Johan Gonzalez: record, next fight and profile →
For Jarrett Hurd, it was death by a thousand overhand rights as Johan Gonzalez defeated the former unified junior middleweight titleholder by split decision Saturday in Brooklyn, New York.
It was a bout not to be forgotten, and for former unified junior-middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd it’s a fight to keep reaching for before the final seconds of his career elapse
Australia’s Cesar Mateo Tapia and Endry Saavedra of Venezuela fought to the most entertaining of majority draws Saturday in the first non-pay-per-view fight of Premier Boxing Champions’ broadcast deal with Amazon Prime.
Undefeated Cuban junior middleweight Yoenis Tellez is set to make his fifth appearance at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida as he enters his ninth professional fight.
Pick It: Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Tim Tszyu When to Watch: Saturday, October 19 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (1 a.m. BST) How to watch: Amazon’s Prime Video Why to Watch: The junior middleweight division is intriguing, full of talent, and continuing to take shape. The winner of this fight will be part of that picture. The loser may still have plenty of options available.
Call it the ProBox TV bump. Junior middleweight Johan Gonzalez is the latest fighter to rebuild his career on the Wednesday Night Fights series, joining the ranks of notable boxers such as IBF featherweight titleholder Angelo Leo, super middleweight Trevor McCumby, and featherweight Ronny Rios.
Cuban junior middleweight prospect Yoenis Téllez will face big-punching Johan González on the October 19 bill topped by the IBF title fight between Bakhram Murtazaliev and Tim Tszyu.
Eimantas Stanionis ended two years of frustration Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, retaining his welterweight title by earning a unanimous decision over Gabriel Maestre on the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Jaime Munguia undercard.
Thomas LaManna will face Johan Gonzalez for the WBA Gold middleweight world title on June 8 at Bally’s in Atlantic City, N.J.
Ekaterinburg, Russia - TBRB #8 light middleweight (presently unranked by major sanctioning bodies as all Russia-based Russian boxers are) Magomed Kurbanov improved his record to solid 24-0, 13 KOs, with a strong unanimous decision over WBA #3 Venezuelan power-puncher Johan Gonzalez in a hard-fought ten-rounder.