Garcia–Margarito
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Roberto Garcia
Roberto García (boxer)
Roberto García is a Mexican professional boxer. He was nicknamed "La Amenaza" as a young boy by his father, because he destroyed everything in his path.-Early life:...

 vs. Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...

: Latin Fury 14
was a super welterweight
Light middleweight
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 boxing fight which took place on May 8, 2010, at the La Feria de San Marcos, in Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....

, Mexico
Mexico
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 between Roberto García (28-2, 21 KO
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

) and three-division world champion Antonio Margarito (37-6-1, 27 KO
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

).

Details

The fight took place at La Feria de San Marcos, in Aguascalientes, Mexico under the promotion of Top Rank
Top Rank
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. It was contested at 154 pounds, with the vacant international WBC light middleweight championship on the line.

Margarito won the contest with a unanimous decision of 99-89, 100-88, 99-90.

Undercard

Jorge Solis
Jorge Solís
Jorge Iván Solís Pérez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former holder of various minor and regional titles including, the Jalisco State Featherweight title, WBC Latin America title, Mexican Super Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions and WBA Fedecentro titles...

 defeated   Mario Santiago
Mario Santiago
Mario Santiago Figueroa is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Santiago debuted as a professional in 2000, and is the current World Boxing Council Caribbean Featherweight Champion.- Personal information :...

  for the interim WBA World super featherweight title. Miguel Garcia
Miguel García
Miguel Angel García Sifontes is a former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher who played for the California Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates ....

 defeated   Pedro Navarrete for USBA featherweight title . Rene Gonzalez
René González
René González was a Cuban professional baseball player. A native of Cienfuegos, Cuba, González was a first baseman/outfielder who batted and threw right-handed....

 vs  Urbano Antillon
Urbano Antillon
Urbano Antillón is a Mexican-American professional boxer in the Lightweight division. Antillón is the former WBO NABO and NABF Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...

 for WBA lightweight eliminator . Salvador Carreon vs   Juan Jesus Rivera Marlon Aguilar vs   Michael Farenas
Michael Farenas
Michael Farenas , is a Filipino professional boxer and current WPBF featherweight champion.Born in Sorsogon, Farenas currently resides in Foothill Ranch, California...

 Enrique Bernache vs   Arturo Delgado Diego Rivera vs   Ricardo Cummings Gilberto Flores Hernandez vs   Yosmani Abreu Jose Benavidez
Jose Benavidez
José Luis Benavidez is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. He is the son of boxing trainer Jose Benavidez, Sr. of Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico. From two years old until he was 17, Jose jr. was raised in Phoenix, Arizona.-Amateur career:Benavidez Jr...

vs   Arnoldo Pacheco Hanzel Martinez vs   Rene Trujillo
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