Review: 2011-11-05, Kirkland starts strong but after 28 seconds of the first round he is already down, so Alfredo Angulo tries to end the fight throwing a lot of punches in the second minute of the fight but James Kirkland survives and comes back in the last minute of the first round knocking down “Perro” Angulo! Then the fight goes on but we don’t want to unveil the result of the bout… We don’t believe that Kirkland vs Angulo could win “Fight of the Year” honors but it could be a candidate for “Round of the Year” thanks to the amazing first round. Alfredo Angulo (20-1-0) entered as the No.2 light middleweight in the world while James Kirkland (29-1-0) entered as the No.49 middleweight. Angulo vs Kirkland, semi-final eliminator for the WBC light middleweight title. Watch the video!
Date: 2011-11-05
Where: Centro de Cancun, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Division: light middleweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg)
Kirkland’s next fight: Carlos Molina vs James Kirkland
Angulo’s next fight: Alfredo Angulo vs Raul Casarez
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Once kirkland gets some upper body movement and some defense he can fight Martinez. But I still favor Martinez.
kirkland its a beast
this is the kind of fight that boxing fans want to see!!Fights like these will revive the sport of boxing.A small glimpse of boxing past.A reminder of HAGLER,HEARNS or WARD,GATTI.I’m a boxing fan who has lost interest because to have a great fight you need great fighters who rist it all reguardless of the outcome or income.
you took the words right out of my mouth !
Wow what an awesome fight! First round was a thriller, thank God the referee didn’t stop it there! All around great great fight!
One can wonder what Kirkland’s career would have been like had he not been imprisoned twice. After his last exciting performance against Canelo (2015), I’m sure he’ll be back!