Alfredo Angulo
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Alfredo Angulo López is a Mexican
professional boxer
and the former interim WBO
Light Middleweight Champion. Angulo also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
for Mexico
. Alfredo is signed to Oscar de la Hoya
's Golden Boy Promotions
.
in Tijuana, Mexico.
At the Olympics Angulo lost to Andy Lee
, by a score of 38:23. Angulo also has an amateur win over WBO
Light Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley
.
, Quadruple World Champion
Roy Jones Jr.
, three-time Welterweight
champion Antonio Margarito
, and two-time Light Middleweight
champion Fernando Vargas
.
. The Mexican
is considered by many boxing analysts to be the next Light Middleweight
World Champion.
On 17 May 2008 he defeated Richard Gutierrez inside of five rounds to take his professional record to 13 wins, 10 by way of knockout. On October 4, 2008, Angulo defeated Ukraine's Andrey Tsurkan
(26-3, 17 KO). Angulo, from the beginning of the round was relentless, averaging over 100 punches per round. He stopped Tsurkan in the 11th round when referee Tony Krebs stepped in. Angulo was scheduled to fight former champion Ricardo Mayorga
on February 14, 2009. However, Mayorga pulled out ten days before the fight after demanding a larger purse. Angulo fought former NABO light Welterweight champion Cosme Rivera
as a replacement and defeated him by fifth round technical knockout.
He suffered his first professional loss to Puerto Rican fighter Kermit Cintron
in early May 30.
to claim the interim WBO light middleweight title.
Although Angulo finished off Yorgey in the third round, he scored a knockdown in the second round while landing 58 of 108 punches (according to CompuBox). A huge right hand did the initial damage as he hurt Yorgey against the ropes. But Angulo did not let him off the hook and continued to pound away for the knockout win.
in the 11th round of their bout on April 24, 2010.
Angulo stopped Joel Julio with a right cross midway through the 11th round to retain the WBO interim 154-pound title. Angulo earned his third straight KO victory after his only defeat against Kermit Cintron last May. Angulo was slightly more aggressive than the counterpunching Julio, consistently attacking and peppering the Colombian
with combinations, including a nasty series of blows in the eighth round.
has ordered a title bout between then unbeaten current WBO light middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KO's) and Angulo. The promoters for both Angulo and Dzinziruk have two weeks come up with an agreement for the fight. If not, then the fight will be brought up for a purse bid. On July 17, 2010, Angulo scored a first round stoppage over former WBA
Super Welterweight
Champion Joachim "Ti-Joa" Alcine
(32-1, 19 KOs) of Montreal. Angulo won the vacant WBC Continental Americas
Light Middleweight
Title.
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|Loss
|20-2
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United States James Kirkland
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|Win
|20-1
|align=left| United States Joseph Gomez
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|Win
|19-1
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Haiti Joachim Alcine
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|Win
|18–1
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Colombia Joel Julio
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|Win
|17-1
|align=left| United States Harry Joe Yorgey
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|Win
|16-1
|align=left| United States Gabriel Rosado
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|Loss
|15–1
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Puerto Rico Kermit Cintron
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|Win
|15–0
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Cosme Rivera
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|Win
|14–0
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Ukraine Andrey Tsurkan
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|Win
|13–0
|align=left| Colombia Richard Gutierrez
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|Win
|12–0
|align=left| Mexico Ricardo Cortes
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|Win
|11–0
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Armenia Archak TerMeliksetian
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|Win
|10–0
|align=left| Puerto Rico Emmanuel Gonzalez
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|Win
|9–0
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|Win
|8–0
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|Win
|7–0
|align=left| United States Lance Moody
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|Win
|6–0
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|Win
|5–0
|align=left| Mexico Javier Arce
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|Win
|4–0
|align=left| Mexico Manuel Alfonso Mada
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|Win
|3–0
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Canada Daniel Stanislavjevic
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|Win
|2–0
|align=left| United States Jonathan Taylor
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|Win
|1–0
|align=left| United States Tomas Padron
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Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and the former interim WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
Light Middleweight Champion. Angulo also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
for Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Alfredo is signed to Oscar de la Hoya
Oscar de la Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...
's Golden Boy Promotions
Golden Boy Promotions
Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is a combat sport promotional firm started by former boxer six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya...
.
Amateur career
He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Tijuana, Mexico from March 12 to March 20, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo,...
in Tijuana, Mexico.
