Roman Gonzalez: record, next fight and profile →
Costa Rican Rafael Rojas, the physical trainer of Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, arrived in Nicaragua to begin a pre-camp with his boxer, who seeks to accelerate the recovery of his right knee, which was subjected to a meniscus operation at the end of last year in Costa Rica.
According to former four division world champion, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, he is currently in talks to face WBA super flyweight champions Kal Yafai. In December 2016, Yafai became champion after defeating Luis "El Nica" Concepción. He had not spent a week of his coronation before launching the first challenge to Gonzalez.
Former four division world champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez has undergone successful surgery at a hospital in Costa Rica, due to an injury to his right knee which prevented him from fighting on December 8 in Carson, California.
Four division world champion Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez has injured a meniscus on one of his knees and will not go forward with a planned return on December 8th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Kal Yafai is targeting unification fights with the Super-Flyweight division’s other World Champions in 2019 should he get past Mexico’s Israel Gonzalez this Saturday at the Casino de Monte-Carlo in Monaco. The unbeaten Birmingham star puts his WBA crown on the line for the fourth time against former World title challenger Gonzalez, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US, and is planning on delivering an explosive performance to end the year with a bang.
Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez has revealed that he received an offer to face Khalid "Kal" Yafai in 2019 for the super flyweight championship of the World Boxing Association. Gonzalez will review that offer, and mull that direction, if he defeats Mexico's Pedro Guevara on the 8th of December in California.
Roman Gonzalez Photos gallery - Four-Division Pound for Pound World Champion Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, (47-2, 39 KOs), is training in Coachella, CA for his return to action against former world champion Pedro ‘Jibran’ Guevara (32-3-1, 19 KOs), in the 10-round super flyweight co-main event at UNDISPUTED set for Saturday, December 8 at the StubHub Center. The event will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark® beginning at 10:20 p.m. ET/PT. (photos by Lina Baker)
Two of Boxing’s Biggest Stars make their highly anticipated return at the iconic Stubhub Center in Carson, CA. on Saturday, December 8 for an outstanding double-header featuring Undisputed Women’s Welterweight World Champion ‘The First Lady’ Cecilia Braekhus (34-0, 9 KOs) and Four-Division Pound for Pound World Champion Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, (47-2, 39 KOs). The event will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:20 p.m. ET/PT.
Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez will oppose Pedro Guevara in the main event of what’s expected to be HBO’s last boxing broadcast for the foreseeable future. ESPN.com reported a deal is in place for the Gonzalez-Guevara fight December 8 at StubHub Center in Carson, California. The card will be announced at a press conference Wednesday in Los Angeles.
A deal is inching closer for the next opponent for former four division world champion Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez. Gonzalez is slated to return to the ring on December 8, as part of the the final televised boxing card on HBO's airwaves. A few weeks ago, the network announced that after 45-years they had come to a decision to drop boxing.