| Angelo Leo | |
| Realname: | Angel Miguel Leo |
| Birth Date: | May 15, 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Nickname: | El Chinito ("The Chinese") |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in |
| Reach: | 69 in |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 26 |
| Wins: | 25 |
| Ko: | 12 |
| Losses: | 1 |
Angelo Miguel Leo (born May 15, 1994) is an American professional boxer. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF featherweight title since August 2024, and the WBO junior featherweight title from 2020 to 2021.
Leo made his professional debut on November 17, 2012, scoring a four-round majority decision (MD) victory over Jesus Xavier Pacheco (Per Ardua) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the two judges scoring the bout 40–36 and 39–37 in favour of Leo while the third scored it even at 38–38.[1]
After compiling a record of 18–0 (8 KOs) he faced Cesar Juarez for the vacant WBO-NABO junior featherweight title on December 28, 2019, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Leo dropped his opponent to the canvas twice in round six before scoring a third knockdown in the eleventh. Juarez beat referee Jim Korb's count only for Korb to call off the contest in order to save Juarez from further punishment, awarding Leo the WBO regional title via eleventh-round technical knockout (TKO).[2]
On July 9, 2020, it was revealed that the reigning WBO junior featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete would vacate the title and move up to featherweight. The WBO accordingly ordered their #1 ranked junior featherweight contender Stephan Fulton to face the #2 ranked Leo for the vacant belt.[3] The title bout was scheduled as the main event of an August 1 Showtime broadcast card, which took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville, Connecticut. Fulton withdrew from the bout on July 29, due to a positive COVID-19 test, and was replaced by Tramaine Williams.[4] Neither fighter was seen as the favorite to win, as most odds-makers either had both boxers at -120 pick'em odds, or had Williams as a slight -125 favorite.[5] [6] Leo won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117-111, 118-110 and 118-110. Leo stated his desire to make his first title defense against Fulton, saying in his post-fight interview: "The fans want it, so why not bring it on?".[7]
Leo was booked to make his first WBO junior featherweight title defense against Stephan Fulton. The fight was scheduled as the main event of a January 23, 2021, card that took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville, Connecticut, and was broadcast by Showtime. The pair was originally scheduled to face each other for the vacant title on August 1, 2020, before Fulton withdrew due to COVID-19.[8] Leo entered his first title defense as a +135 underdog, while Fulton was seen as a -160 favorite.[9] Fulton won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118-110, 119-111 and 119-111. Fulton landed 364 to Leo's 262 total punches, and outlanded Leo 320 to 238 in power punches.[10]
Leo faced the one-time WBC super bantamweight title challenger Aarón Alameda on June 19, 2021, on the undercard of the WBC middleweight title bout between reigning champion Jermall Charlo and title challenger Juan Macias Montiel.[11] He won the fight by majority decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 96-94 and 98-92 for Leo, while the third judge scored it as an even 95-95 draw.[12]
Leo is scheduled to challenge Luis Alberto Lopez for his IBF featherweight title at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 10, 2024.[13] Leo knockout out Lopez in round 10 to win the title, becoming a two divison champion in the process. At the time of stoppage two of the judges had Leo ahead on scorecards with 86-85, 86-85, while the third judge had Lopez ahead with 86-85.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Luis Alberto Lopez | KO | 10 (12), | Aug 10, 2024 | |||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Eduardo Baez | UD | 10 | Apr 10, 2024 | |||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Mike Plania | KO | 3 (10), | Jan 31, 2024 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Nicolas Polanco | TKO | 9 (10), | Nov 1, 2023 | |||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Aarón Alameda | MD | 10 | Jun 19, 2021 | |||
| 21 | Loss | 20–1 | Stephen Fulton | UD | 12 | Jan 23, 2021 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Tramaine Williams | UD | 12 | Aug 1, 2020 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Cesar Juarez | TKO | 11 (12), | Dec 28, 2019 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Mark John Yap | UD | 10 | Jun 28, 2019 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Neil John Tabano | UD | 10 | Apr 5, 2019 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Alberto Torres | UD | 8 | Feb 9, 2019 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Erik Ruiz | UD | 8 | Dec 7, 2018 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Glenn Porras | KO | 1 (8), | Oct 27, 2018 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Sharone Carter | UD | 8 | Aug 3, 2018 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jonathan Aguilar | UD | 6 | Jan 27, 2018 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Basilio Nieves | KO | 4 (6), | Nov 18, 2017 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jorge Luis Falcón | KO | 3 (6), | Aug 13, 2016 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Iván Chavela Resendiz | KO | 2 (6), | May 14, 2016 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jesús Reyes | KO | 4 (6), | Mar 5, 2016 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Stephon McIntyre | UD | 6 | Aug 15, 2015 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Gabriel Braxton | 2 (6), | May 9, 2015 | ||||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | James Piar | KO | 3 (6), | May 10, 2014 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Michael James Herrera | 1 (4), | Jan 25, 2014 | ||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Brian Garcia | MD | 4 | Sep 6, 2013 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Julio Gomez | 4 | Jan 19, 2013 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jesus Pacheco | 4 | Nov 17, 2012 |
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