At the Olympics Angulo lost to Andy Lee
Andy Lee (boxer)
Andy Lee , is an Irish professional boxer from Limerick, Ireland who fights in the Middleweight division.-Background:Lee was born in Bow, London, England to Irish parents...
, by a score of 38:23. Angulo also has an amateur win over WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
Light Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley
Timothy Bradley
Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...
.
Sparring partners
He has sparred with some of the best fighters in the world, which include Contender Jesus Soto KarassJesus Soto Karass
Jesús Soto Karass is a Mexican boxer in the Welterweight division. He is the former WBC Continental Americas and the NABF Welterweight Champion. Jesús is the older brother of boxer José Luis Soto Karass....
, Quadruple World Champion
Quadruple Champion
In different sports when a sportsman wins four crowns, titles, medals, belts or another distinctions is called a Quadruple Champion.-Boxing:In boxing, a quadruple champion is a boxer who has won world titles in four different weight classes....
Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones, Jr. is an American boxer. As a professional he has captured numerous world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight divisions...
, three-time Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
champion Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...
, and two-time Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
champion Fernando Vargas
Fernando Vargas
Fernando Vargas is a retired Mexican American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. His nicknames include "Ferocious", "The Aztec Warrior" and "El Feroz"...
.
Professional career
Alfredo Angulo is an all-action fighter, who turned professional in ArizonaArizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. The Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
is considered by many boxing analysts to be the next Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
World Champion.
On 17 May 2008 he defeated Richard Gutierrez inside of five rounds to take his professional record to 13 wins, 10 by way of knockout. On October 4, 2008, Angulo defeated Ukraine's Andrey Tsurkan
Andrey Tsurkan
Andrey Tsurkan is a light middleweight boxer from Ukraine.-Pro career:On October 4, 2009 Herrera lost by 10th round T.K.O. to top light middleweight Prospect, Mexican Alfredo Angulo.-External links:*...
(26-3, 17 KO). Angulo, from the beginning of the round was relentless, averaging over 100 punches per round. He stopped Tsurkan in the 11th round when referee Tony Krebs stepped in. Angulo was scheduled to fight former champion Ricardo Mayorga
Ricardo Mayorga
Ricardo Mayorga , is a Nicaraguan professional boxer. He is the former WBA/WBC Welterweight champion and the former WBC light middleweight champion. He holds a record of 29-8 with 23 knockouts and 1 draw 1 no contest. He was featured for the first time on the cover of Ring Magazine on the December...
on February 14, 2009. However, Mayorga pulled out ten days before the fight after demanding a larger purse. Angulo fought former NABO light Welterweight champion Cosme Rivera
Cosme Rivera
Cosme Rivera is a professional boxer. Rivera had a Draw in his professional debut on Jan. 1, 1993 vs. Cachorron Diaz in Mexico....
as a replacement and defeated him by fifth round technical knockout.
He suffered his first professional loss to Puerto Rican fighter Kermit Cintron
Kermit Cintron
Kermit Cintrón is a Puerto Rican boxer who is from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Cintrón is trained by Ronnie Shields and managed by Josh Dubin. He is promoted by Top Rank.-Early and personal life:...
in early May 30.
Interim WBO Light Middleweight title
In November 2009 Angulo defeated an undefeated Harry Joe YorgeyHarry Joe Yorgey
Harry Joe Yorgey is an American light middleweight boxer.-Pro career:On November 7, 2009 Yorgey suffered his first loss, by being knocked out in the 3rd round by the Mexican Alfredo Angulo....
to claim the interim WBO light middleweight title.
Although Angulo finished off Yorgey in the third round, he scored a knockdown in the second round while landing 58 of 108 punches (according to CompuBox). A huge right hand did the initial damage as he hurt Yorgey against the ropes. But Angulo did not let him off the hook and continued to pound away for the knockout win.
First Title Defense
Angulo knocked out Joel JulioJoel Julio
Joel Jalil Julio Mejia is a professional Colombian boxer rated as a junior middleweight. In 2005, he was named ESPN.com's Boxing Prospect of the Year and he has appeared on Ring Magazine's New Faces feature, as well as in ShoBox.-Professional career:Julio's first loss was a 12 round unanimous...
in the 11th round of their bout on April 24, 2010.
Angulo stopped Joel Julio with a right cross midway through the 11th round to retain the WBO interim 154-pound title. Angulo earned his third straight KO victory after his only defeat against Kermit Cintron last May. Angulo was slightly more aggressive than the counterpunching Julio, consistently attacking and peppering the Colombian
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
with combinations, including a nasty series of blows in the eighth round.
