Jhonny Gonzalez: record, next fight and profile →
World Boxing Council President, Mauricio Sulaiman, confirms that Robinson Castellanos is the official challenger for the WBC featherweight championship, which is in the grasp of Jhonny Gonzalez. On Monday, Castellanos convincingly defeated Rocky Juarez, conquering the WBC silver featherweight title, and that blazed the trail to Jhonny.
There’s plenty at stake in Monday night’s showdown between Rocky Juarez and Robinson Castellanos, even more so than the fact that both need a win to keep their fledging careers alive. Amazingly for a fight with both fighters owning 10 losses each to their name, at stake for the winner is a future mandatory title shot. For that reason – as well as the matchup itself – reigning featherweight titlist will serve as an interested observer of the Fox Sports 1-televised main event, which takes place Monday at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas.
The featherweight champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48KOs) could very well face off with Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14KOs) next, according to the Mexican champion's promoter Oswaldo Kuchle. Negotiations are taking place and he says a deal could be wrapped up by the end of the week.
Two-time WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48KOs) has set his thoughts on a collision course with the current WBC super featherweight champion, Takashi Miura (28-2-2, 21KOs), who is known as the Mexican Killer with consecutive victories over Edgar Puerta, Dante Jardon, Sergio Thompson and Gamaliel Diaz. At some point before the end of the year, Gonzalez wants to move up in weight and challenge for another title
According to Hector Soto, Vice President of Miguel Cotto Promotions, he is trying to secure another world title shot for featherweight contender Jayson Velez (22-0-1, 16KOs), who is trained by Abel Sanchez. Velez recently fought to a draw with undefeated IBF champion Evgeny Gradovich on November 29th in Omaha. Soto is talks with Promociones del Pueblo, who promoter WBC champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48KOs) of Mexico. The two sides are discussing a potential fight for a date in either February of March.
WBC super featherweight champion Takashi Miura, wants WBC featherweight champion Johnny Gonzalez to be his 5th Mexican rival in a row. Takashi won his title against Gamaliel "Platano" Díaz, in Tokyo Japan, and the he has successfully defended it against an army of tough Mexican contenders - Sergio Thompson, Dante Jardon and Edgar Puerta.
It was recently reported in BoxingScene.com that WBC champion Jhonny Gonzalez plans on returning to the ring in March. Gonzalez is focused on securing a rematch against former three division champion Abner Mares but says that he has a lot of options on the table.
World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8. 48KOs) is looking to return on a date in March, in the United States, and is ready for a very big year in a very hot division loaded with talent. Some names have been kicked around for Gonzalez's next opponent, including Abner Mares and Gary Russell Jr. Gonzalez is ready to rematch Mares and says the second clash is overdue. Gonzalez stopped Mares in the first round in August 2013 in what many saw as a major upset. A rematch was set and postponed a few times after Mares became injured.
WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48KOs) is not paying too much attention to the recent statements coming from former three division beltholder Abner Mares (28-1-1, 15KOs). Last year, Gonzalez recaptured his title with a first round knockout of Mares. It was the first career defeat on the Mexican Olympian's record.
Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez was hit with two mandatory obligations by the World Boxing Council. The reason, said WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, is because the last time a fighter made a mandatory defense of the featherweight title was two years ago. The two mandatories will be set down by ordered eliminators.