Carlos Cuadras: record, next fight and profile →
Boxing luminaries took time to send birthday wishes to Roman Gonzalez, the reigning World flyweight king and consensus pound-for-pound leader who turned 29 years old on Friday. Perhaps not as celebratory was the message that came from at least one potential foe still waiting in the bullpen.
Carlos Blandon, manager of WBC flyweight champion Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez (45-0, 38KOs), says his boxer would love to get in the ring with Carlos Cuadras (35-0-1, 27KOs), who holds the WBC title at super flyweight.
WBC flyweight world champion Roman 'Chocolatito' González is in Japan to address various issues with his promoter Akihiko Honda of Teiken Boxing Promotions.
This weekend, Mexico's Carlos Cuadras will start negotiations for the next defense of his World Boxing Council super flyweight world championship, which may take place this September against one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world, Nicaraguan Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez.
Carlos Cuadras was mere moments removed from finishing off his latest challenger when he already set his sights on the future. The unbeaten super flyweight titlist racked up his sixth successful defense after battering Richie Menaprum into submission Saturday evening in Los Mochis, Mexico. A one-sided bout was mercifully halted when the visiting challenger from Philippines remained on his stool at the start of round nine.
Cuadras (34-0-1, 26KOs) will make the sixth defense of the crown he win in a May '14 technical decision win over Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, who has since reemerged as the mandatory contender. The former titlist from Thailand worked his way back to the top of the queue following last May's 4th round knockout of Jose Salgado - against whom Cuadras fought to a technical draw in his first title defense.
With a delay in his ordered mandatory title defense, Carlos Cuadras has opted to go the voluntary route in efforts to remain active. The unbeaten super flyweight titlist will return April 23, facing Philippines' Richie Mepranum at the Centro de Usos Múltiples in Los Mochis, Mexico.
As few days ago, WBC flyweight champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (44-0, 38KOs) discussed his desire to move up in weight, later in the year, to challenge WBC super flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras (34-0-1, 26KOs).
Nicaragua's Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez has started training for his next fight and says he will defend his 112-pound World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight crown against Mexico's Giovanni Segura on March 5 in Los Angeles California.
WBC super flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras (34-0-1, 26KOs) proclaims that he's ready for his mandatory defense against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (46-6-1, 23KOs).