Angel Manfredy
Angel Manfredy 
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| Birth Name | Angel Manfredy |
| Fight name | El Diablo |
| Weight class | Super featherweight |
| nationality |
 United States
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| birthday | October 30, 1974 |
| place of birth | Gary |
| style | Left-hand boom |
| size | 1.68 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 53 |
| Victories | 43 |
| Knockout victories | 32 |
| Defeats | 8th |
| draw | 1 |
| No value | 1 |
| Profile in the BoxRec database | |
Angel Manfredy (born October 30, 1974 in Gary , Indiana ) is a former American professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent. He was one of the most popular boxers of the late 1990s.
Career
He grew up as the youngest of four siblings in East Chicago and started boxing at the age of nine. He won 48 of 56 amateur fights and moved to professional camp in 1993. In his first five fights he had two wins, two losses and one draw. Manfredy explained that his professional career got off to a moderate start with his predilection for alcohol, drugs and parties at the time, but which he broke away from after a car accident at the age of 19.
He then remained undefeated in 24 fights. In August 1994 he beat ex- WBO world champion Kenny Mitchell and in October 1994 the experienced Jimmy Deoria. In November 1994 he also defeated Charles McClellan in a rematch, against whom he suffered his first loss as a professional. In April 1995 he won the fight for the WBF intercontinental championship against Vittorio Salvatore.
In October 1995 he won the WBU title by an early victory against ex-IBF world champion Calvin Grove , he defended it against Harold Petty, David Toledo, Mthobeli Mhlophe, Wilfrido Ruiz, the two-time IBF world championship challenger Wilson Rodriguez, the former IBF and WBO World Champion Jorge Páez and four-time IBF World Championship challenger John Brown.
Probably the most important success of his winning streak he achieved on January 17, 1998 against Arturo Gatti , when he was taken out of the fight due to a serious cut injury in the eighth round. Up to this point, Manfredy had not only led on points, but also achieved a knockdown in the third round.
On December 19, 1998, he boxed in Miami for the World Championship of the WBC against Floyd Mayweather Jr. , but was controversial by dropping out of the referee in the second round. After three subsequent wins, including against Ivan Robinson , he received another WBC World Championship chance, this time in the lightweight. However, he was defeated on August 14, 1999 on points against title holder Stevie Johnston .
With five subsequent wins he received an IBF super featherweight world championship chance against Diego Corrales , but lost to him on September 2, 2000 by tKo in the third round. From December 2000 to October 2001 he again won each of his six fights, including against ex-IBF world champion Juan Polo-Perez , two-time WBC challenger Lamar Murphy and two-time IBF world champion Julio Díaz .
On March 9, 2002, he boxed in Pennsylvania for the IBF World Lightweight Championship, but lost by losing points to Paul Spadafora . After six more fights with four wins and two losses, he ended his career in April 2004.
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| SURNAME | Manfredy, Angel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gary , Indiana , United States |