Gonzalez-Mares Rematch Appears To Be 2014 Bound
Oct 16, 2013 • 7:32 AM ET
By Salvador Rodriguez
According to trainer Nacho Beristain, it would take a miracle for WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez to defend his belt against Abner Mares in the coming months. Nacho indicates that there is not enough time to put the rematch together and get properly prepared for it. Gonzalez will likely, according to Nacho, defend his title in late November or December.
"It seems that there is no time to have a rematch [in 2013], but instead we'll do it in 2014. We expect Johnny to fight before the end of the year in Mexico, and then we can make that fight [with Mares] because the people want to see the second fight," said Nacho.
Back in August, Mares (26-1-1, 14KOs) suffered the first loss of his career when Gonzalez (55-8, 47KOs) scored a shocking first round stoppage before a very stunned crowd at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
