Antonio Margarrito

Antonio Margarito, the Mexican-American welterweight who held three major world titles, appeals to the part of me that loves relentless, forward-marching fighters. He did not dazzle so much as grind, walking opponents down, refusing to retreat, wearing them out round by round until they broke. His was a rough, blue-collar craft built on pressure rather than polish. The hand-wrap controversy that split his legacy is a genuine shame, because the aggression he brought with that tall, rangy frame was the real thing. A career stretching from 1994 to 2017 speaks to rare durability. I will always be drawn to the awkward, dogged pressure fighter who simply keeps coming forward.

Name (English)

Antonio Margarrito

Name (Japanese)

アントニオ・マルガリート

Reading

あんとにお・まるがりーと

Born

March 18, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

Origin

Torrance, California, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

180 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

boxer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• WBO World Welterweight Champion
• IBF World Welterweight Champion
• WBA World Welterweight Champion

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.antoniomargarito.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/TonyMargarito
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88

Tags

• California
• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-19

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.