Illegal status finishes the boxing career of fan favorite Alfredo Angulo. The only remaining question is when ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency of the federal government, will remove the 19-1, 16 KOs slugger out of the United States and send him back to his native country of Mexico.
Michael Marley from Examiner.com broke the exclusive news. Through several sources, including Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, that HBO’s legal department has advised Angulo promoter Big Gary Shaw that because the action fighter is in America illegally the prime cable network will not use him on its airwaves.
“Nobody is going to touch this guy,” Arum told me. “Nobody is interested now because of the huge legal problem. He picked the wrong time to be an illegal immigrant in our country, that’s for sure.”
Other sources tell me that the news that Angulo first entered the U.S. illegally, was later deported back to Mexico and then snuck back in at least a second time blinsided both Shaw, who has spent considerable time and money over about four years building his burgeoning career, and manager Mike Criscio.
It was Shaw’s persistence and connections that got Angulo great TV exposure on Showtime.
Criscio and Shaw contacted boxing’s premier immigration lawyer, Los Angeles-based Frank Ronzio, to see what could be to alter or adjust Angulo’s status.
There was no good news forthcoming on that front from either side of the border.
Certainly, no American politician is going to bat for an illegal even an athletic celebrity like Angulo, not in the current heated climate in which both the Democratic and Republican parties are battling over what to do about the tide of illegals in a trying economic period.
“Angulo never told anybody about it,” a source familiar with the situation said Tuesday. “He was at ringside at the Sergio Mora-Shane Mosley fight in L.A. acting like he doesn’t have a care in the world. He is as brazen outside the ring as he is in it when that opening bell rings.”
Attempts to reach Shaw and Criscio were unsuccessful.
Alfredo Angulo. who was born in border city Mexicali, had a significant amateur career. He represented Mexico in the 2004 Olympics but dropped a 38-23 decision to Ireland’s Andy Lee. He also won a bronze medal in the 2003 Pan American Games.
His lone pro defeat came at the hands of rugged Kermit Cintron, by unanimous decision over 12 rounds in a WBC super welterweight elimination bout in Hollywood, Florida, on May 3, 2009.
Angulo rationalized that loss, claiming he had the flu or stomach woes as I recall.
I asked informed sources whether HBO or Showtime would screen an Angulo bout or bouts out of Mexico.
“I don’t think so,” one veteran boxing man said. “It’s different than when Showtime televised Edwin Valero in a fight from Mexico. Valero was barred from entry because of a DUI case in Las Vegas. I don’t think he had been deported and then brazenly snuck back into the U.S.”
In his two most recent bouts, Angulo (who wears a dog collar around his neck to sumbolize his ferocity) defeated the once highly touted Joel Julio and then blasted out Joachim Alcine in one round on July 17 in California.
It looks like that fight will be Alfredo Angulo’s last in America.
This immigration fight, given his past illegal conduct, is one he cannot possibly win.
no debieron deportarlo o simplemente darle una visa de trabajo o algo por el estilo..pinches weros kuleros…los dolares tambien los agarran en mexico no nomas tienen ke pelear en estados unidos..
Danny Ponce de Leon was barred from the U.S. for trying to cross illegaly if im not mistaken or something of that sort regarding legal status, and he is back fighting on HBO on the Mosley-Mora card. He was MIA for like 2 yrs after his loss to Juanma. How did he get back on to HBO after getting kicked out of the country? There has to be some kind of relief or pardon to get a working visa for El Perro.
Damn!
HBO and Showtime have aired fights outside the USA. Why can’t they do it for Angulo ? As an undercard fight would be ok too.
I agree, I feel bad for El Perro, but unless he gets his visa HBO or Showtime are not going to risk anything. I tried to call Angulo, but he didnt answer, i dont think he wants to talk to anyone I dont blame him.
Its over his Mexican they aint going to give him no work visa If he was white european i bet they problaby would
I do not see why he could not get work visa to fight and HBO or Showtime will televise his fights he is to exciting and good draw PPV material in a year or two
Thanks Edgar…
That’s bullshit!!!! Give Angulo a permit to fight in the US
Damn that sucks he’s a great fighter and hopefully we will see him again. I am a fan of his and it just all around is something I never expected.
I never would have thought he was in the states illegaly, im really close to alot of his relatives and friends.I never heard any rumor or mention that he was out hear illegally. it will come to great surprise to alot of fans. It really sucks.
Welcome to the bigotry in the US .The is a champ ,why can’t he get a work permit .
The US sucks .The funny the US doesn’t have good fighters anyway .Oh I forgot Floyd the coward .The US doesn’t has produced good fighters for too long .
All I can say that diversity in the US is spurious .
wow, that sucks, I am a fan of Angulo, I was waiting to see who he would fight next, I don’t understand how he couldn’t get a working visa to begin with.
Maybe he could fight for TV Azteca or Televisa in Mexico, but he will be missing from the big fights and pay checks, what a shame.
Hope he can fix this somehow.
That explains why he drove to Florida to fight Kermit cintron and not fly. He couldn’t fly he didn’t have papers. That sucks, his a friend of mine and awesome fighter. He will probably fight in Mexico, but will not get paid like in the US. And no tv network is going to air his fights, not after hbo and showtime where lied too. I will keep you guys posted If I hear anything else.
I always thought he had a work permit since he wasn’t a citizen or resident alien. Hopefully he can resume his career in Mexico or even Europe. Good luck to him.
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