Angel Manfredy
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Angel Manfredy | |
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| Born | October 30, 1974 Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | El Diablo |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight Light Welterweight Welterweight |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 43 |
| Wins by KO | 32 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
Angel Manfredy (born October 30, 1974) is a Puerto Rican-American former professional boxer. Angel Manfredy was a popular fighter in the late 1990s.
Personal
[edit]Manfredy, nicknamed El Diablo (The Devil) because of his reckless lifestyle and of his boxing style[1] converted to Christianity after trying to commit suicide in his bed while on cocaine.[2]
He wears a tattoo of the Puerto Rican Flag on his shoulder. Also he has a tattoo of the cross and a naked lady.[3]
Amateur career
[edit]Manfredy had an amateur record of 48–8.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Manfredy was known for his walk-ins to his matches wearing a latex mask depicting Satan, which he used until his fight with Floyd Mayweather and conversion to Apostolic Pentecostalism.
During his career, Manfredy defeated notable fighters, such as Arturo Gatti (by technical knockout), Ivan Robinson (by knockout), Jorge Páez, and Julio Díaz (by a split decision). He also fought notables Floyd Mayweather Jr., Paul Spadafora and Diego Corrales. A frequent contender, Manfredy was a former WBU Super Featherweight champion, but lost in each of four attempts to capture a World Title. Manfredy currently has a record of 43-8-1 (32 knockouts).[5]
Manfredy lost two of his first five fights, but then won 23 in a row, including wins over former champions such as Calvin Grove, and Jorge Páez, and top contenders such as Wilson Rodriguez, before landing his first major fight against Gatti, in the latter's hometown of Atlantic City. Manfredy, who was an underdog, dominated the fight, knocking Gatti down in the third round, and eventually stopping him on cuts in round 8.[6]
Following this fight, Manfredy fought twice before fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a major HBO television event. Manfredy was stopped in the second round after a barrage of punches. Manfredy called the stoppage premature and stated he was not injured.[7] This was one of Manfredy's first fights in his new Christian personality, and celebrated having Kid Rock appear at the match singing for him during his walk-in.
Following this fight, Manfredy knocked out Ivan Robinson in what had been HBO's Boxing After Dark's highest-rated show of 1999. Manfredy then received another world title shot against Stevie Johnston in 1999, but was thoroughly outboxed.[8] In 2002 Manfredy challenged Paul Spadafora for the International Boxing FederationWorld lightweight title. Spadafora beat Manfredy in a close decision.[9] Manfredy last fought in 2004.
Training and Promoting
[edit]In 2017 Manfredy took a position as a trainer and promoter in Crown Point, Indiana in a gym owned by boxer Ricky Carr.
As of 2023 Manfredy has been teaching boxing as a personal trainer. He currently trains his clients at Premier Mixed Martial Arts in Schereville. [10]
See also
[edit]Professional boxing record
[edit]| 52 fights | 43 wins | 8 losses |
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| By knockout | 32 | 4 |
| By decision | 11 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Loss | 43–8–1 (1) | Craig Weber | UD | 10 | Apr 16, 2004 | Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 43–7–1 (1) | Johnny West | TKO | 9 (10) | Nov 7, 2003 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 51 | Loss | 42–7–1 (1) | Courtney Burton | KO | 8 (10) | Jul 29, 2003 | Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 50 | Win | 42–6–1 (1) | John Bailey | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 6, 2003 | Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | |
| 49 | Win | 41–6–1 (1) | Moises Pedroza | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 31, 2003 | Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 40–6–1 (1) | Antonio Ramirez | MD | 10 | Jun 11, 2002 | Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| 47 | Loss | 39–6–1 (1) | Paul Spadafora | UD | 12 | Mar 9, 2002 | AJ Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | For IBF lightweight title |
| 46 | Win | 39–5–1 (1) | Julio Díaz | SD | 12 | Oct 6, 2001 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 38–5–1 (1) | Lamar Murphy | UD | 10 | Aug 3, 2001 | Yakama Legends Casino, Toppenish, Washington, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 37–5–1 (1) | Verdell Smith | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 23, 2001 | Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 36–5–1 (1) | Juan Angel Macias | UD | 10 | Mar 18, 2001 | Grand Victoria Casino, Rising Sun, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 35–5–1 (1) | Juan Polo Perez | TKO | 4 (10) | Jan 18, 2001 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 34–5–1 (1) | Carlos Alberto Ramirez | RTD | 5 (10) | Dec 1, 2000 | MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 40 | Loss | 33–5–1 (1) | Diego Corrales | TKO | 3 (12) | Sep 2, 2000 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | For IBF and IBA super featherweight titles |
| 39 | Win | 33–4–1 (1) | Agustin Lorenzo | TKO | 1 (10) | Jun 25, 2000 | Majestic Star Casino, Gary, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 32–4–1 (1) | Jerry Cooper | TKO | 1 (10) | May 13, 2000 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 31–4–1 (1) | Shawn Simmons | TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 30, 2000 | Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 30–4–1 (1) | Vincent Howard | UD | 10 | Mar 7, 2000 | Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 35 | Win | 29–4–1 (1) | Sean Fletcher | TKO | 4 (10) | Feb 18, 2000 | Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 34 | Loss | 28–4–1 (1) | Stevie Johnston | UD | 12 | Aug 14, 1999 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | For WBC lightweight title |
