Alfredo Angulo vs. James Kirkland

Fists Meets Fury
	File:Alfredo Angulo vs. James Kirkland.jpg
Date	5 November 2011
Venue	Centro de Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Title(s) on the line	WBC Light Middleweight Title Eliminator
Tale of the tape
Boxer
Boxer	Alfredo Angulo
Nickname	El Perro
Hometown	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Pre-fight record	20–1-0 (17 KO)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	154
Style	orthodox
Result
	[to be determined]

Alfredo Angulo vs. James Kirkland is a Super Welterweight fight set to take place on November 5, 2011 at Centro de Cancun in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.^[1] The fight will serve as a return to the HBO for Angulo, who was exiled to Mexico following the discovery of his illegal status in the United States.

Background

Both are known for their knockout power and straight-ahead all-action style, they have signed to fight each other in a bout that almost assuredly will produce fireworks.^[2]

Angulo

Angulo is adjusting to a new trainer in Nacho Beristain. After his victory of Joachim Alcine in July 2010, he was deported to Mexico and went into a year long lay-off. He resumed fighting in August in Mexicali only because immigration issues prevent him from re-entering the states^[3] Angulo has knocked out all five opponents over the course of as many consecutive wins since losing to Kermit Cintron in May of 2009.

Kirkland

Kirkland, 27, missed two years of his career from March of 2009 to March of this year after being convicted of gun possession by a felon. While most expected him to emerge from prison like a man possessed, his performances have been uneven at times, culminating in the nightmarish performance against Nobuhiro Ishida on the Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana undercard. He rejoined with trainer Ann Wolfe, with whom he enjoyed his best success, and severed ties with Kenny Adams, who was designated as his trainer after his release from prison. Kirkland has scored two straight knockouts since being stopped in the first round in April by light-hitting Ishida.

Undercard

Televised

Middleweight bout: Alfredo Angulo vs. James Kirkland

Super Middleweight bout: Peter Quillin vs. Craig McEwan

Preliminary card

Bantamweight bout: Naciff Castillo vs. Esdras Acosta

Heavyweight bout: Deontay Wilder vs. Daniel Cota

Super Bantamweight bout: Sergio Thompson vs. Juan Carlos Espinoza

Super Featherweight bout: Juan Pablo Sanchez vs. Miguel Chi

Welterweight bout: Roberto Ventura vs. Felipe Gonzalez

Featherweight bout: Iván Morales vs. Rene Trujillo

Lightweight bout: Gilberto Gonzalez vs. Adrian Rodriguez

Result

^{[to be determined]}

International broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
United States	HBO Sports

Notes

^ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-22.
^ Rafael, Dan (September 29, 2011). "Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland to fight". ESPN. Retrieved September 29, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Idec, Keith (August 23, 2011). "Schaefer discusses Alfredo Angulo's Future, U.S. return". Boxing Scene. Retrieved September 22, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Preceded by vs. Joseph Gomez	Alfredo Angulo's bouts November 5, 2011	Succeeded by ^{[to be determined]}
Preceded by vs. Alexis Hloros	James Kirkland's bouts November 5, 2011	Succeeded by ^{[to be determined]}

[1] BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-22.

[2] Rafael, Dan (September 29, 2011). "Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland to fight". ESPN. Retrieved September 29, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] Idec, Keith (August 23, 2011). "Schaefer discusses Alfredo Angulo's Future, U.S. return". Boxing Scene. Retrieved September 22, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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