Fernando Angulo: Boxing Career and Key Results
Fernando “La Fiera” Angulo earned a world-title opportunity against then-undefeated WBA lightweight champion Juan Díaz in 2006. Angulo entered the contest with an 18-3 record and gave Díaz a 12-round challenge before losing by unanimous decision.
A demanding title challenge
The bout took place November 4, 2006, at Chase Field in Phoenix. A Houston Chronicle preview listed Angulo at 18-3 and identified him as Díaz’s challenger for the WBA lightweight belt. The two fighters weighed 134 pounds.
Díaz won the scheduled 12-round contest by unanimous decision and retained the championship. The BoxRec bout record preserves the result and round-by-round scoring. The fight stands out as the clearest documented milestone in Angulo’s career: a lengthy title challenge against a champion who was then unbeaten.
Angulo’s career record later changed as he continued competing, so the 18-3 mark here refers specifically to the record reported before the Díaz fight. Keeping that date attached to the statistic gives a more accurate picture than treating a historical record as current.
Career Milestones
Angulo’s challenge to Juan Díaz brought him into a world lightweight title contest. It was a different level of opportunity from the regional bouts that built his earlier record. The selected dated results supply further context for that path, identifying the opponents and verdicts associated with individual appearances. A title challenge is part of a contender’s résumé even when it ends in defeat, but it should not be recorded as a championship reign.
Selected Recorded Results
- 2015-07-18: Fernando Angulo lost to Amir Imam in Don Haskins Center, El Paso.
- 2014-11-07: Fernando Angulo won against Pedro Verdu in Coliseo Mayor, Sucumbios.
- 2014-08-15: Fernando Angulo won against Daniel Angel Lopez in Coliseo Ruminahui, Quito.
- 2014-03-01: Fernando Angulo won against Pablo Cesar Cano in World Trade Center Mexiquense, Naucalpan de Juárez.
- 2013-02-15: Fernando Angulo won against Miguel Leonardo Caceres in Polideportivo Municipal, Nogoya.
Sources
Houston Chronicle preview; BoxRec bout record; Biographical source; Recorded professional bout history.
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Fernando Angulo, Boxing, Sports History
