Antonio Margarrito
Mexican boxer
安東尼奧·馬爾加里托 · アントニオ・マルガリート
- Born
- 18 March 1978, Torrance
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- light middleweight, welterweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- Weight
- 68 kg (150 lb)
Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is a Mexican American former professional boxer who competed between 1994 and 2017. He held multiple welterweight world championships, including the WBO title from 2002 to 2007, the IBF title in 2008, and the WBA (Super) title from 2008 to 2009. He also challenged three times for a light middleweight world title between 2004 and 2011. Nicknamed El Tornado de Tijuana ("The Tijuana Tornado"), Margarito was known for his aggressive pressure fighting style and exceptionally durable chin. He is also known for cheating by putting plaster in his gloves for which he was banned for 1 year.
Awards and honours
- IBF World Welterweight Champion
- WBA World Welterweight Champion
- WBO World Welterweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q603225 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.