James Kirkland and Alfredo Angulo reenacted Stone Age festivities at the Centro de Cancun in Cancun, Mexico, last night over a handful of bloodthirsty rounds. A rampaging Kirkland survived an early knockdown to annihilate Alfredo Angulo via crushing stoppage at 2:01 of the sixth round.
The carnage began almost immediately as Kirkland stormed out of his corner at the sound of the opening bell and initiated an exchange that drove Angulo across the ring. A counter right off the ropes sent Kirkland, 153, crashing less than a minute into the fight, and Kirkland looked like he was on his way to another first-round KO defeat. But he beat the count and tried his damnedest to survive as Angulo, 154, rained pitchforks on him without relent. From The Cruelest Sport
Per Cameron Dunkin, via Kevin Iole. No word yet on whether he'll still be able to make the junior middleweight limit, as he was reportedly in the 190 pound range around sentencing. Dunkin says he may have a tune-up fight before the end of the year.
Daniel Jacobs (15-0, 14 KO) is now officially the opponent for Michael Walker on the Hatton-Pacquiao undercard, replacing James Kirkland, who has a whole other set of problems right now.
