KIDWCKED
07-31-2010, 09:15 PM
c/p
July 30th, 2010
By Eric Thomas: Bob Arum has decided to withdraw the application for his fighter Antonio Margarito with the Nevada Athletic Commission. Arum had been hoping to get Margarito’s boxing license back with the Nevada Commission so that he could put the Manny Pacquiao vs. Margarito fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas.
However, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Nevada Athletic Commission has failed to respond “in a timely fashion” in renewing Margarito’s boxing license.
The Commission voted on the matter earlier this month, rejecting Margarito’s license attempt by a 4-1 vote and telling him to go back to the California Athletic Commission, who had been the ones that had taken away Margarito’s boxing license a year ago after a plaster-like substance, was found on his hand wraps before his fight with Shane Mosley.
Arum said “Because time is running out, we can’t wait for Nevada to make a decision so we have to think about moving the fight elsewhere. The commission, other than Pat, have other views. We decided we can’t engage them in trying to change their views, so we’re taking it elsewhere.”
Margarito will meet with the California Athletic commission next month on August 18th in an attempt to get his boxing license back with them. If Margarito fails to have any success, he and Arum will go elsewhere, possibly to Texas, where the fight would then take place at the Cowboy Stadium, in Arlington, if Margarito can get his boxing license back with the Texas Athletic Commission.
Arum may also try New Jersey, New York or Washington. Arum says “New York wants it. New Jersey wants it. Seattle wants it. But let’s see what happens in California first.”
July 30th, 2010
By Eric Thomas: Bob Arum has decided to withdraw the application for his fighter Antonio Margarito with the Nevada Athletic Commission. Arum had been hoping to get Margarito’s boxing license back with the Nevada Commission so that he could put the Manny Pacquiao vs. Margarito fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas.
However, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Nevada Athletic Commission has failed to respond “in a timely fashion” in renewing Margarito’s boxing license.
The Commission voted on the matter earlier this month, rejecting Margarito’s license attempt by a 4-1 vote and telling him to go back to the California Athletic Commission, who had been the ones that had taken away Margarito’s boxing license a year ago after a plaster-like substance, was found on his hand wraps before his fight with Shane Mosley.
Arum said “Because time is running out, we can’t wait for Nevada to make a decision so we have to think about moving the fight elsewhere. The commission, other than Pat, have other views. We decided we can’t engage them in trying to change their views, so we’re taking it elsewhere.”
Margarito will meet with the California Athletic commission next month on August 18th in an attempt to get his boxing license back with them. If Margarito fails to have any success, he and Arum will go elsewhere, possibly to Texas, where the fight would then take place at the Cowboy Stadium, in Arlington, if Margarito can get his boxing license back with the Texas Athletic Commission.
Arum may also try New Jersey, New York or Washington. Arum says “New York wants it. New Jersey wants it. Seattle wants it. But let’s see what happens in California first.”