Antonio Margarito is not short of confidence going into his November 13th fight with Manny Pacquiao for the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title. In article at Philboxing.com, Margarito says “I will knock Pacquiao out, and show the world that I am back, this is the fight of my life and Manny will be in for a tough night, I wont quit like De La Hoya did.”

The World Boxing Council has sanctioned the Nov. 13 bout between WBO welterweight (147 pounds) champion Manny Pacquiao and ex-titlist Antonio Margarito for its junior middleweight (154 pounds) crown, paving the way for Pacquiao to pursue his unprecedented eighth crown in as many weight classes.

The bout, promoted by Top Rank Promotions, received a unanimous vote by the WBC's Board of Governors.

The title was vacated by WBO king Sergio Martinez, who lifted both belts from Kelly Pavlik by unanimous decision in April.

The 31-year-old Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) takes a 12-bout winning streak against the 32-year-old Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs).

About De La Hoya - Margarito in the Philboxing.com article said “I don’t know what he has against me, I really don’t understand, what I do know is that he had a big influence in the California State Athletic Commission with everything he said against me, I am upset because he talked too much and said some nasty things and he has a shady past himself that most of us know about. I hope he takes off the fishnet, stop acting like a sissy and fight me, if you have something against me then get in the ring and fight.”

It’s not very likely that De La Hoya will accept the challenge to fight Margarito, because he had a chance to fight him in the past and instead, De La Hoya chose to fight Manny Pacquiao and ended up getting trashed in that fight - getting stopped in the 8th round of a one-sided affair.