misrepresentation on what happened in January," Margarito said. "I didn't have plaster casts on my hands like some people have commented."
His lawyer Thomas Marroso is ready to move forward and hit the Golden State.
If you thought Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was a raving lunatic, let's see what Margarito's promoter, Bob Arum, has to say about the Nevada denial."We're very disappointed in the commission's decision," Marroso said. "We understand it though and we heard their suggestions. One thing I can tell you, and Antonio would agree with me, is we're not done fighting."
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