Antonio Margarito vs Kermit Cintron II 12-round welterweight bout is on for April 12th on HBO with Cintron looking for revenge after his humiliating 5th round KO loss to then W.B.O champ Margarito in 2005. In the first fight the hot-prospect Cintron was making his first step up in class against the steel tough Margarito and was dominated in 5 one sided rounds by the razor sharp punching Mexican. BodogLife.com has Antonio Margarito as a -295 boxing betting favorite in Antonio Margarito vs Kermit Cintron II.

Margarito, 35-5 (25), has since lost his W.B.O title to Paul Williams and is now the #5 ranked welterweight while Cintron, 30-1(27), enters the fight as the #7 ranked welterweight contender. Cintron has explosive offensive firepower but he unraveled mentally in the first bout from the pressure and combination punching from Margarito and his defensive limitations were exposed. BodogLife.com has the OVER\UNDER at 9.5 rounds with the UNDER at -150 for Antonio Margarito vs Kermit Cintron II.

Cintron has since trained with the highly regarded Emmanuel Steward since the embarrassing defeat and has is on a 5fight winning streak all by KO but the questions remain about his mental toughness. Margarito isn’t an elite level athlete but his excellent boxing technique, resiliency and punching power are hard to deal with. The Puerto Rican Cintron is the better athlete but has he recovered from his KO defeat at the hands of Margarito 3 years ago?

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