The Shane Mosley-Antonio Margarito fight is remembered most for what was found in Margarito’s hand wraps before the bout took place.
A substance described as being like plaster of Paris was discovered in Margarito’s wraps. He was ordered to re-wrap his hands and the fight went on as scheduled on Jan. 24, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The fall out from the loaded gloves was severe. Margarito was suspended and didn’t fight again for more than a year. His trainer, Javier Capetillo, was banned from working corners in the U.S. for life.
The fight itself might be obscured by the scandal.
Mosley, aging but still capable, outboxed and then stopped Margarito in the ninth round in what turned out to be the last great performance of Sugar Shane’s career.
In this installment of DAZN’s “Saturday Fight Live,” trainer Robert Garcia, who later worked with Margarito, watches the fight on video and provides his commentary.
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