Art Pelullo, president of Banner Promotions and promoter of undefeated Top-Five junior middleweight contender Harry Joe Yorgey, announced today that he has petitioned the WBO to sanction Yorgey’s upcoming fight against fellow Top-Five contender Alfredo Angulo for the WBO’s interim 154-pound world title.
Yorgey (22-0-1, 10 KOs), of Bridgeport, PA and Angulo (16-1, 13 KOs), of Mexicali, Mexico, WBO-rated No. 5 and No. 4, respectively, face-off in a 12-round junior middleweight rumble on Saturday, November 7 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.
Their fight, along with the Chad Dawson vs. Glen Johnson WBC Interim / IBO light heavyweight championship battle, will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT.
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