By Michael Marley, Examiner.comExalting form over substance, the Nevada State Athletic Commission tabled the boxing license application of Mexican Antonio Maragrito Friday.
President Obama was in Las Vegas but, evidently, is not taking any position on this vital matter. Bam Bam was there to push for Congress to inject more money into “green energy” projects and to hold some fundraisers for Sen. Harry Reid.
The NSAC vote was 4-1 to defer the “Margocheato” request. The commission said that Margarito should go before the Calfornia commission, which handed him a one year boxing ban after he was caught in the dressing room before his loss to Shane Mosley with illegally loaded handwraps.Margarito promoter Bob Arum has been as stubborn as a mule in steering the fighter, whose suspension time is over in the Golden State, everywhere but California.
There was an aborted application in Texas and now this fumble in Nevada. But note Nevada's deferral of his application was procedural and never got to the merits.
If Margarito goes hat in hand, as I've often suggested to California and gets their nod, you can bet his second appearance in Nevada will be successful.
Let's hope King Floyd Maywweather deigns by July 17 (next Saturday) to fight Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 13 or else Arum will reheat and rehash Pacman-Miguel Cotto.
(mlcmarley@aol.com)
Source: examiner.com
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