Alfredo Angulo vs. James Kirkland
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| Date | 5 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue |  Centro de Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC Light Middleweight Title Eliminator | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kirkland defeats Angulo via TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alfredo Angulo vs. James Kirkland was a Super Welterweight fight that took place on November 5, 2011 at Centro de Cancun in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.[1] The fight served 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 2009.
Kirkland
Kirkland, 27, missed two years of his career from March 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
- Super Welterweight bout:
Alfredo Angulo vs. 
James Kirkland
- Kirkland defeated Angulo via Technical Knockout at 2:01 of the 6th round.
- Middleweight bout: Peter Quillin vs.
Craig McEwan
- Quillin defeated McEwan via Technical Knockout at 2:23 of the 6th round.
Preliminary card
- Bantamweight bout: Naciff Castillo vs. Esdras Acosta
- Castillo defeated Acosta via Unanimous Decision.
- Heavyweight bout: Deontay Wilder vs. Daniel Cota
- Wilder defeated Cota via Knockout at 2:55 of the 3rd round.
- Super Bantamweight bout: Sergio Thompson vs. Juan Carlos Espinoza
- Thompson defeated Espinoza via Knockout at 2:56 of the 1st round.
- Featherweight bout: Iván Morales vs. Rene Trujillo
- Morales defeated Trujillo via Knockout at 1:18 of the 2nd round.
- Women's Flyweight bout: Arely Valente vs. Cecilia Vicente
- Valente defeated Vicente via Knockout in the 2nd round.
Result
After both boxers scored knockdowns in the first round, Kirkland won by a sixth-round TKO.
International broadcasting
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Hungary |
Sport 1 |
| Mexico |
Televisa |
 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.
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