ANGEL MANFREDY RING ENTRANCE
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History of Angel Manfredy Boxing Career
Manfredy, nicknamed El Diablo because of his wild lifestyle and of his boxing style, converted to Christianity after a career threatening automobile accident. Angel Manfredy was known for his walk-ins to his boxing matches wearing a latex mask depicting Satan, which he used until his boxing fight with Floyd Mayweather and conversion to Apostolic Pentecostalism. During his boxing career, Angel Manfredy has beaten Arturo Gatti, Ivan Robinson, Jorge Páez, and Julio Díaz. He has also fought such notables as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Paul Spadafora. A numerous boxing contender, Angel Manfredy never won a major boxing world title, losing in each of four attempts. Angel Manfredy sports a lifetime record of 42-8-1 31 knockouts. Angel Manfredy lost two out of his first five boxing fights, but then won an exciting 23 in a row, including wins over former boxing champions such as Calvin Grove, and Jorge Páez, and top boxing contenders such as Wilson Rodriguez, before landing his first major boxing fight against Arturo Gatti, in the latter's hometown of Atlantic City. Angel Manfredy was a big underdog but dominated the boxing fight, knocking Gatti down in round 3, and finally stopping him on cuts in round 8. Following this boxing fight Angel Manfredy fought some C-level boxing opponents, before fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a major HBO television event. Angel Manfredy was stopped in the second round after a barrage of punches. Some called the stoppage early. This was one of Angel Manfredy's first boxing fights in his new Christian personality, and celebrated having Kid Rock appear at the boxing match singing for him during his walk-in. Following this fight Angel Manfredy knocked out Ivan Robinson in what had been HBO's Boxing After Dark's highest-rated show of 1999. Angel Manfredy then received another world boxing title shot against Stevie Johnston in 1999, but was thoroughly outboxed.
Manfredy, nicknamed El Diablo because of his wild lifestyle and of his boxing style, converted to Christianity after a career threatening automobile accident. Angel Manfredy was known for his walk-ins to his boxing matches wearing a latex mask depicting Satan, which he used until his boxing fight with Floyd Mayweather and conversion to Apostolic Pentecostalism. During his boxing career, Angel Manfredy has beaten Arturo Gatti, Ivan Robinson, Jorge Páez, and Julio Díaz. He has also fought such notables as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Paul Spadafora. A numerous boxing contender, Angel Manfredy never won a major boxing world title, losing in each of four attempts. Angel Manfredy sports a lifetime record of 42-8-1 31 knockouts. Angel Manfredy lost two out of his first five boxing fights, but then won an exciting 23 in a row, including wins over former boxing champions such as Calvin Grove, and Jorge Páez, and top boxing contenders such as Wilson Rodriguez, before landing his first major boxing fight against Arturo Gatti, in the latter's hometown of Atlantic City. Angel Manfredy was a big underdog but dominated the boxing fight, knocking Gatti down in round 3, and finally stopping him on cuts in round 8. Following this boxing fight Angel Manfredy fought some C-level boxing opponents, before fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a major HBO television event. Angel Manfredy was stopped in the second round after a barrage of punches. Some called the stoppage early. This was one of Angel Manfredy's first boxing fights in his new Christian personality, and celebrated having Kid Rock appear at the boxing match singing for him during his walk-in. Following this fight Angel Manfredy knocked out Ivan Robinson in what had been HBO's Boxing After Dark's highest-rated show of 1999. Angel Manfredy then received another world boxing title shot against Stevie Johnston in 1999, but was thoroughly outboxed.