Bob Arum, Jerry Jones meet to discuss bringing Pacquiao-Margarito bout to Cowboys Stadium
By BARRY HORN / The Dallas Morning News
A five-hour Wednesday night meeting between promoter Bob Arum and Jerry Jones to discuss a Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito bout Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium was described as "positive" by Arum spokesman Lee Samuels on Thursday.
The fighters would meet for the vacant WBC 154-pound title. "The next step is go to the licensing meeting on Aug. 18," Samuels said. "Then we could have a major announcement."
Margarito will be looking to regain his boxing license that was revoked by the California State Athletic Commission for having his hands illegally wrapped in a January 2009 bout he lost to Shane Mosley.
It would be the second consecutive bout at Cowboys Stadium for Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs), who will be going after his eighth world title against Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs.).
Pacquiao, who is from the Philippines, easily defeated Ghana's Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in March. That fight drew a crowd of 50,994. Arum has said he believes Margarito, who is from Tijuana, will attract enough Mexican and Mexican-American fans to push the gate to more than 70,000.
source: dallasnews.com
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