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Antonio Margarito

1978 - Today

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Antonio Margarito Montiel (born March 18, 1978) is an American-born Mexican 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio Margarito is the 326th most popular boxer (down from 307th in 2024), the 15,905th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,571st in 2019) and the 91st most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Antonio Margarito ranks 326 out of 496. Before him are Bekzat Sattarkhanov, Robert Helenius, Joe Calzaghe, Mohamed Aly, Mark Leduc, and Hussain Shah. After him are Odlanier Solís, Giovanni Parisi, Bruno Julie, Laurent Boudouani, Derek Chisora, and Chris Eubank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Antonio Margarito ranks 629. Before him are Kimberly Goss, Chen Dong, Joël Epalle, Carl Barât, Edo Maajka, and Jang Sung-ho. After him are Chris Stapleton, Darius Songaila, Stereo Mike, Damien Bonnard, Vala Flosadóttir, and Souleymane Diawara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Antonio Margarito ranks 15,912 out of 20,380. Before him are Kimberly Elise (1967), Aldis Hodge (1986), Kai Greene (1975), Kevin Weisman (1970), Carl Craig (1969), and Naked Cowboy (1970). After him are Jessica Stroup (1986), Amber Liu (1992), Melissa Manchester (1951), Vicki Lewis (1960), Chris Stapleton (1978), and Master P (1970).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Antonio Margarito ranks 91. Before him are Virgil Hill (1964), Meldrick Taylor (1966), Oliver McCall (1965), Joe Gans (1874), Michael Dokes (1958), and Diego Corrales (1977). After him are Errol Spence Jr. (1990), Danny García (1988), Michael Carbajal (1967), Zab Judah (1977), Fernando Vargas (1977), and Timothy Bradley (1983).

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