By Robert Morales - Since Antonio Margarito was busted with illegal hand wraps before his January fight with "Sugar" Shane Mosley in Los Angeles, there has been no shortage of insinuation that perhaps Margarito and his hand-wrapping trainer, Javier Capetillo, had previously cheated.
Miguel Cotto initially said he thought Margarito must have just had a good night when Margarito stopped him in the 11th round on July 26, 2008 in Las Vegas. He since has wondered if Margarito might have had loaded gloves in their fight because he did not have anyone from his camp monitoring Margarito's wraps as they were being applied that night at MGM Grand.
Well, there is a dispute in that regard. Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, said that to his knowledge Evangelista Cotto was indeed in the room when Margarito was having his hands wrapped. Cotto - who will take on Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 14 at MGM Grand - was then trained by his uncle, Evangelista.
"The inspector is there watching the hands get wrapped, and there is also a member of the other team," Kizer said, explaining what typically happens during this time. "Evangelista Cotto was there. And he is not a guy who is very passive. He is a guy who will say, 'What's that?' Very similar to Brother Naazim (Richardson, Mosley's trainer who helped nail Margarito). [details]
Miguel Cotto initially said he thought Margarito must have just had a good night when Margarito stopped him in the 11th round on July 26, 2008 in Las Vegas. He since has wondered if Margarito might have had loaded gloves in their fight because he did not have anyone from his camp monitoring Margarito's wraps as they were being applied that night at MGM Grand.
Well, there is a dispute in that regard. Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, said that to his knowledge Evangelista Cotto was indeed in the room when Margarito was having his hands wrapped. Cotto - who will take on Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 14 at MGM Grand - was then trained by his uncle, Evangelista.
"The inspector is there watching the hands get wrapped, and there is also a member of the other team," Kizer said, explaining what typically happens during this time. "Evangelista Cotto was there. And he is not a guy who is very passive. He is a guy who will say, 'What's that?' Very similar to Brother Naazim (Richardson, Mosley's trainer who helped nail Margarito). [details]
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