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December 27, 2025
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The 31-year-old Mexican living in Las Vegas Angelo Leo IBF featherweight champion will make the official title defense against the number one challenger The Ra’e His Almighty. BoxingScene reports this and this decision obviously removes the expected voluntary defense against Lerato Dlamini number six in the ranking.
The challenge with the South African from Gauteng was supposed to take place on February 21 in his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico but the possibility has now become prominent that the challenge with 35-year-old Aleem could be officially agreed by the end of the year.
Leo, (26-1 with 12 KOs), will face his second official challenger after the sensational success in Osaka, Japan. against former champion and local idol Tomoki Kameda last May. In August 2024 the most important result of Leo’s career with the success in New Mexico against the champion Alberto Lopez. A victory by knockout with a formidable left hook entered the nominations of the “most spectacular blows of the year”.
The duel with “the beast” Ra’eese Aleem tough warrior from Nevada promises to be an exciting fight.
