Ángel Moreno hangs up his gloves

Ángel Moreno has decided to hang up his gloves. The Madrid boxer retires from boxing at the age of 39 and with several important titles to his credit; the Spanish Bantamweight Championship, the European Union Flyweight Championship and the WBO Latino. He also played in the CMB World Cup and the European Championship twice. “I am very happy with everything I have done and I think I can retire totally happy”, Moreno comments.

He golden boy feel that it is time to retire. “If this got to a point where I had to rank up to fight for important things, diet to do two or three filming fights, it was time to put an end to my career,” he explains. The diet became more and more difficult for him, and He does not want to do a fight that does not motivate him to reach a confrontation for a belt.

The man from Madrid put on his gloves for the first time at the age of 28. He started practicing kickboxing, and alternated it with soccer. His career as a soccer player did not take the path he wanted and he decided to return to contact sports. “Between kickboxing and boxing, boxing had more recognition and more important things could be done, he was much more professionalized,” Moreno explains. He debuted as an amateur three months later, made 17 fights and made the leap to professional.

Madrid boxer Ángel Moreno.

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Madrid boxer Ángel Moreno.Adrian Rubio

Nine months later, he was proclaimed champion of Spain. “It is the fight that has marked me the most. I have had better fights and rivals that I have liked a lot, but the Spanish Championship marked a before and after in my career due to many circumstances that occurred ”, he assures. In March 2014, he took the bantamweight belt by defeating Iván Ruiz Perantón (11-3-1, 5 KO) by split decision in Madrid. “That fight was lived with a special energy and aura,” says Moreno. Later, he decided to move up to flyweight.

His next title came in 2015. He won the European Union flyweight belt from Italian Pio Antonio Nettuno (7-16-1, 1 KO) and, a few months later, he tried to go for the European. In 2016 he lost to Thomas Masson (20-5-1, 7 KO) in France, and in his last fight against the Spanish Jairo Noriega (12-0-0, 3 KO). But his people were always there for him through thick and thin. “I have heard many boxers say that everyone is in the victories and nobody is in the defeats, and I cannot say the same,” says Ángel Moreno.

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The support of the public has been paramount in the Madrid’s career. “The moment that I would highlight in my career, more than sporting, is the love that people have shown me,” he explains. In 2015, he lost on points to Ukrainian Artem Dalakian (22-0-0, 15 KOs), one of the toughest opponents he has ever faced, for the WBA Continental. “When I arrived at the airport, there were about 80 people waiting for me to congratulate me and give me their full support. It is one of the best moments that I have lived, ”she shares.

The referee giving Ángel Moreno the winner.

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The referee giving Ángel Moreno the winner.Adrian Rubio

His big break came at age 35. He contested the WBC World Flyweight Championship in London with Charlie Edwards (17-1-0, 7 KOs), where he fell to points. Moreno left everything in the ring and earned the ovation of the public, but the size and the counterattack of the British made him retain his title. “I have always tried to face the best and never evade any rival, face them with everything. I am lucky to have faced the best of my time ”, he affirms the golden boy. He was left wanting to get into the ring with Román Chocolatito González (51-4-0, 41 KO). “I had a close fight with him at Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo II,” he explains. But on that evening, Saul Cinnamon Álvarez tested positive for clenbuterol and had to be postponed. Finally, the match fell. “Each one chose his path, he gained weight and I could not face him, but it is a thorn that I have there. I would have liked very much to face him”, assures the man from Madrid.

Now, he is focused on helping his brother, Brandon Moreno (9-0-0, 4 KOs), with his professional boxing career. He is his coach and he is “very excited” about his evolution. “I am very focused on preparing him, so that he can handle everything in the best way, trying to help him both in the technical part and in the race itself”, he comments. He will play the Spanish Flyweight Championship against Raúl Zabala (6-1-0, 2 KO) on March 11 in Madrid. “I think he’s going to go far, everyone take a look at Brandon Moreno, he’s the good of the Morenos,” he says with a laugh. golden boy.

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