Jhonny Gonzalez: record, next fight and profile →
In front of a crowded Convention Center of the Hotel Azul Ixtapa, in the beautiful tourist destination of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, world ranked Jhonny Gonzalez beat the elusive Dominican Marlyn 'Maravilla' Cabrera in the seventh defense of his World Boxing Council regional crown.
Former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez believes that he is a "very dangerous" opponent for the current super featherweight champion of the World Boxing Council, Miguel Berchelt, and therefore he believes the champion and his handlers are not mentioning him as a possible opponent. Gonzalez will return to the ring on April 7 in Ixtapa against the Dominican Marlyn Cabrera, a opponent who will help the dangerous puncher stay active while trying to secure the title fight he so desires and for which he is willing to wait as long as necessary.
On April 7th, former multi-division world champion Jhonny Gonzalez will return to the ring against Dominican contender Marlyn "Maravilla" Cabrera. Gonzalez is seeking this year the opportunity to dispute for a world title. It has been announced by way of a statement from his promoter, that Gonzalez will face Cabrera, and the contest will be held at the Convention Center of the Hotel Azul in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo.
Triple world champion Jhonny Gonzalez has returned to training in Monterrey, Nuevo León; where he currently resides; with a view to his first fight this year in the traditional 'Box Saturdays' on Televisa. Jhonny, a feared puncher who has won 54 of his 65 victories by knockout, is already in full swing in the gym, alternating hard workouts with his customary road work at the summits near the Sultana del Norte.
There have been discussions for a potential 2018 showdown between big super featherweight punchers Francisco 'Bandido' Vargas and Jhonny 'Bomber' Gonzalez. According to Mexican promoter Osvaldo Kuchle, who handles Gonzalez, he's been in talks to make that fight happen in the coming months. Earlier this month, Vargas (24-1-2, 17 KO's) won a unanimous decision over Stephen Smith in Las Vegas. For Vargas it was his first fight back after losing the super featherweight title of the World Boxing Council (WBC) to Miguel Berchelt in January.
Josue Nery Santos Gym in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (65-10, 54 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Irving Berry (23-7-2, 10 KOs). Gonzalez battered Berry in the contest, scoring three knockdowns and landing a lot of big punches, but he was unable to get him out of there. The scores were wide in Gonzalez's favor, with 120-105 on all three scorecards.
Former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez will stay busy - returning to the ring on November 4, when he faces Panamanian Irving Berry at the Joshua Nery Santos Gym in Mexico. The fight was taken to keep him sharp before a final world title eliminator against another former world champion, countryman Francisco Vargas. Berry, 31, with a record of 23-6-2, 10 by way of knockout, wants to relaunch his career and will try to do it against one of the most dangerous punchers in the sport - a puncher who knows that the victory is an obligation that he needs to gain if he wants to realize his plans and win a new world title.
As BoxingScene.com reported last week, there are ongoing discussions for Miguel Berchelt of Mexico to make the second defense of his WBC super featherweight world title against his countryman, former world champion Orlando Salido. According to World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman, his organization was advised that Berchelt vs. Salido was being negotiated for a date in December.
At the Lienzo Charro in Hidalgo Del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (64-10, 54 KOs) continues to show his deadly power, with a two round blasting of previously undefeated Jessie “Jimdomar” Rosales (21-1-1, 9 KOs)
Former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez showed he is ready to compete for a world title by easily knocking out Francisco Contreras in three rounds, in the main event from Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos" in Chihuahua, Mexico. Gonzalez, owner of a refined technique and had a great preparation for the bout, used his experience of 73 fights to overcome his opponent, who tried to surprise the him in the early rounds.