Roman Gonzalez declares he has ’no interest’ in facing Nonito Donaire
Aug 12, 2024 • 11:08 AM ET
Roman Gonzalez has hit out at speculation that he might meet fellow future International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Nonito Donaire.
Over the weekend, Donaire had said there had been talks between the camps, but today Gonzalez has taken to X to say that whatever talking there had been had stopped.
Filipino great Donaire, 41, had told BoxingScene: “I don’t know if it’s going to come through, but we’re talking.”
But on X, 37-yearold Nicaraguan Gonzalez fired back stating: “On behalf of Team Chocolatito we want to inform our Fans that we have NO INTEREST AT ALL of fighting @filipinoflash, nor are we in talks with his team. He has no Title or ANYTHING that interest us, therefore we wish him luck in Retirement. God bless.”
Gonzalez is 52-4 (42 KOs), and stopped Rober Barrera on his return to action last month after almost two years out, while Donaire – 42-8 (28 KOs) – has not boxed since a decision defeat to Alex Santiago in Las Vegas last year.
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Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
