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ANTONIO MARGARITO has
abandoned plans to come back and
retired at the age of 34.
"After 22 years of full dedication
to the profession I love, I have
decided to announce my retirement
from boxing," Margarito said on
his Facebook page. "After thinking
broadly and in detail with my family
and my team, we have come to the
conclusion that it's time to hang my
gloves and start a new chapter in
my life. I'm leaving boxing but I will
continue within the sport."
He last fought in December,
losing a one-sided rematch to
Miguel Cotto, a man he stopped
in 2008, and was scheduled to
return in june with a shot at WBC
middleweight boss julio Cesar
Chavez jnr the long term target.
But after telling Bob Arum his body
"was breaking down", the decision
was made to walk away from the
sport.
The Mexican leaves with a record
of 38-8 (27) and he won IBF, WBA
and WBO welterweight belts in a
career that will forever be linked to
the discovery of the loaded hand
wraps he was wearing prior to his
2009 upset loss to Shane Mosley.
He was subsequently suspended,
along with trainer javier Capetillo,
but was granted a licence in Mexico
before securing a Dallas, Texas
showdown with Manny Pacquiao in
2010. Margarito suffered dreadful
eye injuries in defeat but still
acquired another lucrative match -
the Cotto return - last year.

JOE FRAZIER'S gym In North Broad
Street In Philadelphia has been
named In the list of 1 1 America's
Most Endangered Historic Places for
2012. It closed Its doors In March
2008 and today a discount furniture
store occupies the space where
the legendary fighter used to train
himself and others.
Students at nearby Temple
University will submit a nomination
form to the Philadelphia Register
of Historic Places to protect the
gym from adverse alterations and
demolition.

THE career of 2008 Olympic bronze
medallist Tony Jeffries could be over
after just 10 professional outings.
The unbeaten 27-year-old had
surgery a month after his last fight
- a September 2 0 1 1 victory over
Paul Morby - to cure a perennial hand
Injury but It was unsuccessful. He
has since been told by an American
specialist there Is little that can be
done. The llght-heavywelght will
now resort to platelet rich plasma
treatment, which involves Injecting
blood cells into the hand in a lastditch
bid 10 save his career,

THERE aren't many young boxers
in the UK who have had as much
success this past 1 2 months as Ted
Cheeseman. The hard working Fisher
boxer/puncher claimed a CYP title
and a Junior ABA In 2 0 1 1 and picked
up another Junior ABA title at 60kgs
(Class 5) at the end of this month.
"I think I'm gaining in strength
and confidence," said Ted, "I feel as
though all the hard work I'm putting
in - training six days a week - is really
coming off I'm developing physically
and I think I'm improving tactically.
I can box any style of fighter. I feel
I know what to do to win in any
situation. I can box if I want. Stay
close and work away if I need too."
In the past four years Ted has
made the change from promising
footballer - he was on Fulham's
books as a schoolboy - to one of the
hottest junior prospects in Britain.
Under the tutelage of Steve Hiser at
the famous South London club Ted
has emerged as one to watch.
"I had a trial to go into
development with CB Just before
Christmas and I didn't quite make it
but I know where I went wrong and I
feel like I'm developing all the time. I
think I'm a better all round boxer now
than I was six months ago."
Ted is on a winning streak that he
hopes will end with an international
title sometime in the next 12
months. "You can never be too cocky.
I know there are some good boys out
there and I'm keeping my feet on the
floor but hopefully I will get a call for
the Tri Nations and then I've got to
be looking towards the Europeans
this year and then possibly the World
championships the following year,"
says the Bermondsey boxer.
"I think that it's on the international
stage that you can really come
on - when you're boxing Russians
of the same age who've had 200
bouts - that's where I feel I can show
different aspects of my boxing."
Ted balances his time between
the Fisher club and the school in
Kent where he is currently on the
AASE (Advanced Apprenticeship)
scheme for young boxers. "It's hard
sometimes balancing my studies and
boxing but I'm trying really hard to
do both. If boxing doesn't work out
I'll be looking to go into the fitness
industry in some way or stay in
the sport. Hopefully I won't need
a backup plan but in this sport you
never know so I'm trying to get as
many qualifications as I can."