In his second defense of the IBF featherweight title, Angelo Leo was supposed to face one of the biggest challenges of his career against No. 1 contender Ra'eese Aleem.
Ra'eese Aleem missed the featherweight limit by 2.8 pounds on Friday, forcing the cancellation of Saturday night's IBF title shot against Angelo Leo, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor returns to action on Saturday, May 9, at the Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta, GA, live on DAZN as part of the undercard for the IBF featherweight title bout between Angelo Leo and Ra’eese Aleem.
Championship boxing heads to the Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta, GA, on Saturday, May 9, as IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo (26-1, 12 KOs) defends his title against Ra’eese Aleem (23-1, 12 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round fight, live on DAZN.
Angelo Leo's trip to enemy territory pays off Saturday. The 31-year-old defeated Tomoki Kameda by majority decision on Saturday. Leo (26-1, 12 KOs) retains his IBF featherweight title.
Boxing returns to the land of the rising sun as Kameda Promotions hosts a fight card headlined by IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo (25-1, 12 KOs), who defends his title against Tomoki Kameda (42-4, 23 KOs).
New IBF featherweight world champion Angelo Leo has said he would “love a crack at” Naoya Inoue when the Japanese superstar moves up to the 126lbs division.
Angelo Leo produced one of the knockouts of the year on Saturday when his savage one-punch stoppage of Luis Alberto Lopez saw him become the IBF featherweight world champion.
Angelo Leo scored a vicious one punch knockout of Luis Alberto Lopez in Round 10 to pull off an upset and win the IBF featherweight title Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Angelo Leo uncorked a devastating left hook that dropped Luis Alberto Lopez flat on his back in the 10th round to win the IBF featherweight title Saturday night.
Angelo Leo uncorked a devastating left hook that dropped Luis Alberto Lopez flat on his back in the 10th round to win the IBF featherweight title Saturday night.
Albuquerque, hoist your champion. Angelo Leo claimed both the IBF featherweight title and likely the 2024 Knockout of the Year in one night with a stunning, one-punch knockout of Luis Alberto ‘Venado’ Lopez to become a two-division world champion Saturday night in front of his hometown fans at Tingley Coliseum.
Earlier today, the IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez (30-2, 17 KOs) and the challenger Angelo Leo (24-1, 11 KOs) came under the featherweight limit of 126 pounds as they headline a card which streams live Saturday night on ESPN.
On the Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Angelo Leo undercard, rising contenders are ready to make a dent in the rankings while young prospects are looking to impress.
Luis Alberto Lopez will make the fourth defense of his IBF featherweight world title against Angelo Leo on Saturday when he has the chance to prove he’s the top dog of the division.