By Francisco Salazar
Two hard-hitting super middleweights collide tonight in what could be a compelling matchup.
Roamer Alexis Angulo and Izaak Cardona will square off in an eight round bout at the Show Palace in Oceanside, Calif. The eight round bout will headline a six bout card co-promotion between Jorge Marron Productions, Paco Presents, and A & T Promotions.
Angulo (15-0, 14 KOs), who hails from Bogota, Colombia, will be making his United States debut against Cardona. He has fought throughout South America and Europe, including Germany and Turkey.
In his last bout on November 18, Angulo stopped Junior Ramos in the first round in Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic.
Cardona (14-2, 14 KOs) has won his last five bouts in a row, all by knockout, since losing back-to-back split decisions late in 2014. In his last bout on August 1st, Cardona stopped Demetrius Walker in the second round in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Super welterweight Elias Espadas (10-1, 4 KOs) will fight Dashon Johnson (16-18-3, 5 KOs) in an eight round bout for the California State Welterweight title.
Unbeaten super middleweight Ulises Sierra (8-0-2, 5 KOs) will fight Alfredo Contreras (13-18-2, 4 KOs) in a six round bout.
Three four round bouts round out the card, which is scheduled to begin at 7:45 p.m. local time.
Tickets start at $40 and could be purchased at the door or by calling (619) 743-0698.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing