ANGULO LAYS A HURTIN’ ON TSURKAN!
“Perro” Collars His 10th Straight Knockout Victory;
Calls Out “Juliet” Cesar Chavez Jr. and John Duddy

TEMECULA, CALIF. (October 4, 2008) — BOW WOWSER! Undefeated junior middleweight ALFREDO “Perro” ANGULO scored his 10th consecutive knockout victory tonight, recording a 10th-round TKO over Andrey Tsurkan in a battle of Top-10 contenders. The fight was the star attraction of “Night of the Rising Stars II,” the tripleheader broadcast live from Pechanga Resort & Casino on HBO Boxing After Dark. Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Ringside Ticket, the broadcast also featured Sergio Diaz (44-1-1, 24 KOs), capturing the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim super welterweight title via a TKO 8 of Alex Bunema (30-6-2, 16 KOs), and 2004 Cuban Olympic gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa (14-0, 11 KOs), scoring a second-round knockout over the vastly more experienced Marcos Ramirez (25-1, 16 KOs) in a battle of undefeated contenders.

Angulo (14-0, 11 KOs), a 2004 Mexican Olympian, proved to be the star of the night as he went toe-to-toe with Tsurkan (26-4, 17 KOs), seamlessly switching from orthodox to southpaw while showering Tsurkan, world-rated No. 9 by the WBC and No. 12 by the World Boxing Association (WBA), with powershots. Angulo is currently rated No. 6 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO), No. 10 by the WBC and No. 12 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).

“I was impressed with Tsurkan’s resilience and his strength, but I knew I was wearing him down,” said Angulo. “I wish his corner had stopped the fight sooner. I was very pleased with my performance. Now I’d like to look for higher rated contenders to get me closer to a world title shot. I think Juliet Cesar Chavez, Jr. would be an incredible all-Mexican super welterweight fight…unless his daddy won’t let him play with dogs. After that, let’s go to Madison Square Garden on St. Patrick’s and take on John Duddy. I’ll move up to middleweight for that one.”