By Dan Ambrose: #7 WBA Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18 KO’s) says he’s been sparring daily with Amir Khan to get himself prepared for the former WBA/WBC 154 lb champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) on March 8th at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Alfredo Angulo
Khan brags about sparring with Ward and Angulo
By Scott Gilfoid: Floyd Mayweather Jr. might want to have second thoughts about fighting Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) on May 3rd, because Khan is bragging about having sparred with Andre Ward and Alfredo Angulo and taken their best shots without dropping for the 10 count on the canvas. I haven’t heard Ward’s account of the sparring sessions with Khan, but I’d be interested to see what actually occurred during them, if they actually did take place.
Here’s Khan on his facebook this week describing how he stood up to Ward and Angulo’s power “Another example Angulo and Ward have hit me with big shots and I’ve stood in front and not gone down. They carry 25 lbs over me and are big punchers. This is because I’m at my natural weight. It’s in the fans hands who they want to see me fight.”
Canelo with a lot to lose if Angulo beats him on March 8th
PIC: @caneloOficial hit the gym hard today. Just over one month out from #CaneloAngulo! (CC: @GoldenBoyBoxing ) pic.twitter.com/Spt656PVyt
— SHOWTIME SPORTS (@SHOsports) February 8, 2014
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions and former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) have a lot to lose with Canelo facing the dangerous puncher Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18 KO’s) next month on March 8th in Canelo’s first pay-per-view fight of his own with him being the A side at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Schaefer sees Canelo vs. Angulo fight as being a huge night
Boxing fans across the nation will have a ringside seat when Fathom Events, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions bring the highly-anticipated 12-round bout between boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez and the relentless Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo on Saturday, March 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. CT / 7:00 p.m. MT / 6:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. AK / 4:00 p.m. HI. “Toe to Toe: Canelo vs. Angulo” will be broadcast live to select theaters nationwideforan action-packed fight from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas that assures redemption for just one of these elite fighters. The fight card also features Two-Division World Champion Leo “Terremoto” Santa Cruz (27-0-1, 15 KO’s) against Former World Champion Cristian “El Diamante” Mijares (49-7-2, 24 KO’s), WBC Lightweight World Champion Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (24-0-1, 17 KO’s) opposite Canelo’s older brother, Lightweight Contender Ricardo “Dinamita” Alvarez (23-2-3, 14 KO’s), as well as IBF Middleweight World Champion “King” Carlos Molina (22-5-2, 6 KO’s)against undefeated Jermall Charlo (17-0, 13 KO’s).
Fans should take the time to understand styles
By Hector Gonzalez: Let’s keep it real, most boxing fans don’t have a clue of what they are talking about when it comes to the sweet science. It’s not their fault really, it’s pretty simple. Most kids all over the world played various different kinds of sports, basketball, soccer, baseball….. But very few, and I mean very few have actually ever laced up the gloves. There are too many assumptions going around so I wanted to dedicate this article to the fans specially on BN24.
I see a lot of comments circulating on the boards specially from fans assuming that they know how to box, “Canelo is too flat footed”, “Angulo is too slow”… this that or the other. The reason why such comments are bothersome is because they are condescending to the fighters, specially from people who’ve never been in the ring before and sometimes from perspectives that have a heavy bias as oppose to actual understanding and respect for the sport. It’s a pretty simple really, it’s been said over and over again but what it comes down to really is the way that styles will match up.
Canelo: Angulo won’t be running all night
LOS ANGELES (Jan. 21, 2014) – Hundreds of fans turned out on a Tuesday afternoon to witness up close and personal Mexican boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez, fan favorite Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo and four other world-class action fighters for a jam-packed press conference hosted by Golden Boy Promotions to formally announce “TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo,” a fantastic four-fight telecast on Saturday, March 8, on SHOWTIME PPV® from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Joining the popular main event fighters at the Los Angeles Central Public Library Outdoor Plaza undefeated Two-Division World Champion Leo “Terremoto” Santa Cruz, former Three-Time World Champion Cristian “El Diamante” Mijares and Ricardo “Dinamita” Alvarez, a brother of Canelo Alvarez.
Hunter slams Canelo for his excuses in loss to Mayweather
Intense face off between @caneloOficial & @ElPERRO82! Watch them go Toe to Toe March 8 @MGMGrand #CaneloAngulo pic.twitter.com/l4joR2CP1a
— GoldenBoyPromotions (@GoldenBoyBoxing) January 21, 2014
By Dan Ambrose: Virgil Hunter, the trainer for junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18 KO’s), wasn’t having any of the excuses that the red-haired Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1, 30 KO’s) made for getting schooled by Floyd Mayweather Jr. last September in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canelo blamed his defeat afterwards on Mayweather running from him for 12 rounds, and not standing in the pocket so that he could land his shots and use his superior weight advantage.
6,000 tickets sold on first day for Canelo vs. Angulo fight, says Schaefer
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is reporting high ticket sales for the March 8th bout between former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1-, 30 KO’s) and fringe contender Alfredo Angulo (22-3, 18 KO’s) in their fight pay-per-view bout on Showtime from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. 6,000 tickets were sold on the first day alone, says Schaefer via Dan Rafael.
This fight card is going to be a good test of the 23-year-old Canelo’s drawing power, because Golden Boy Promotions didn’t go out of their way to match Canelo tough by selecting Angulo coming off of a knockout loss to Erislandy Lara. If the Canelo-Angulo fight brings in huge PPV numbers on Showtime there won’t be any point in Golden Boy needing to risk Canelo by matching him against good opposition like Erislandy Lara.
Saul Alvarez v Alfredo Angulo: Random Thoughts
By Sevak Sarkisian: Not too long ago, it was announced that Jr. Middleweight contender Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-1-1 30KO’s) will be making his return to the ring on March 8th against Alfredo Angulo (22-3 18KO’s). Initially when I heard the news I was somewhat disappointed because I felt like Golden Boy took the easy rout avoiding a fight with Carlos Molina for the IBF strap. However, when I started to think about the fight I realized that stylistically Angulo presents a tuff Match-up for Alvarez.
Carlos Molina vs. Jermall Charlo added to Canelo-Angulo PPV undercard
By Dan Ambrose: There’s been a change to the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo undercard on Showtime pay-per-view on March 8th. The Jorge Linares vs. Nihito Arakawa fight won’t be on the PPV portion of the broadcast, according to Dan Rafael.
The fight will now be on regular Showtime before the PPV portion of the broadcast starts. In place of the Linares-Arakawa fight, Golden Boy has added the Carlos Molina (22-5-2, 6 KO’s) vs. Jermall Charlo (17-0, 13 KO’s) to the PPV section of the card.