Antonio Margarito vs. Alfredo Angulo: Possible All-Mexican Bout in Near Future?

This year was tough on two of Mexico’s best boxing stars, Antonio Margarito and Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo. Both fighters’ once promising careers are in limbo as they are coming off losses in 2011.  Maybe the solution to their problems is to face each other in an all-Mexican war. 

Antonio Margarito’s career has been in a downward spiral ever since he was caught trying to load his gloves against Shane Mosley. He has lost three of his last four fights, and has had serious problems with his eye ever since Manny Pacquiao crushed it. 

Antonio Margarito may have a hard time getting cleared for a boxing license in the U.S. considering that his eye has been severely damaged two fights in a row. If he wants to box again he may be forced to fight his next bout in his home country of Mexico.

Margarito is in desperate need of an impressive knockout victory if he wants to prove to doubters that his success in the ring isn’t due to illegal plaster wraps. Alfredo Angulo might just be the perfect opponent for Antonio Margarito.

Alfredo Angulo has been on the brink of stardom several times, but losses to Kermit Cintron and James Kirkland have stalled his attainment of greatness. 

He’s coming off of a stunning KO loss to Kirkland, and he needs to beat a legitimate contender if he wants to resume his dream of being considered a great fighter. A win against Margarito would make Angulo a relevant threat in the junior middleweight division again.    

Margarito and Angulo are both rough fighters that like to bully their opponents. Their styles are extremely similar, which means that this fight would be a guarantee to be an action-packed bout. I think that everyone would tune in to see this matchup. 

While this fight could seriously benefit one of these boxers’ careers, it could seriously damage the others. This would be a high risk/reward fight, but both men are desperate to reignite their careers.  Looking good in this matchup would accomplish that task.

The last time Mexico saw an epic battle between two of its countrymen would have to be the brilliant trilogy between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera. These two fighters became household names because of their battles against each other. 

If this bout gets made, then Angulo vs. Margarito might be the second coming of the Morales/Barrera battles. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this fight comes to fruition.