ANGELO LEO SPARKLES WITH KNOCKOUT WIN OVER MIKE PLANIA IN WNF MAIN-EVENT

Press Release: February 1, 2024 By ProBox TV - 

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Former super bantamweight world champion Angelo Leo needed just three rounds to finish Mike Plania in WNF’s main-event this evening in Plant City, Florida. The pair collided at featherweight in a ten round bout.

The opening minute drew little action from the first round. Plania took the center of the ring with Leo moving around the perimeter. Leo’s jab started to open up as the halfway point passed, throwing a combination to the body shortly after. Plania landed a good left hand in the final minute. The pair traded relatively evenly just ahead of the bell.

Leo hit Plania with a hook to the body at the start of round two. He missed by a large distance with an overhand right seconds later but landed a right to the body on the follow up. Leo was fainting to give Plania food for thought, slowing the fight down at this early stage to his rhythm. Leo ducked a combination from Plania after a minute with little else to report until Leo landed good body shots with less than 30 seconds on the clock. He landed another sharp combination to the head to close the round.

Leo appeared to make a breakthrough at the end of the second round. He landed a rapid combination to Plania’s body to open round three. There was a lot of caution from both men as they both held a high guard. Leo worked the body again after a minute, Plania responded with an uppercut that caught the glove. Leo planted his feet to land a much more intensive right to the body halfway through the round, followed by a left to the body and another right to the head. Leo landed a neck-snapping counterjab to approach the final minute. Plania responded with a good uppercut.

Leo worked his way inside to land a short-sharp left right combination to the head. Leo went after Plania with a right to the body, a left-right combination to the body quickly followed, sending Plania to the canvas holding his stomach at 0:36. However, to the disbelief of commentary team Paulie Malignaggi and Chris Algieri, the referee ruled the shot too low.

With Plania pinned to the canvas, the referee eventually called the fight off to give Leo the knockout victory due to a legal body shot. The ProBox TV replay showed a perfectly legal shot from Leo.

Leo picks up a second straight knockout victory on WNF, his record improving to 23-1 (11 KOs). Plania’s record moves to 29-4 (16 KOs), picking up a second career knockout loss in Florida.

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Angelo Leo Is Ready To Be ‘One Step Closer’ To Title

Press Release: January 25, 2024 By ProBox TV - Angelo Leo is aiming to be a two-division world champion. 

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His January 31 main event bout against Mike Plania on ProBox TV’s Wednesday Night Fights, in Plant City, Florida is, he hopes, the next step towards that goal. 

Leo, the former WBO super-bantamweight champion, now campaigns at featherweight. Trained by his father, Miguel Leo, the duo relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally from Albuquerque, they moved to Los Angeles but because of the bad traffic and the expensive cost of living, they sought opportunities elsewhere. Leo now calls Las Vegas home.

“Vegas was our second relocation, our first was Los Angeles,” Leo told ProBox TV. “We stayed there in Los Angeles for around two-to-three years, then we decided to move back to Albuquerque when I turned pro, and then we decided to move to Vegas. Vegas was the place to be, it wasn’t too far from L.A. There is a big boxing community here, and it is probably the best move we made.”

Currently ranked No. 9 by the WBA at featherweight, Leo reflected on his upcoming opponent. 

“I have seen Mike fight before, he is a good fighter,” Leo said. “He is explosive, and he is a formidable opponent.” 

“He fought [Joshua] Greer at 118 [lbs], I believe, and then he moved up to 122. His last fight was a 130 [lbs], and this one is at 126 [lbs]. He is kind of back-and-forth [between weight classes]…it doesn’t worry me, we are here to get that W.”

Leo made it clear this is the next step toward his goal of becoming a two-division world champion. The 29-year-old prizefighter, nicknamed ‘El Chinito’, has a record of 22 wins, one loss, with 10 knockouts and he is eager to make a run at a belt. 

“My goal is to win the featherweight world title. I want to win a second world title in a different weight class. The goal is just to keep winning. Get that W January 31st, and then from there see what ProBox has in store for me.”

WNF is available in both English and Spanish with commentary and analysis from former world champions Paulie Malignaggi, Chris Algieri and Juan Manuel Marquez

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