By Francisco Salazar
Unbeaten junior featherweight Joet Gonzalez will fight Marcos Rios this Friday, manager Frank Espinoza told BoxingScene.com Wednesday morning.
The eight round bout will take place at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The Gonzalez-Rios fight will precede the main event bout between Martin Honorio and Miguel Angel Huerta.
Both fights will be televised live on Estrella TV, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT.
Gonzalez (11-0, 5 KOs) scored a third round knockout win over Miguel Tamayo on August 8 in Indio, Calif. He is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.
In his last bout on July 4, Rios (12-0-1, 8 KOs) defeated Alfonso Sandoval by unanimous decision over four round. In 13 bouts, he has only faced one opponent with a winning record.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
