Whilst an expert, Michael Angeletti describes himself as a scholar of the game of boxing. He credit classes realized as an beginner for instilling in him the self-discipline he has proven as an expert.
Angeletti faces Judy Flores in a 10-round bout this Saturday on the Boeing Heart at Tech Port, San Antonio, Texas. The bout might be telecast on ProBox TV.
The 28-year-old Angeletti, who additionally works as a realtor, carries the bodily stature of a junior light-weight greater than a bantamweight. Angeletti credit the inspiration he established within the amateurs for his potential to remain constant as an expert, each in making weight and progressing by the ranks.
“It began with the beginner system and I had a nutritionist,” Angeletti, 12-0 (7 KOs) stated. “Within the amateurs, I used to be making 114lbs for the USA workforce.”
At 5ft 8ins, Houston’s Angeletti stands above most of his friends within the 118lbs weight class. For instance, Flores, additionally 26, from the Philippines, is 5ft 5ins. Angeletti, the previous No.1 seed on the 2020 Olympic Trials is a contender in his weight class with the one downside being the shortage of a top-15 rating in one of many 4 main sanctioning our bodies.
“I am a scholar within the sport, so every thing that I realized again then, I nonetheless maintain these ideas,” Angeletti stated. “I’ve made boxing a life-style and just about my day by day common consuming habits are fairly good. So having that strict weight loss program, simply as a life-style, makes issues just a little bit simpler.”
Angeletti hinted at what he’s engaged on within the build-up to his struggle with Flores, 14-3 (8 KOs). Angeletti’s aim is to go to the physique extra typically.
“I am studying to interrupt these guys down,” Angeletti informed ProBox TV. “I do know that I damage just about each opponent to the physique and I’ve fought in my first 12 fights. I do know that that is solely going to assist me. I must go to the physique just a little bit earlier. That is one thing that I can get higher at from right here on out.”
Lucas Ketelle took an unconventional path to boxing, finally discovering his stride in gyms and media. For the previous decade, he has hosted the “Lukie Boxing” podcast, filmed coaching camps for fighters like Arnold Barboza Jnr, Mikey Garcia and Caleb Plant, and labored with high professionals comparable to Mike Bazzel. Ketelle can also be an creator of “Contained in the Ropes of Boxing,” a information for younger fighters, a author for ProBox TV, BoxingScene and a member of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America. Discover him on X at @LukieBoxing.
