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Ryan Burton catches up with Daniel Ponce De Leon to discuss his upcoming fight with fellow Mexican Jhonny Gonzalez.
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Ryan Burton catches up with Daniel Ponce De Leon to discuss his upcoming fight with fellow Mexican Jhonny Gonzalez.

(From Left to Right) IBF Bantamweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz, former World Champion Marcos Maidana, former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon, WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez, President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De la Hoya, President of Thompson Boxing Ken Thompson, breakout super welterweight star Josesito Lopez, WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez, welterweight contender Jesus Soto Karass and former Two-Time World Champion Eric Morel pose on September 13, 2012 at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada at the final press conference for their September 15, 2012 fights when Alvarez defends his title against Lopez, Gonzalez defends his title against De Leon, Maidana faces Soto Karass and Santa Cruz defends his title against Morel at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, all of which will be televised live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing. Photos by Gene Blevins/Hoganphotos.

According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, WBC 154-pound champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is receiving $2,000,000 for this Saturday's defense against Josesito Lopez, who snags $212,500. The Showtime televised quadrupleheader will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez was a recent visitor to The Boxing Lab, Boxingscene's official audio show. Gonzalez spoke to us about his upcoming fight against Daniel Ponce De Leon. This coming Saturday, the fight serves as the chief support to Canelo Alvarez's title defense against Josesito Lopez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The SHowtime televised portion of the card will also feature Marcos Maidana taking on Jesus Soto Karass and Leo Santa Cruz making the first defense of his IBF bantamweight title against Eric Morel.

WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (52-7, 45KOs) is putting in a lot of work for the dangerous defense against Daniel Ponce De Leon (43-4, 35KOs) on September 15th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Gonzalez-Ponce will be part of the Showtime televised quardupleheader featuring Saul Alvarez vs. Josesito Lopez in the main event.

Big Bear California - Never in a dull fight, ''The Tarahumara Destroyer'' Daniel Ponce De Leon will finally get a long-wished for second crack at a world title this Saturday night, as featured bout of the SHOWTIME-televised blockbuster emanating from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hard-hitting Ponce De Leon 43-4 (35KOs) an under rated boxer with fulminating power in his left hand will take on reigning WBC Featherweight world champion Jhonny Gonzalez in a fight which De Leon has pursued for the last couple of years.

The featherweight champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Mexico's Jhonny Gonzalez, agrees with his countryman and upcoming opponent Daniel Ponce De Leon, that their contest on September 15th will not go the distance. Ponce De Leon predicted a victory by knockout when the two Mexican boxers trade punches at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Jhonny Gonzalez (52-7) has entered the final stage of his training camp for his upcoming Showtime televised fight against Daniel Ponce De Leon (43-4), taking place on September 15th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The all Mexican showdown serves as the co-feature bout to the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez versus Josesito Alvarez main event. On Tuesday's edition of The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene's official audio show, Gonzalez said that his on track to enter the fight in peak condition.

If there’s an upside to dueling cards in Las Vegas on September 15, it’s that a fighter such as Jhonny Gonzalez benefits from the additional exposure that will come with a showcase appearance on a major premium American network. The free swinging featherweight titlist is slated for the co-feature slot on the Showtime card headlined by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in a 154 lb. title defense against Josesito Lopez. In the chief support, Gonzalez faces Daniel Ponce de Leon. Many believe that not only will it steal the show, but also prove to outshine the middleweight title fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez which headlines a rival show in town that same evening.

BoxingScene.com's audio show, Boxing Lab Radio , returns with another packed show. The show is hosted by BoxingScene correspondants Ernest Gabion, Luis Sandoval and Ryan Burton.