Fight:1734422

Alfredo Angulo 154 lbs beat Raul Casarez 154 lbs by KO at 0:56 in round 1 of 12

• Date: 2012-11-10
• Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Referee: Jose Cobian
• Judge: Barry Druxman
• Judge: Carla Caiz
• Judge: Fernando Villarreal

Alfredo Angulo versus Raul Casarez Light Middleweight Bout

• Comeback bout by former light middleweight Angulo after a one year layoff, including seven months in the United States Immigration ICE Detention Center in El Centro, California, due to visa issues.

• After a trial, Angulo was cleared for release and his visa issues resolved, clearing the way for his return to the gym and comeback bout with Casarez.

• Angulo interview YouTube clip in the ICE Detention Center in El Centro by Damon Bingham [[1]] "It took me awhile to see why god put me here to see the justice to so many...." (interview excerpt)

• Oscar De La Hoya Golden Boy press conference upon Angulo's release, "We want to get him a tuneup fight, we have to talk about the future with his (Angulo's team). We can Angulo back on track very fast."[[2]]

• Article by Kevin Iole, 'Alfredo Angulo hopes to revive boxing career after seven-month INS detention' [[3]]

• Interview with Raul Casarez before the Angulo bout.[[4]]

• Angulo shadowboxing in preparation for the comeback bout, and working the mitts with trainer Pepper Roach, YouTube clip.[[5]]

• Angulo interviewed by Marcos Villegas of The Boxing Channel about his comeback bout outside the training ring, YouTube clip [[6]]

• Alfredo Angulo versus Raul Casarez weigh--in on Youtube.[[7]]

• Angulo landed sharp,accurate and powerful straight right hands and a left hook to knock out Casarez at 56 seconds of the first round. Showtime televised co-main event also featuring the Abner Mares versus Anselmo Moreno WBC Featherweight title.

• YouTube Al Bernstein highlight video clip of Angulo knocking out Casarez with a left hook in the first round, also includes highlights of the Leo Santa Cruz IBF and Abner Mares WBC title bouts.[[8]]

• Alfredo Angulo post-fight press conferences on YouTube, "I'l fight James Kirkland again, I have a really good team...."[[9]][[10]] and talks about new trainer Virgil Hunter.

• Cazarez was unbeaten in last 11 bouts coming into this bout, first loss for Casarez since getting stopped in the second rounds by Rudy Cisneros in 2005.