WBO interim junior middleweight champion Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo will make his first title defense, against one-time world title challenger Joel Julio, this Saturday, April 24 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif.
It will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 11:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Angulo (17-1,14 KOs), a native of Mexicali. Mexico, who trains in Coachella, Calif., will be making his 2010 debut, defending the WBO interim title he won last November when he knocked out undefeated top-rated contender Harry Joe Yorgey in the third round.
Julio (35-3, 31 KOs), a native of Monteria, Colombia, fights out of Miami, Fla. Angulo’s last 13 victories have come by knockout dating back to 2006.