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He had two knockdowns banked in the opening round and was well on his way to the biggest upset of 2015, as well as the biggest win of his own career.
An unfortunate thing happened to Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. after that. A damaged right hand disrupted the remainder of his performance, allowing unbeaten Carl 'The Jackal' Frampton back into the fight. In the bling of an eye, the second-generation boxer was on pace to follow directly in his father's footsteps, right down to knocking off an unbeaten champion in a title fight in Texas.
Alas, Gonzalez Jr. was forced to settle for a 'valiant-in-defeat' decision loss in their CBS-televised headliner this past July. It wasn't quite the same as his father, Alejandro Sr. punching a then-unbeaten Kevin Kelley into blinded submission after 10 rounds of their featherweight title fight war some 20 years ago in San Antonio, but enough to earn the rising contender industry-wide respect.
Four months later, he seeks more than just a good performance heading into his 10-round showdown versus Karim Guerfi tonight in Austin, Texas.
"I knew I had him hurt and that I coud knock him out," the 22-year old boxer from Tijuana, Mexico told BoxingScene.com in a recent interview. "When I messed up my right hand, I knew I missed my chance, but overall I was pleased with my performance." [Click Here To Read More]
An unfortunate thing happened to Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. after that. A damaged right hand disrupted the remainder of his performance, allowing unbeaten Carl 'The Jackal' Frampton back into the fight. In the bling of an eye, the second-generation boxer was on pace to follow directly in his father's footsteps, right down to knocking off an unbeaten champion in a title fight in Texas.
Alas, Gonzalez Jr. was forced to settle for a 'valiant-in-defeat' decision loss in their CBS-televised headliner this past July. It wasn't quite the same as his father, Alejandro Sr. punching a then-unbeaten Kevin Kelley into blinded submission after 10 rounds of their featherweight title fight war some 20 years ago in San Antonio, but enough to earn the rising contender industry-wide respect.
Four months later, he seeks more than just a good performance heading into his 10-round showdown versus Karim Guerfi tonight in Austin, Texas.
"I knew I had him hurt and that I coud knock him out," the 22-year old boxer from Tijuana, Mexico told BoxingScene.com in a recent interview. "When I messed up my right hand, I knew I missed my chance, but overall I was pleased with my performance." [Click Here To Read More]
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