Srisaket Sor Rungvisai: record, next fight and profile →
Roman Gonzalez lost more than just his WBC super flyweight title on the night of March 18th against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai at the Madison Square Garden in New York. He also lost his mythical status as the best fighter in the world.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai received a warm homecoming on Wednesday as a huge crowd turned up to welcome the veteran boxer, who has been feted as a national hero following his historic World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight title victory at Madison Square Garden in New York.
History says when facing exceptional talents, one’s best chance to defeat them often comes the first time around. Jose Luis Castillo and Marcos Maidana came much closer to defeating Floyd Mayweather the first time than the second. Joe Louis won every rematch in his career.
Former four division world champion Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs) has vowed to go for a knockout if a rematch takes place with Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (42-4-1, 38 KOs) of Thailand.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is possibly going to order an immediate rematch between Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Last Saturday night at New York's Madison Square Garden, Gonzalez lost the WBC super flyweight championship when he was on the losing end of a twelve round majority decision Sor Rungvisai, who was the mandatory challenger.
Wilmer Hernandez, head trainer for former four division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez of Nicaragua, is furious over the outcome of last Saturday's fight at New York's Madison Square Garden. Gonzalez lost a twelve round majority decision to mandatory challenger Srisaket Sor Rungvisai of Thailand.
Nicaragua's Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez is still shocked that he suffered the first defeat of his pro career last Saturday night at New York's Madison Square Garden, when he lost a twelve round majority decision to mandatory challenger Srisaket Sor Rungvisai of Thailand.
Newly-crowned WBC super-flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai says he is ready for a rematch against Nicaragua's Roman Gonzalez. The 30-year-old Thai regained the 115-pound title by dethroning Gonzalez with a majority decision following a bloody 12-round slugfest at New York's Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez landed more punches in 10 of 12 rounds and set a junior bantamweight record by landed 372 power shots on Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, who captured the WBC super flyweight title with a twelve round majority decision.