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The state inspector who supervised Antonio Margarito's hand wrapping Jan. 24 at the Staples Center testified this morning that Margarito was found to have a suspect bandage wrap inside a knuckle pad that was to be placed atop both his fists before a title fight against Shane Mosley.

Inspector Che Guevara testified that in three years and 150 hand wraps he had never seen such a pad.

"It was sweat-soaked, thinner and harder in certain areas, not hard as a rock, but firm and hard," Guevara said, adding it had a stain "like old blood" on it. "It was not flexible. It was very firm."

The harder pad was first discovered, Guevara said, by Mosley's trainer Nazim Richardson, who oversaw the wrapping. Margarito's taped right hand was then unwrapped, where another harder insert was found. State commissioners felt the insert in a plastic bag today.

The other insert is in the hands of the state attorney general's office. The "foreign substance" on the insert has yet to be identified and won't be known until mid-March, a state official told the California State Athletic Commission at its disciplinary hearing for Margarito and his trainer Javier Capetillo.

The commission will weigh a possible license revocation for the fighter and trainer. More details to come on Fabulous Forum.

In 1986, Lewis and Resto were both put on trial and found guilty of assault, criminal possession of a weapon (Resto's hands) and conspiracy. Prosecutors charged that the bout amounted to an illegal assault on Collins and that Resto should have known that the padding had been removed from his gloves. Resto served 2.5 years in prison.[1]

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:

Inspector Che Guevara

Inspector Che Guevara

metropol wrote:Thats only the second time if ever heard that name . Cant remember where I heard it before , I think there was an argentinian called che before . Apparently he done a lot of traveling on a bike and some other less important stuff.

metropol wrote:Thats only the second time if ever heard that name . Cant remember where I heard it before , I think there was an argentinian called che before . Apparently he done a lot of traveling on a bike and some other less important stuff.

stujones wrote: Incidently, I'm just wondering what are people's views on convicted drug cheats with boxing. It might not be as "direct" as a glove tampering incident, but if someone can punch say 2/3% harder as the result of steriods,

Hagler2002 wrote:

stujones wrote: Incidently, I'm just wondering what are people's views on convicted drug cheats with boxing. It might not be as "direct" as a glove tampering incident, but if someone can punch say 2/3% harder as the result of steriods,

Guess we would have found out which method of cheating was best if they hadn't discovered the illegal wraps

junior pepa seed wrote:The collins lad....is he the guy that died? I remember some guy havin metal of some sort in his gloves and he smashed a poor young irish lad to bits....too brave for his own good that night.

I think margz should face a ban anyone that cheats in our wonderfull sport need shaming big time.

Margarito trainer banned by CSAC!

Calls illegal pads an "innocent mistake"
Javier Capetillo, trainer of Antonio Margarito, had his trainer’s license revoked after testifying at today’s California State Athletic Commission’s disciplinary hearing. Capetillo stated that he accidentally put illegal pads into Margarito’s hand wraps prior to his bout with Shane Mosley. “I committed a big mistake,” Capetillo said according to the LA Times. “I don’t want this young man to have problems. I’m here to cover any responsibility. I take full responsibility. I committed this innocent mistake.”
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Earlier, CSAC Inspector Che Guevara testified that the pad inside Margarito’s hand wraps was “not hard as a rock, but firm and hard.” Inspector Mike Bray testified that there was “a white substance smeared across the pad, like a cast plaster.” The pads, confiscated by the commission before Margarito’s fight last month with Shane Mosley, are still being tested by the Commission. Margarito and Capetillo are currently on suspension pending the outcome of this case.
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Last week, Margarito’s previous opponent Miguel Cotto commented to Fightnews.com on Margarito’s current plight. “Margarito and his team are responsible for their acts,” said Cotto. “If they used the illegal handwraps or not was their decision. If it’s true they will have to face the consequences.”

metropol wrote:

junior pepa seed wrote:The collins lad....is he the guy that died? I remember some guy havin metal of some sort in his gloves and he smashed a poor young irish lad to bits....too brave for his own good that night.

I think margz should face a ban anyone that cheats in our wonderfull sport need shaming big time.

Billy Collins was a young prospect who was beaten so badly ,that months after suffering from depression and very bad sight died in an alcohol related car crash. Billy's father caught the opponent by the hand after the fight and noticed that the glove didnt feel right. The horsehair was removed from his opponents gloves by his coach and the fighter recently admitted that he knew all about it. It makes me think how many fighters got away with this type of thing throughout the tears. The names of both the trainer and fighter escape me but (and correct me if im wrong) the trainer was the same trainer who was with Arron Pryor when he fought arguello and the bottle incident.
Im sure someone knows the names of the trainer and fighter involved?

Wax On wrote:

metropol wrote:

junior pepa seed wrote:The collins lad....is he the guy that died? I remember some guy havin metal of some sort in his gloves and he smashed a poor young irish lad to bits....too brave for his own good that night.

I think margz should face a ban anyone that cheats in our wonderfull sport need shaming big time.

Billy Collins was a young prospect who was beaten so badly ,that months after suffering from depression and very bad sight died in an alcohol related car crash. Billy's father caught the opponent by the hand after the fight and noticed that the glove didnt feel right. The horsehair was removed from his opponents gloves by his coach and the fighter recently admitted that he knew all about it. It makes me think how many fighters got away with this type of thing throughout the tears. The names of both the trainer and fighter escape me but (and correct me if im wrong) the trainer was the same trainer who was with Arron Pryor when he fought arguello and the bottle incident.
Im sure someone knows the names of the trainer and fighter involved?

Trainer was Panama Lewis and the fighter Luis Resto as someone said earlier I think. Just read about it in the book 'Four Kings' as it was on the undercard of Duran v Davey Moore. Trainer did a year's bird and the fighter 2 and a half. Both had their licences revoked for life, but Panama still works as a boxing advisor apparently.

Wonder if he's ever worked with Margarito