Last night I touched bases with trainer Robert Garcia to get his thoughts on the forthcoming rematch between IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko as well as his take on how his fighter Nonito Donaire factors into the equation. Donaire holds the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles and is looked at by many as the perfect opponent for either Agbeko or Mares after they settle their feud in the ring.
Before our conversation ended I was sure to ask Garcia if he had been in touch with another one of his charges, Antonio Margarito.
The former welterweight champion Margarito hasn?t fought since last November?s loss to Manny Pacquiao yet he is slated for a December 3rd fight against Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden in New York. While there still seem to be some issues to work out between the two camps in regards to the weight-limit that the bout is to be set at, it is the most ideal fight for Cotto to take at this point in his career.
Garcia confirmed that Margarito reached out to him recently from his bases in Tijuana, Mexico and he is eager to get back to training at Garcia’s gym in Oxnard, California.
