Oberlton will face Angulo on the undercard of Claressa Shields versus Kaye Scott for Scott’s WBA and WBC middleweight titles at State Farm Arena in Atlanta (DAZN; 8:30 p.m. ET; 1:30 a.m. BST). Oberlton (16-0, 14 KOs) is ranked No. 5 by the WBA and No. 11 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

“I think he’s a great opponent, and that’s just that,” Oberlton told The Ring. “I think he’s gonna come and be tough, and then try to do what he can to stop me and make my night not easy. I’m gonna do the complete opposite of what he wants to do.”

Oberlton, 28, is coming off a fifth-round stoppage of Carlos Gongora on May 9 in Atlanta. The 6-foot-3 southpaw from Philadelphia soundly outboxed and broke down Gongora before his corner stopped the fight between the fifth and sixth rounds.

While Oberlton was pleased with the stoppage, he believes he could have turned in a better performance. Ecuador’s Gongora (22-4, 17 KOs) previously suffered decision defeats to WBC super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli, Lester Martinez and Lerrone Richards.

Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) is The Ring’s No. 3-ranked super middleweight, while Martinez (20-0-1, 16 KOs) is No. 4. Richards (19-2, 4 KOs) is No. 8 in The Ring’s light heavyweight rankings.

“I give it a B-minus,” Oberlton said of his performance against Gongora. “I wanted to let my hands go more, but [Gongora] was holding. I got the stoppage, and nobody stopped him [before].”

Angulo (29-4, 24 KOs), of Patia, Colombia, will fight for the second time in a calendar year for the first time since 2020. He scored a third-round stoppage victory over Carlos Eduardo Jimenez in his last fight March 22.

Angulo, 42, had two world title shots at super middleweight, but was outpointed by Gilberto Ramirez in 2018 and stopped after 10 rounds against David Benavidez in 2020. His other defeat at super middleweight came against Edgar Berlanga by unanimous decision in 2022.

“At the end of the day, those guys are them, and I’m me,” Oberlton said of trying to win more impressively than Benavidez, Berlanga and Ramirez. “I just want to showcase what I can do on my own, and how I do it in my style and fashion.”

Oberlton’s focus is solely on Angulo, though he hopes to continue his ascension at 175 pounds. The opportunities he seeks could mean traveling across the pond, where many of the top light heavyweights reside.

That challenge is one that Oberlton is more than willing to take if he can get past Angulo. Of The Ring's 10 ranked light heavyweights, six are from the UK.

“I actually love the UK, so I wouldn’t mind going,” Oberlton said. “I’ve been to the UK before, and I understand that being a champion, being who you say you are, sometimes you’ve got to make that trip to go to the other side and prove how great you are. I believe I can do it.”