Albert “Chop Chop” Gonzalez is humbled by the glowing praise of trainer Robert Garcia, though he doesn’t always believe he is worthy of it.

Gonzalez faces Brandon Chambers in an eight-round featherweight bout at Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino, California on Saturday, March 21. The bout will be televised on ProBox TV. 

Gonzalez, 16-0 (9 KOs), started training with Garcia when he was 20 and has been at the gym for three years. Gonzalez has since signed with Top Rank.

“I am confident in my ability but when a lot of people, including Robert [Garcia], speak highly of me, I don’t see it, but I don’t want to let them down,” Gonzalez told BoxingScene. “They think so highly of me; it gives me motivation.”

Gonzalez added that it means something extra coming from an esteemed trainer like Garcia. 

“The fact that he says things like that about me says he holds me to a very high standard,” Gonzalez added. “That means I have to hold myself to a high standard, and it drives me a lot.”

Gonzalez, a 23-year-old from Moreno Valley, California, believes that this point in his career is where he grows and fine-tunes everything. Gonzalez is ranked No.14 by the IBF and WBO and he knows opportunities are ahead, but is also making the most of his current fights. 

“This is the chapter in my life to fix any mistakes I am making,” Gonzalez said. “I believe that the point I am at in my life is perfecting my craft.”

For Chambers, who is 12-4-1 (5 KOs), Gonzalez stated that every day he sparred with different people in preparation for this fight, facing a wide variety of styles from boxers to pressure fighters. Chambers, a 39-year-old of Owings Mill, Maryland, will enter on a two-fight win streak and fight for the first time in 2026. 

“My thoughts are the same as every other fight,” Gonzalez said. “All these opponents look at it as if they could beat me. They could potentially take my spot.”

When looking at the beltholders, two of the four are signed to his promoter, Top Rank. The WBO beltholder Rafael Espinoza, and WBC beltholder Bruce Carrington. Angelo Leo is with ProBox TV and Top Rank has an option on him. The WBA titleholder is Brandon Figueroa. Gonzalez aims to one day fight for a title, which he hopes comes sooner rather than later. 

“God willing, if I get that shot this year, I believe I am ready for a title fight,” Gonzalez said. “It is never easy, and you have a lot of tough world champions at featherweight right now.”