By Miguel Rivera

Former world champion Antonio 'Tijuana Tornado' Margarito (38-8, 27KOs) is waiting to get confirmation for his first fight in four years, which is being targeted for first Saturday in December.

Margarito has not climbed into the ring since being stopped in nine round by Puerto Rico's Miguel Angel Cotto at Madison Square Garden on December 2nd of 2011. Because of a serious eye injury, which he first suffered during his loss to Manny Pacquiao in November 2010, he was advised to retire.

A few months ago, Margarito revealed that he was actively training and planning to fight again. His promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, is on board with the comeback. Margarito went to a medical specialist in Utah to receive documented approval that his eye was fully healed, which also gave him the green light to fight again.

Margarito will return at middleweight and eventually wants to get down to the junior middleweight limit of 154-pounds.

"Right now I can not say if I have date and opponent, but supposedly this week they will tell me. Tentatively it is set for the first week of December, but I really do not know. I hope so, I have the letter from the doctor. I was told there would be some fees for the license," Margarito told ESPN Deportes.

"I am training very well, I'm happy. I've never trained before in San Diego and here there are many good places to run, I have everything necessary to have a good workout. I hope I confirm everything to get back into the ring."