▁Ring ▁did ▁not ▁recognize ▁this ▁bout ▁for ▁its ▁vac ant ▁Wel ter weight ▁Championship ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁it ▁p itted ▁The ▁Ring ▁# 1 ▁ranked ▁wel ter weight , ▁Antonio ▁Mar gar ito , ▁vs . ▁The ▁Ring ▁# 3 ▁ranked ▁wel ter weight , ▁Sh ane ▁Mos ley . ▁Com ing ▁in ▁the ▁bout , ▁Mar gar ito ▁had ▁just ▁stopped ▁the ▁previous ▁The ▁Ring ▁# 1 ▁ranked ▁wel ter weight ▁and ▁current ▁The ▁Ring ▁# 2 ▁ranked ▁wel ter weight , ▁Miguel ▁C otto . ▁In ▁the ▁fight , ▁Mar gar ito ▁was ▁batter ed ▁and ▁out class ed ▁by ▁Mos ley ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁fight ▁and ▁his ▁W BA ▁title ▁by ▁ 9 th - round ▁technical ▁knock out . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁knock out ▁loss , ▁Mar gar ito ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁weight - dra ined ▁during ▁the ▁fight , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁suffering ▁from ▁de h yd r ation ▁and ▁back ▁problems . ▁ ▁Tam per ed ▁hand w ra ps ▁controvers y ▁Cont ro vers y ▁er upt ed ▁before ▁the ▁fight ▁when ▁Mos ley ' s ▁tra iner , ▁Na az im ▁Richard son , ▁observed ▁that ▁Mar gar ito ▁had ▁a ▁past y ▁white ▁subst ance ▁in ▁his ▁hand w ra ps . ▁One ▁doctor ▁described ▁this ▁material ▁as ▁pl aster ▁hidden ▁in ▁the ▁wrapped ▁hands ▁of ▁Mar gar ito , ▁leading ▁to ▁accus ations ▁that ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁che at . ▁At ▁Richard son ' s ▁ins istence , ▁California ▁State