Antonio Margarito
Career, Record, Stats
Antonio Margarito (El Tornado de Tijuana) is a 46-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former welterweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 23 years, 7 months, and 19 days, Margarito amassed a record of 41-8, which includes 27 wins via KO, 8 of which were in world-title fights.
Antonio Margarito's Boxing Career
Antonio Margarito was born in Torrance, California, U.S. on March 18, 1978. He made his professional debut at the age of 15 years on January 14, 1994 against Jose Trujillo. Margarito defeated Trujillo via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Margarito became a world champion at the age of 23 after 29 professional fights. He challenged Antonio Díaz for the vacant WBO welterweight title and stopped Díaz in the 10th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the IBF and WBA welterweight world titles as well.
Margarito's last fight was a technical decision victory over Carson Jones at age 39, on September 2, 2017.
Some of Antonio Margarito's best fights have been against Miguel Cotto (HOFer), Kermit Cintrón, David Kamau, Ramón Álvarez, Joshua Clottey, Sergio Martínez, and Frankie Randall. For a complete list of Margarito's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Antonio Margarito".
Margarito has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Antonio Margarito Losses".
Antonio Margarito's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Sep 02, 2017 | 39 |  Carson Jones | win | TD 7 |
49 | Aug 13, 2016 | 38 | 
Ramón Álvarez 30 23-4-2  | win | SD 10 |
48 | Mar 05, 2016 | 37 | Jorge Páez Jr. | win | UD 10 |
47 | Dec 03, 2011 | 33 | 
Miguel Cotto 31 36-2 | loss | RTD 9 |
46 | Nov 13, 2010 | 32 | 
Manny Pacquiao 31 51-3-2 | loss | UD 12 |
45 | May 08, 2010 | 32 | Roberto García | win | UD 10 |
44 | Jan 24, 2009 | 30 | 
Shane Mosley 37 45-5 | loss | TKO 9 |
43 | Jul 26, 2008 | 30 |
Miguel Cotto 27 32-0 | win | TKO 11 |
42 | Apr 12, 2008 | 30 | 
Kermit Cintrón 28 29-1 | win | KO 6 |
41 | Nov 10, 2007 | 29 | Golden Johnson | win | TKO 1 |
40 | Jul 14, 2007 | 29 | 
Paul Williams 25 32-0 | loss | UD 12 |
39 | Dec 02, 2006 | 28 | 
Joshua Clottey 29 30-1 | win | UD 12 |
38 | Feb 18, 2006 | 27 | Jaime Manuel Gómez | win | TKO 1 |
37 | Apr 23, 2005 | 27 |
Kermit Cintrón 25 24-0 | win | TKO 5 |
36 | Feb 18, 2005 | 26 | Sebastián Luján | win | TKO 10 |
35 | Sep 11, 2004 | 26 | Daniel Santos | loss | TD 10 |
34 | Jan 31, 2004 | 25 | Hercules Kyvelos | win | TKO 2 |
33 | Oct 17, 2003 | 25 | Maurice Brantley | win | TKO 2 |
32 | Feb 08, 2003 | 24 | Andrew Lewis | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Oct 12, 2002 | 24 | Danny Perez Ramírez | win | UD 12 |
30 | Mar 16, 2002 | 23 | Antonio Díaz | win | TKO 10 |
29 | Jul 21, 2001 | 23 | Daniel Santos | nc | NA
|
28 | Mar 30, 2001 | 23 | Robert West | win | KO 1 |
27 | Dec 10, 2000 | 22 | 
Frankie Randall 39 55-7-1 | win | RTD 4 |
26 | Sep 17, 2000 | 22 | José Luis Benítez | win | TKO 1 |
25 | Jun 16, 2000 | 22 | 
David Kamau 34 30-3 | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Feb 19, 2000 | 21 | 
Sergio Martínez 24 16-0-1 | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Dec 15, 1999 | 21 | Efrain Munoz | win | KO 2 |
22 | Oct 23, 1999 | 21 | Buck Smith | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Jun 12, 1999 | 21 | Danny Perez | win | SD 8 |
20 | Jun 07, 1999 | 21 | Daniel Mendez | win | KO 3 |
19 | Dec 04, 1998 | 20 | Reyes Estrada | win | KO 2 |
18 | Jun 27, 1998 | 20 | Javier Francisco Mendez | win | KO 10 |
17 | Apr 24, 1998 | 20 | Miguel González | win | UD 8 |
16 | Nov 29, 1997 | 19 | Cesar Valdez | win | TKO 5 |
15 | Jun 26, 1997 | 19 | Horatio Garcia | win | UD 10 |
14 | Dec 02, 1996 | 18 | Juan Soberanes | win | UD 10 |
13 | Oct 14, 1996 | 18 | Alfred Ankamah | win | KO 4 |
12 | Jun 28, 1996 | 18 | Rodney Jones | loss | UD 10 |
11 | Apr 18, 1996 | 18 | Juan Yoani Cervantes | win | KO 4 |
10 | Feb 26, 1996 | 17 | Larry Dixon | loss | UD 10 |
9 | Sep 10, 1995 | 17 | Antonio Ojeda | win | KO 4 |
8 | Mar 18, 1995 | 17 | Carlos Palafox | win | PTS 4 |
7 | Jan 26, 1995 | 16 | Efrain Munoz | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Oct 17, 1994 | 16 | Victor Lozoya | loss | PTS 6 |
5 | Aug 05, 1994 | 16 | Francisco Lopez | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Jun 27, 1994 | 16 | Cesar Roland | win | KO 1 |
3 | Apr 25, 1994 | 16 | Victor Angulo | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Jan 21, 1994 | 15 | Gilberto Plata | win | UD 4 |
1 | Jan 14, 1994 | 15 | Jose Trujillo | win | UD 4 |