Angelo Leo

Blame cast by Luis Alberto Lopez's team over career-threatening injury

After Luis Alberto Lopez suffered a brain bleed in an August loss to Angelo Leo, his co-manager, Hector Fernandez de Cordova, has criticized the fight's officiating and the opposing fighter's tactics.

From main event to prelims: Stephen Fulton looks forward to being back

While recognizing that a comeback has to begin somewhere, Stephen Fulton is a little miffed that he is buried on the non-PPV undercard of Saturday's main event between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga.

What makes for a KO of the Year? The 2024 frontrunners may offer some insight

When featherweight Angelo Leo ended proceedings in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Aug. 10 with a one-punch knockout win over Luis Alberto Lopez, the devastating result was described by many as a KO of the Year contender.

Fight often, fight each other, fight hard: Garry Jonas and making non-championship bouts great again

For Garry Jonas, there are three principal keys to making those fights entertaining for fans, and to putting the boxers back on the path to contender status, the first of which is placing those fighters in even matchups.

Angelo Leo lauds ProBox TV for work to help him earn title shot

Angelo Leo is grateful to promoters ProBox TV for the transformation the promotion has had on the newly crowned featherweight titlist's career.

New champ Angelo Leo ready to welcome Naoya Inoue to featherweight

Fresh from becoming a two-division champion with a highlight-reel knockout of Luis Alberto Lopez on Aug. 10, Angelo Leo says he would like to slug it out with Naoya Inoue at 126 pounds.

The unlikely success story of Luis Alberto Lopez

Luis Alberto Lopez is a great fighter – there, we said it – but if you prefer a little flair, let’s call him the “Boo-Loving Brawler” instead of the “Road Warrior”...

The top 10 knockouts of the 21st century

When Angelo Leo detonated a left hook on Luis Alberto “Venado” Lopez’s jaw in the 10th round on Saturday night in Albuquerque, it brought a close contest to the most clear-cut conclusion possible — but made another close contest instantly less clear...

Are frontrunners for KO and Fight of Year in line for Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford?

Within minutes, the frontrunners for Knockout of the Year and Fight of the Year transpired inside a 575-mile radius of the southwestern U.S. as Angelo Leo and Vergil Ortiz Jr. prevailed.

Chris Algieri’s School of Thought: Vergil Ortiz Jr. is ready for Tim Tszyu after coming of age

When Vergil Ortiz Jr. topped Serhii Bohachuk on Saturday, the right fighter got the decision that he deserved at the end of a hotly contested fight. What is Ortiz's best next move?

The 20 most unforgettable one-punch knockouts

There is no climax in sport as dramatic and violent as the one-punch knockout. Angelo Leo was the latest orchestrator of such a finish when, on Saturday one fateful blow ripped Luis Alberto Lopez from consciousness in the 10th round of a nip-and-tuck...

Photo gallery: Angelo Leo-Luis Alberto Lopez fight

Fresh from the fight, Angelo Leo says, ‘I want to fight all the champions’

Angelo Leo delivered a knockout performance in every sense of the phrase Saturday night, authoring every fighter's storybook scenario in his native Albuquerque, New Mexico.

CompuBox punch stats: Angelo Leo-Luis Alberto Lopez

Angelo Leo stuns Luis Alberto Lopez in home-cooked KO of year contender

Angelo Leo became a two-division titleholder Saturday with a spectacular 10th-round knockout of featherweight titleholder Luis Alberto Lopez at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.