Angulo vs. Alcine
According to Fight News, the WBOWorld Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
has ordered a title bout between then unbeaten current WBO light middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KO's) and Angulo. The promoters for both Angulo and Dzinziruk have two weeks come up with an agreement for the fight. If not, then the fight will be brought up for a purse bid. On July 17, 2010, Angulo scored a first round stoppage over former WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Super Welterweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
Champion Joachim "Ti-Joa" Alcine
Joachim Alcine
Joachim Alcine is a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, where he now resides.-Pro career:...
(32-1, 19 KOs) of Montreal. Angulo won the vacant WBC Continental Americas
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
Title.
Return
On August 20, 2011 Angulo made quick work of Joseph Gomez for his first fight in 13 months. He stopped the New Mexico-based journeyman in the first round with a straight right-left hook to the midsection followed by a cuffing right cross to the back of the head. Angulo's visa problems, prevented him from fighting in the U.S., made the beef with Shaw a moot point.Professional boxing record
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|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
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|20-2
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United States James KirklandJames Kirkland (boxer)
James Derick Kirkland is an American professional boxer.Kirkland fights at light middleweight, and is the WBO NABO light middleweight title holder...
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|20-1
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United States Joseph Gomez|
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|19-1
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Haiti Joachim AlcineJoachim Alcine
Joachim Alcine is a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, where he now resides.-Pro career:...
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Colombia Joel JulioJoel Julio
Joel Jalil Julio Mejia is a professional Colombian boxer rated as a junior middleweight. In 2005, he was named ESPN.com's Boxing Prospect of the Year and he has appeared on Ring Magazine's New Faces feature, as well as in ShoBox.-Professional career:Julio's first loss was a 12 round unanimous...
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United States Harry Joe YorgeyHarry Joe Yorgey
Harry Joe Yorgey is an American light middleweight boxer.-Pro career:On November 7, 2009 Yorgey suffered his first loss, by being knocked out in the 3rd round by the Mexican Alfredo Angulo....
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United States Gabriel RosadoGabriel Rosado
Gabriel Rosado is a Puerto Rican-American boxer in the light middleweight division.-Pro career:...
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Puerto Rico Kermit CintronKermit Cintron
Kermit Cintrón is a Puerto Rican boxer who is from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Cintrón is trained by Ronnie Shields and managed by Josh Dubin. He is promoted by Top Rank.-Early and personal life:...
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Cosme RiveraCosme Rivera
Cosme Rivera is a professional boxer. Rivera had a Draw in his professional debut on Jan. 1, 1993 vs. Cachorron Diaz in Mexico....
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Ukraine Andrey TsurkanAndrey Tsurkan
Andrey Tsurkan is a light middleweight boxer from Ukraine.-Pro career:On October 4, 2009 Herrera lost by 10th round T.K.O. to top light middleweight Prospect, Mexican Alfredo Angulo.-External links:*...
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|13–0
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Colombia Richard GutierrezRichard Gutiérrez
Richard Kristian Rama Gutierrez, popularly known as Richard Gutierrez , is a television actor and commercial model who works in Filipino productions.-Biography:Gutierrez is the son of Eduardo P...
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Mexico Ricardo CortesRicardo Cortés
Ricardo Cortes is a Mexican boxer in the Super Middleweight division and the former IBA Americas Super Middleweight Champion.-Pro career:...
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|11–0
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Armenia Archak TerMeliksetian|
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|10–0
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Puerto Rico Emmanuel Gonzalez|
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|9–0
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United States Taronze Washington|
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|8–0
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Mexico Israel Garcia|
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|7–0
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United States Lance Moody|
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|6–0
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Mexico Raymundo Valenzuela|
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|5–0
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Mexico Javier Arce|
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|4–0
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Mexico Manuel Alfonso Mada|
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|3–0
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Canada Daniel StanislavjevicDaniel Stanislavjevic
Daniel Stanislavjevic is an American middleweight boxer. His current record is 8-18-3.-External links:...
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|2–0
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United States Jonathan TaylorJonathan Taylor
Jonathan F Taylor CBE is the former Chair of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Board of Governors, Chairman of the Booker Prize Foundation, the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission and Chair of the Trustees of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.-References:...
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United States Tomas Padron|
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See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of WBO world champions
- List of light middleweight boxing champions
- List of current world boxing champions