Leo vs Aleem

When is Leo vs Aleem?

Angelo Leo could face the challenge of Raeese Aleem in March 2026 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

The contest would be for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Leo would be making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Luis Alberto Lopez in August 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year, 4 months and 23 days.

Leo vs Aleem stats

Angelo Leo would step into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Raeese Aleem would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Aleem would have a slight advantage in power over Leo, with a 52% knockout percentage compared to Leo's 46%.

Angelo Leo is the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Both Angelo Leo and Raeese Aleem fight out of an orthodox stance.

Leo is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months later than Aleem, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 31 more professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to Aleem's 146.

Angelo Leo goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at featherweight.

Raeese Aleem is currently ranked number 1 by the IBF, and 9 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Leo vs Aleem form

Leo has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Tomoki Kameda on May 24, 2025, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Intex Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Luis Alberto Lopez on August 10, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Eduardo Baez on April 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Before that, he had beaten Mike Plania on January 31, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

He had defeated Nicolas Polanco on November 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Raeese Aleem has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Mikito Nakano on November 24, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Toyota Arena Tokyo, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo on November 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Scope Arena, Norfolk, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sam Goodman on June 18, 2023, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Mike Plania on September 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

He had beaten Eduardo Baez on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Angelo Leo has been fighting more than Raeese Aleem.

Angelo Leo last fought 9 months and 11 days ago, while Raeese Aleem's last outing was 3 months and 11 days ago.

Leo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 6 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Aleem's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

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