Margarito throws out first pitch at Dodger game

03/07/2007

Margarito throws out first pitch at Dodger game

PRESS RELEASE: In a sun-soaked evening at Dodgers Stadium, WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito put his boxing gloves aside and stepped onto the mound to deliver the first pitch between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves on Monday. Margarito, preparing for his July 14, 2007 showdown at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. against mandatory contender Paul Williams, posed for the cameras with Dodgers’ All-Star pitcher Brad Penny and fan-favorite Nomar Garciaparra.  Billed as “Pride N’ Punishment,” the Margarito-Williams title confrontation between arguably the hardest-punching, most bitter rivals in the 147-pound division is presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions and will be televised on HBO “World Championship Boxing.”