| 33 | Win | 28–3–1 (1) | Luis Alfonso Lizarraga | KO | 5 (10) | Jun 23, 1999 | Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 27–3–1 (1) | Ivan Robinson | UD | 10 | Apr 17, 1999 | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 26–3–1 (1) | Ernesto Benitez | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 3, 1999 | Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 30 | Loss | 25–3–1 (1) | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | TKO | 2 (12) | Dec 19, 1998 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, U.S. | For WBC super featherweight title |
| 29 | Win | 25–2–1 (1) | John Brown | UD | 12 | Sep 22, 1998 | Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained WBU super featherweight title |
| 28 | Win | 24–2–1 (1) | Isander Lacen | RTD | 7 (10) | Jun 16, 1998 | Grand Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 23–2–1 (1) | Arturo Gatti | TKO | 8 (10) | Jan 17, 1998 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 22–2–1 (1) | Jorge Páez | TKO | 8 (12) | Aug 2, 1997 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | Retained WBU super featherweight title |
| 25 | Win | 21–2–1 (1) | Kevin Sedam | TKO | 2 (8) | Jun 27, 1997 | Midlane Civic Center, Wadsworth, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 20–2–1 (1) | Wilson Rodriguez | UD | 12 | Feb 22, 1997 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained WBU super featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 19–2–1 (1) | Wilfrido Ruiz | KO | 5 (12) | Dec 7, 1996 | Vienna, Austria | Retained WBU super featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 18–2–1 (1) | Scott Sala | TKO | 2 (8) | Aug 23, 1996 | Fiesta Palace, Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 17–2–1 (1) | Mthobeli Mhlophe | KO | 5 (12) | Jul 20, 1996 | Morula Sun, Mabopane, North-West, South Africa | Retained WBU super featherweight title |
| 20 | NC | 16–2–1 (1) | David Toledo | NC | 5 (12) | Mar 16, 1996 | Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained WBU super featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Antonio Young | TKO | 2 (8) | Feb 22, 1996 | Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Harold Petty | RTD | 5 (12) | Dec 16, 1995 | The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Retained WBU super featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Leon Rozier | TKO | 1 (8) | Dec 7, 1995 | Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Calvin Grove | TKO | 7 (12) | Nov 18, 1995 | Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Won vacant WBU super featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Vittorio Salvatore | KO | 4 (12) | Apr 12, 1995 | Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Won vacant WBF Intercontinental super featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Damion Sutton | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 25, 1995 | Galena, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Antonio Carter | TKO | 1 (8) | Feb 23, 1995 | Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 9–2–1 | Jeff Whaley | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 16, 1994 | St. Andrew's Gym, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 8–2–1 | Charles McClellan | UD | 8 | Nov 18, 1994 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 7–2–1 | Jimmy Deoria | UD | 8 | Oct 8, 1994 | Hulman Center, Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 6–2–1 | Richard Leepard | TKO | 1 (?) | Sep 29, 1994 | Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 5–2–1 | Hector Olmedo | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 13, 1994 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 4–2–1 | Kenny Mitchell | PTS | 6 | Aug 9, 1994 | Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 3–2–1 | Richard Campbell | TKO | 1 (?) | Jun 4, 1994 | Col Ballroom, Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | |
| 5 | Loss | 2–2–1 | Jeff Mason | MD | 4 | May 26, 1994 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 2–1–1 | Jorge Lopez | KO | 1 (?) | Nov 5, 1993 | Gary, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 1–1–1 | Eric Crumble | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 3, 1993 | Gary, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 2 | Draw | 0–1–1 | Jose Luis Carrillo | TD | 4 | Aug 6, 1993 | Gary, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Charles McClellan | TKO | 2 (4) | Jun 10, 1993 | Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Angel Manfredy". Poptop.hypermart.net. 2001-10-12. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ joseph.pete@nwi.com, 219-933-3316, Joseph S. Pete (2017-04-01). "Boxing legend Angel Manfredy coming back as trainer and matchmaker". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Angel Manfredy". www.fact-index.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ Wainwright, Anson (2018-08-28). "Best I Faced: Angel Manfredy". The Ring. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "BoxRec - Angel Manfredy". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ Smith, Timothy W. (1998-01-18). "Manfredy Stops a Badly Cut Gatti in Eighth Round". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ "On This Day: Floyd Mayweather hints at greatness with thrashing of Angel Manfredy - Boxing News". Boxing News. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ Smith, Timothy W. (1999-08-15). "BOXING; Johnston Turns Back Manfredy In Decision". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ "Tired of being on the defensive, Spadafora spikes the punch". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ Pete, Joseph S. "Boxing legend Angel Manfredy coming back as trainer and matchmaker". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Angel Manfredy from BoxRec (registration required)
- Official Website