By Eric Thomas: Number #2 ranked WBC junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (19-1, 16 KO’s) is interested in facing WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) in the near future if Alvarez can get by this Saturday’s opponent Ryan Rhodes. Angulo is training for a fight on August 20th against a still to be determined opponent in Mexico.
Angulo is planning on attending Alvarez’s fight against Rhodes in Jalisco, Mexico in hopes of talking to Alvarez after the fight to see if he’d be interested in facing him next.
The chances of Angulo getting a fight with Alvarez are pretty remote at best. Alvarez is only 20, and Angulo, 28, might be considered too dangerous for him. Besides that, Angulo already has one fighter ahead of him in #1 ranked Vanes Martirosyan. However, Alvarez may opt to go after Ricardo Mayorga next rather than take on tough fighters like Martirosyan and Angulo.
Angulo hasn’t fought since stopping Joachim Alcine in the 1st round last year in July. Angulo has won his last four fights since being beaten by Kermit Cintron by a 12 round decision in 2009. Angulo defeated Joel Julio by an 11th round TKO last year in April. Before that, Angulo beat Harry Joe Yorgey and Gabriel Rosado.
A lot of boxing fans have been wondering what’s been the hold up for Angulo, as he’s wasted a lot of time by staying out of the ring the entire year. One would hope that Angulo will start being more active from now on. He can’t afford to be throwing away years of his career with inactivity.
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