Abner Mares: record, next fight and profile →
WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (55-8, 47KOs) was not happy with the money he was offered, and agreed to take, for the February 15th rematch with Abner Mares (26-1-1, 14KOs). Gonzalez, one of the biggest one-punch hitters in the sport, caught Mares cold in the first round of their initial fight in August. They will return to the scene of the crime, the Staples Center in Los Angeles, to do it again.
The featherweight world champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Jhonny Gonzalez, is training very hard for his contracted rematch with Abner Mares. The fight is going to be televised on Showtime on February 15 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Back in August, González (55-8, 47 KOs) pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year when he knocked out the previously undefeated Mares (26-1-1, 14 KOs) in the first round.
WBC featherweight champion, Johnny González says the grapevine suggests he could be back in the ring with Abner Mares this coming February! “Until a few days ago I thought that negotiations were cancelled. But my promoters and his are still working on this. I’ve heard it could take place in February in Los Angeles or San Antonio, Texas. “They only thing that I’ve requested is a good purse. At the beginning they refused to pay, but after people kept talking about this fight they might accept to pay me what’s fair” Jhonny said, adding:
WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (55-8, 47KOs) is going to stay busy, according to his promoter Osvaldo Kuchle. A date of December 7th or December 21 is being planned against challenger Viorel Simion (16-1, 7KOs), who returns from a July decision loss to British boxer Lee Selby. If all goes well, Gonzalez will face Abner Mares (26-1-1, 14KOs) in a rematch on a date in the month of March. Gonzalez shocked the sport when he stopped Mares in the first round of their August encounter.
Frank Espinoza, the manager of Abner Mares, has confirmed to BoxingScene.com that his boxer's rematch with WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez is being pushed back to 2014. On August 24th at the StubHub Center in Carson, Gonzalez (55-8, 47Kos) scored a shocking first round stoppage of Mares (26-1-1, 14KOs) to recapture the WBC crown. A few days after the loss, Mares exercised his rematch clause.
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.
WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (55-8, 47KOs) is waiting to get word if a deal gets finalized for a rematch with Abner Mares (26-1-1, 14KOs). Last month Gonzalez scored a big upset with a first round TKO of Mares, who exercised his rematch clause option. The Mares rematch is being targeted for December 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where the main event will feature a welterweight fight between WBA champion Adrien Broner and Argentine challenger Marcos Maidana.
Prestigious manager and trainer Nacho Beristain says the rematch between his fighter, WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (55-8, 47KOs), and tough Mexican countryman Abner Mares (26-1-1, 14KOs), is worth a lot more money than their first meeting. Golden Boy Promotions is looking to stage the rematch on December 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The card will be headlined with a welterweight showdown between WBA champion Adrien Broner and Argentine puncher Marcos Maidana.
Former champion Abner Mares was ringside on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and he was very surprised with the fight strategy of WBC/WBA 154-pound champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-1-1, 30KOs), who dropped a one-sided twelve round decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mares expected Canelo to apply the same kind of pressure that Miguel Cotto used against Mayweather in May 2012. Instead, Canelo tried to outbox the man regarded as the best boxer in the world.
According to the team of WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (55-8, 47KOs), they have been approached about doing a contracted rematch with Abner Mares (26--1-1, 14KOs) on December 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as part of the Adrien Broner-Marcos Maidana Showtime Pay-Per-View. Last month, Gonzalez scored a shocking upset win when he stopped previously undefeated Mares in the first round. There was a rematch clause, which Mares exercised not long after the loss.