The unbeaten bantamweight now has to push forward with his next ring assignment. Angeletti will face Eros Correa in a 10-round bout. It will air on ProBox TV this Saturday from the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.
Angeletti, 13-0 (8 KOs), will dedicate this upcoming bout to Arthur Lee Kennedy, his grandfather, who was a pastor in Mississippi. Angeletti, a 28-year-old from Spring, Texas, recalled the hectic fight week.
“I laid my grandpa to rest [on Sunday]. I just came back from Mississippi,” Angeletti told BoxingScene on Monday. “I got back [Sunday night] and went straight to the gym right off the flight. I am inspired.
“He was a good person, so I'm not worried about where he's going after life. He lived a really good life, a very spiritual guy, so I have my faith knowing that he's in a better place now, and he wouldn't want me to worry.”
Angeletti will fight for the second time in 2025. though with a far heavier burden than his last outing. He competed in February, knocking out Judy Flores.
Correa, 15-1 (9 KOs), represents the most accomplished fighter than Angeletti has faced as a professional. The 32-year-old from San Jose, California, had a deep amateur pedigree prior to his 2017 pro debut.
A five-fight win streak accompanies Correa into the ring after a startling upset loss to Katsuma Akitsugi in 2021. The current run includes an upset of his own, a June 2022 split decision victory over former title challenger Saul Sanchez.
“I'm here to show that my skills surpass his, and I'm the best fighter in this division,” vowed Angeletti. “He is just another stepping stone for me in my career right now. When I have more pressure with things like this, I tend to fight better. I'm locked in, focused, and I'm super ready.”
Though Angeletti is quick to point out that he isn’t overlooking anyone, he will monitor a title unification bout in his division.
WBC bantamweight titlist Junto Nakatani and IBF beltholer Ryosuke Nishida will meet this Sunday in Tokyo. The bout will come mere hours after Angeletti’s own fight this weekend.
“Eventually, in the future, I would love to see any one of those guys keep at the top of the division,” Angeletti said.
He first needs to take care of his own task at hand. He seems fairly confident of accomplishing that mission.
“I'm faster, I'm better defensively, my IQ is higher,” Angeletti said in rattling off a quick list of his believed advantages. “It's a lot of different things that I know I do better. My jab is better. I think I can really showcase my skills and why I am the better boxer.”
Lucas Ketelle is the author of “Inside the Ropes of Boxing,” a guide for young fighters, a writer for BoxingScene and a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Find him on X at @BigDogLukie.
