Angelo Leo vs Lerato Dlamini IBF Featherweight championship the 21th February

Angelo Leo has to be one of the least confident champions in the sport, at least based on the opposition he fights.

 

I think this is due to him lacking any big promoter or manager backing him. I thought Leo was a cherrypick gone wrong for Lopez, and the Kameda fight happened in Japan because they put up the money for it.

 

I didn’t realize that, that’s a good point. Although, he is co-promoted by Top Rank, in all fairness. He’s also a 2 division champion. He clearly has some backing, I think he might have the third worst resume of any 2 division champion in the sport. A lot of the time that’s viewed as good promotional/management skill I think. But yeah, there’s definitely a chance they’re freezing him out due to his promoter.

 

Angelo Leo always puts on a good show and has overcome all odds.

 

I didn't know that TR had signed him. Unfortunately that does not say a lot right now given that TR does not have a broadcasting deal since the ESPN one ended.
Then again, Leo does have a belt and he could easily leverage it into a unification fight.