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By Robert Morales - Four weeks ago in this space, Abner Mares was quoted as saying he did not expect to retire undefeated because of his credo of only wanting to fight the toughest hombres out there, and because there are so many outstanding fighters with whom to contend. It just didn't seem logical that Jhonny Gonzalez was going to be the guy to hand Mares his first defeat, if for no other reason than Gonzalez was presumed past his prime by many in the industry.
You could have knocked Mares' manager, Frank Espinoza, over with a feather when Gonzalez knocked out Mares in the first round of their featherweight title fight Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
"Well, I mean, I was surprised when I first saw it," said Espinoza, who said there was a rematch clause in the contract for the fight; it's a rematch that could take place before the end of 2013, based on information that came from a conversation BoxingScene.com had Wednesday with Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions.
"It's something I wasn't expecting," Espinoza said. "It caught me off-guard. Shocked. It happened so quick." [Click Here To Read More]
You could have knocked Mares' manager, Frank Espinoza, over with a feather when Gonzalez knocked out Mares in the first round of their featherweight title fight Saturday at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
"Well, I mean, I was surprised when I first saw it," said Espinoza, who said there was a rematch clause in the contract for the fight; it's a rematch that could take place before the end of 2013, based on information that came from a conversation BoxingScene.com had Wednesday with Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions.
"It's something I wasn't expecting," Espinoza said. "It caught me off-guard. Shocked. It happened so quick." [Click Here To Read More]
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