A former champ down at 122 pounds, Angelo Leo scored what may well prove to be the KO of the Year on Saturday in winning the IBF belt at 126 pounds – Leo’s perfect left hook dropping defending champion Luis Alberto Lopez hard and heavy in the 10th round of their fight in the new champ’s hometown of Albuquerque.
What a night of boxing fans had last night in two locations. We might have witnessed the 2024 Fight of the Year in Las Vegas, as Vergil Ortiz and Serhii Bohachuk engaged in an absolute slugfest over 12 thrilling rounds.
In a surprise upset, Fringe contender Angelo Leo (25-1, 12 KOs) knocked out IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto ‘Venado’ Lopez (30-3, 17 KOs) in the tenth round on Saturday night in Leo’s hometown at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.