Angulo vs Kirkland: Fight Preview

As soon as I caught wind of this fight happening, I was immediately filled with excitement & anticipation.  Alfredo 'Perro' Angulo was put on ice for about 2 years due to his fallout with promoter Gary Shaw.  Since then, El 'Perro' has signed on with Golden Boy Promotions & has been involved in one fight that Angulo immediately finished his opponent in one round.  In addition to a new promoter, Perro has also upgraded to Hall-of-Fame trainer, Nacho Beristein, Perro has set himself up with a team that can propel his career to new heights.


James 'Mandingo Warrior' Kirkland, also was iced for a couple of years, not to any promotional disputes like Angulo, Kirkland was iced due to being incarcerated on gun charges.  Kirkland was well on his way to becoming a superstar with his trainer Ann Wolf & Golden Boy Promotions at the helm of his career, but due to the incarceration, Kirkland's career was put on a sudden halt.  After about 2 years, Kirkland hired a new trainer & had to prove himself by taking on any competition that he can find, fighting a bunch of no-names to climb up the ladder just to get back to where he once was headed.  Kirkland ran into another speed bump when  he took on Japanese, Nobuhiro Ishida who fought with an incredible Japanese spirit that shocked and ended up knocking out Kirkland in the 1st round to give James a taste of defeat.  Since that defeat, Kirkland has reunited himself with trainer Ann Wolf, & has been demolishing his competition.


It all leads up to tonights fight on HBO's Boxing After Dark, which is set for some real fireworks. Both fighters are ready to give their careers a real boost by winning tonights match.  The winner will become an instant player in the Super Welterweight division.  Most importantly, these two combatants can give the sport of boxing a much needed shot in the arm after fans have been really disappointed with the recent shenanigans that have been displayed on Pay-Per-View main events.  Kudos to Golden Boy Promotions for matching Angulo v Kirkland & for having it on regular HBO, this fight can possibly produce a positive buzz that boxing so dearly needs right now to get the sport back on the radar of the common sports fan.  Angulo v Kirkland, prepare for some fireworks tonight!  Check it out on HBO's Boxing after dark.


Noez Prediction: Angulo will stop Kirkland in the 6th round.