Carlos Cuadras: record, next fight and profile →
Four division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez has made it clear that he has not agreed to a deal or signed any documents related to a direct rematch against Mexico's Carlos Cuadras, whom he defeated in September at the Inglewood Forum in Los Angeles, California.
Carlos Cuadras (35-1-1, 27KOs) only has one opponent on his mind, and that fighter is former four division world champion Román "Chocolatito" González (46-0, 38KOs).
One of the most interesting pieces of information to come out of the ongoing WBC convention was the announcement of a Roman Gonzalez-Carlos Cuadras rematch.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ recently honored a few of the attendees at the 54th World Boxing Council Convention thanks to their record-breaking achievements in the sport of boxing.
On the night of September 10th at the Forum in Inglewood, California, Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez captured the WBC 115-pound title with a hard-fought 12-round decision over Carlos Cuadras.
WBC super flyweight champion Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez (46-0, 38KOs) was recently presented with a unification offer to take on WBO king Naoya 'The Monster' Inoue (11-0, 9KOs). Both fighters are represented by Teiken Promotions.
Most casual sports fans know about the heavyweights, middleweights and welterweights but for those with a deeper appreciation for boxing the 115-pounders -- also known as super flyweights -- may well be the best weight class in boxing. As of now, only one past champion is enshrined in the International Boxing Hall of Fame (Khaosai Galaxy) and another may soon join him (Johnny Tapia) but one look at the rankings suggests that more may be coming down the pike during the next decade or so.
Former WBC super flyweight champion Carlos 'El Príncipe' Cuadras (35-1-1, 27KOs) is promising to knock out the new champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (46-0, 38KOs) in their rematch which could be as soon as early as next year.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Juan Francisco Estrada officially vacated his WBA flyweight belt. Estrada has been dealing with a bad hand injury which has kept him on the shelf since September 2015.
Boxing Superstar and Unified Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin’s, (36-0, 33KO’s), fifth round stoppage of previously undefeated UK Superstar, “The Special One” Kell Brook, (36-1, 25KO’s) was viewed by a combined 1,436,000 viewers on HBO World Championship Boxing this past Saturday, September 10, marking it as the most watched HBO boxing event in 2016 and the highest rated HBO international boxing telecast in many years viewed live by 843,000 fans and same-day rebroadcast by 593,000 viewers.