Antonio Margarito’s Health Information
New York’s Madison Square Garden will be transformed into a boxing ring on the 3rd of December 2011 for the Super Welterweight WBA World Championship between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto. Margarito defeated Cotto the last time they met in the ring, although some believe that this was because he cheated by putting plaster on his hand bandages.
There have been some concerns about whether or not Margarito will be able to fight Cotto, because he has sustained quite serious injuries during his match against Pacquiao last year. He lost very severely in this fight and was taken straight to hospital at the end of it. Here, it was determined that the right orbital bone was fractured and he had to wait three days before being able to receive surgery, as his face was so severely swollen. These injuries caused many to wonder whether Margarito would be able to continue his career.
Surgery was needed because one of the muscles of the eye was lodged into the fracture. Of course, Margarito’s manager and co-manager told everyone that there was nothing to worry about and that these types of injuries are reasonably common. The one solace Margarito has is that he was able to also inflict some injuries on Pacquiao, although not enough to allow him to win a single round. Pacquiao looked like he was very uncomfortable in the press conference after the fight, and he had seriously bruised cheeks and a swollen lip.
The fight between Margarito and Pacquiao reminded everyone why Pacquiao is such a force to be reckoned with, with even Floyd Mayweather Jr. not wanting to fight him. Margarito, however, gladly uses this as the reason why his injuries were so severe, considering that this had nothing to do with his own abilities as a boxer.
Cotto vs Margarito is scheduled for December 3. Watch the bout and see if Margarito can remain healthy!