Canelo Álvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo

Toe to Toe
DateMarch 8, 2014
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Saúl Álvarez Alfredo Angulo
Nickname Canelo
("Cinnamon")		 El Perro
("The Dog")
Hometown Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Purse > $1,250,000[1] > $850,000
Pre-fight record 42–1–1 (38 KOs) 22–3 (18 KOs)
Age 23 years, 7 months 31 years, 6 months
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in
Weight 155 lb (70 kg) 154+1⁄2 lb (70 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA/The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Light Middleweight
WBC/TBRB
No. 2 Ranked Light Middleweight
IBF
No. 12 Ranked Light Middleweight
The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter		 Former WBO Interim light middleweight champion
Result
Álvarez wins via 10th-round TKO

Canelo Álvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo, billed as Toe to Toe, was a professional boxing match contested between Canelo Álvarez and Alfredo Angulo. The bout was held on March 8, 2014, at the MGM Grand Garden arena, shown on Showtime PPV.[2][3][4][5]

Background

On 9 January 2014, Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer confirmed a deal had been made for a fight between Álvarez and Alfredo Angulo to take place on 8 March, on Showtime PPV at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.[6][7] In March, ESPN reported the fight would take place at a catchweight of 155 lbs, due to Álvarez not being able to make the light middleweight limit of 154 lbs. For the PPV fight, Álvarez agreed to pay $100,000 of his minimum $1.25 million purse to Angulo, which would raise his purse $850,000. Also in the negotiations, Álvarez agreed to weigh no more than 168 lbs on fight night. This was Álvarez's first of five fights which took place at the 155-pound catchweight. On fight night, Álvarez weighed 174 lbs on Showtime's scale and Angulo weighed 170 lbs.[8]

The fight

In front of 14,610 at the MGM, Álvarez came out strong, throwing combinations. In a fairly lopsided beating, Álvarez scored a tenth-round stoppage over Angulo punctuated by a lead left uppercut. The end of the fight began in round six, when Angulo's left eye started swelling. When the referee waived the fight off, the crowd was displeased and booed. At the time of stoppage, two judges had it 89–82 and the third judge had it 88–83, all in favor of Álvarez.[9]

Aftermath

Angulo stated post-fight how he was unhappy with the stoppage, "I told Tony he did the wrong job tonight. The referee tells us to take care of ourselves at all times. I can take care of myself. My plan was to work harder in the final four or three rounds. I had good preparation for this fight." His trainer Virgil Hunter was also unhappy with referee Tony Weeks, "I'm very upset. I told the referee and the doctor that if Canelo put two or three shots together that I would stop the fight. He landed one punch. Everyone knows Alfredo was coming on strong, everyone knows that."[10]

Fight card

Confirmed bouts:[11]

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Weight class vs. Type Round Time Notes
Middleweight Mexico Canelo Álvarez def. Mexico Alfredo Angulo TKO 10/12 1:00
Super bantamweight Mexico Léo Santa Cruz def. Mexico Cristian Mijares UD 12 N/a Note 1
Lightweight Venezuela Jorge Linares def. Japan Nihito Arakawa UD 10 N/a Note 2

^Note 1 For WBC Super Bantamweight title
^Note 2 WBC Lightweight title eliminator

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 United States Showtime

References

  1. ^ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1986088-canelo-alvarez-vs-angulo-prize-money-fight-purse-and-fighter-payouts-revealed#:~:text=The%2023%2Dyear%2Dold%20earned,pound%20weight%20limit%20on%20Friday.
  2. ^ "Alvarez dispatches Angulo with TKO in 10th". ESPN.com. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. ^ Satterfield, Lem (March 16, 2014). "Alfredo Angulo "embarrassed" by TKO loss to Canelo Alvarez".
  4. ^ "Should the Alvarez-Angulo Fight Have Been Stopped?". The New Yorker. March 10, 2014.
  5. ^ Christ, Scott (March 9, 2014). "Canelo thrashes Angulo, fight stopped in 10". Bad Left Hook.
  6. ^ ""TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo" Media Conference Call Transcript". Golden Boy.
  7. ^ Sanchez, Josh (9 January 2014). "Canelo Alvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo set for March 8 pay-per-view". FanSided. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Weight increased for Alvarez vs. Angulo fight". ESPN.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  9. ^ Brian Mazique (9 March 2014). "Canelo vs. Angulo Results: Winner, Recap and Analysis". Bleacher Report.
  10. ^ "Alvarez dispatches Angulo with TKO in 10th". ESPN.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  11. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Canelo Álvarez's bouts
8 March 2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Alfredo Angulo's bouts
8 March 2014 		Succeeded by