Donnie Nietes knew what he was walking away from, even if he couldn’t know he would have to wait out the next step. The former four-division titlist from Bacolod City, Philippines is finally set to return to the ring, facing Pablo Carrillo this Satur...
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Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez has come to grips with his latest defeat, to the point where he is not in a hurry to rewatch the fight. In an outcome which continues to generate spirited debate, Nicaragua’s Gonzalez (50-3, 41KOs) landed on the wrong end...
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The road has been cleared for a potential rubber match between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, should they so choose to immediately pursue such a fight. A ruling handed down by the World Boxing Council (WBC) declared Estrada...
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The pair of identical twins from Mexicali both worked with former Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez (50-3, 41KOs), as all three had fights scheduled around the same general time frame. Gonzalez is coming off of a disputed 12-round split decision defeat to...
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The fans who chose to witness in person the memorable rematch between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez were treated to one of the best fights since the pandemic. The March 13 junior bantamweight championship clash produced a li...
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The two common takeaways from the March 13 rematch between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez were that the fight was one of the best in years and that judge Carlos Sucre has no business working on that level.
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Eddie Hearn admits he felt “like a fanboy” watching Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez go at it Saturday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The British promoter considers their thrilling rematch the best fight he has ever witnessed l...
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman offered heavy praise for the super flyweight unification rematch from last Saturday night, between Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez. Estrada came away with a twelve round...
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai doesn’t want to hear any talk of a trilogy among junior bantamweights unless he is directly involved. The former 115-pound champion from Si Sa Ket, Thailand has long served as the mandatory challenger for WBC and lineal junior...
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Four division world champion Erik Morales, who is the trainer of Tijuana’s Angel Fierro, is days away from his fighter’s matchup against Puerto Rico’s Alberto Machado - which is Thursday night’s Ring City USA main event. The fight takes place at the...
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Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada, the WBC and WBA super flyweight world champion, regrets the disgust and discomfort caused by the fact that in a photograph in which he appears with his team, prior to his fight last Saturday against Roman “Chocolatito”...
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai is on the comeback trail. The former WBC 115lbs champion has won his last three and is coming off a comfortable win over Kwanthai Sithmorseng last Saturday. Kwanthai and Srisaket are both former world champions with bags of exp...
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Juan Francisco Estrada understands that he is obligated to fight Srisaket Sor Rungvisai next. Sor Rungvisai, the mandatory challenger for Estrada’s WBC super flyweight title, stepped aside to allow Estrada to fight Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez again...
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Four division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez is very frustrated with the scorecards from last Saturday's fight against Juan Francisco "El Gallo" Estrada. The boxers collided for the second time in their respective careers. They initially...
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