Editing Angel Manfredy (section)

== Professional career ==
{{main|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Angel Manfredy}}
Manfredy was known for his walk-ins to his matches wearing a [[latex mask]] depicting [[Satan]], which he used until his fight with Floyd Mayweather and conversion to Apostolic Pentecostalism.

During his career, Manfredy defeated notable fighters, such as [[Arturo Gatti]] (by technical [[knockout]]), [[Ivan Robinson]] (by [[knockout]]), [[Jorge Páez]], and [[Julio Díaz (boxer)|Julio Díaz]] (by a split decision). He also fought  notables [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], [[Paul Spadafora]] and [[Diego Corrales]]. A frequent contender, Manfredy was a former [[World Boxing Union|WBU]] Super Featherweight champion, but lost in each of four attempts to capture a [[Boxing world champions|World Title]]. Manfredy currently has a record of 43-8-1 (32 knockouts).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/boxer/5180|title=BoxRec - Angel Manfredy|website=boxrec.com|access-date=2017-06-04}}</ref>

Manfredy lost two of his first five fights, but then won 23 in a row, including wins over former champions such as [[Calvin Grove]], and Jorge Páez, and top contenders such as [[Wilson Rodriguez]], before landing his first major fight against Gatti, in the latter's hometown of Atlantic City. Manfredy, who was an underdog, dominated the fight, knocking Gatti down in the third round, and eventually stopping him on cuts in round 8.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/18/sports/boxing-manfredy-stops-a-badly-cut-gatti-in-eighth-round.html|title= Manfredy Stops a Badly Cut Gatti in Eighth Round|last=Smith|first=Timothy W.|date=1998-01-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-06-04|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Following this fight, Manfredy fought twice before fighting [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] in a major [[HBO]] television event. Manfredy was stopped in the second round after a barrage of punches. Manfredy called the stoppage premature and stated he was not injured.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/on-this-day-floyd-mayweather-hints-at-greatness-with-thrashing-of-angel-manfredy/|title=On This Day: Floyd Mayweather hints at greatness with thrashing of Angel Manfredy - Boxing News|date=2016-12-19|work=Boxing News|access-date=2017-06-04|language=en-US}}</ref> This was one of Manfredy's first fights in his new Christian personality, and celebrated having [[Kid Rock]] appear at the match singing for him during his walk-in.

Following this fight, Manfredy knocked out [[Ivan Robinson]] in what had been HBO's Boxing After Dark's highest-rated show of 1999. Manfredy then received another world title shot against [[Stevie Johnston]] in 1999, but was thoroughly outboxed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/15/sports/boxing-johnston-turns-back-manfredy-in-decision.html|title=BOXING; Johnston Turns Back Manfredy In Decision|last=Smith|first=Timothy W.|date=1999-08-15|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-06-04|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2002 Manfredy challenged Paul Spadafora for the [[International Boxing Federation]]World lightweight title. Spadafora beat Manfredy in a close decision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20021106spadafora1106p3.asp|title=Tired of being on the defensive, Spadafora spikes the punch|website=old.post-gazette.com|access-date=2017-06-04}}</ref> Manfredy last fought in 2004.