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07/18/2006 Archived Entry: "Winky Wright & Golden Boy Offer Top Rank $1.5 MM for Margarito Title Shot!"
Winky Wright & Golden Boy Offer Top Rank $1.5 MM for Margarito Title Shot!
Los Angeles – Today Chris Lighty, CEO of Winky Promotions extended a formal offer to Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum for $1.5 million to provide the services of Antonio Margarito.
Said Winky Wright: “I am ready, willing and able to give Antonio Margarito a chance for a mega fight where he can prove to the world what he is all about. My promotional company Winky Promotions together with Golden Boy Promotions are ready to put together a spectacular promotion”.
Said Golden Boy Promotions President, Oscar de la Hoya: “We believe that this is a fair offer for Top Rank and Antonio Margarito. It is an opportunity for Antonio to get not only a big fight but also the biggest purse of his career. This is what Winky Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions are all about.”
