Jhonny Gonzalez

Gary Russell Jr: Does he match-up against the elite?

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Gary Russell Jr vs Jhonny Gonzalez(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Sebastian Mora: – First and foremost I would like to congratulate Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs) for proving a lot of people wrong with his 4th round knockout win over WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 KOs) at the Palms Casino Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and for coming stronger and better after his first loss as pro.

Last night, Russell Jr. showed that not only can he beat you with speed and decent skills, but he can also sit in there and get you out. The fans knew he had K.O power, but a lot of them felt it was mostly due to the soft opposition that he was fed prior to his bout against last year Vasyl Lomachenko, and last Saturday night we found out that he can also use that combination of speed, power and skill against a proven veteran, that most people felt was going to win via a knockout.

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Russell Jr destroys Gonzalez; Charlo defeats Martirosyan

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By Dan Ambrose: #7 WBC Gary Russell Jr (26-1, 15 KOs) proved to be much too fast and too powerful for WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 KOs) in beating the aging 33-year-old champion by a 4th round TKO on Saturday night at the Palms Casino Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The official time of the stoppage was 0:37 of the 4th.

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Weights: Gonzalez 125, Russell Jr 125.8

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gonzalez6(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Dan Ambrose: WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) successfully weighed in on Friday for his title defense on Saturday night against challenger Gary Russell Jr (25-1, 14 KOs) at the Palms Casino Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The fight will be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing. Russell Jr weighed in at 125.8. The winner of the Gonzalez-Russell Jr fight will likely face former three division world champion Abner Mares.

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Mares wants Gonzalez or Santa Cruz Next

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mares#1By Everest Castaneda: In an interview with ESPN Deportes, former WBC featherweight champion Abner Mares (29-1-1, 15 KOs) spoke about his next possible opponent, which may include a fight with undefeated WBC super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 KOs) or a rematch with WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs).

To recapitulate, Gonzalez knocked out Mares in the first round of their scheduled 12 round WBC title fight.

Mares also reiterated the problems he experienced in his recent, hard fought 10 round unanimous decision victory against Arturo Santos Reyes (18-5, 5 KOs). First, Mares discussed the issues he felt in the ring on fight night. He declared, “I felt fine in the fight, but somewhat tired, fatigued, I was a little sick.”

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Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Gary Russell Jr on March 28th at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada

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LAS VEGAS (March 2, 2015) – A world-class doubleheader, featuring featherweight world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) defending his 126-pound title against exciting young star Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, will take place at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, on Saturday, March 28, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT).

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Jhonny Gonzalez wants Donaire unification fight

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donaire2221By Jim Dower: WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) is targeting WBA Super World featherweight champion Nonito Donaire (33-2, 21 KOs) for a fight in the near future if Donaire can get past his match against WBA champ Nicholas Walters (24-0, 20 KOs) on October 18th on the Gennady Golovkin vs. Marco Antonio Rubio fight card on HBO Championship Boxing at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

“I would like to fight Donaire,” Gonzalez said as quoted by Thaboxingvoice.com.

Gonzalez would be a tough fight for Donaire because he has size, speed, power and good boxing skills.

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Jhonny Gonzalez stops Jorge Arce in 11th round

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arce77By Dan Ambrose: In a predictable outcome, WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) stopped a badly overmatched 35-year-old Jorge Arce (62-8-2, 49 KOs) in the 11th round last Saturday night at the Centro de Usos Multiples, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Arce reportedly retired after the fight.

You have to wonder how long this retirement will last before he comes out of retirement again, because this isn’t the first time Arce has retired.

The stoppage was anticlimactic though with referee Johnny Callas stopping the fight in the 11th due to Arce not doing much other than circling the ring and taking occasional shots. It was a very strange stoppage because Arce was fine. He just wasn’t competitive. But the referee really could have stopped the fight after the 9th round when Arce was knocked down, because after that knockdown, Arce was playing it safe and not doing much.

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Arce: I’m ready to die in the ring against Jhonny Gonzalez if necessary

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arce7(Photo credit: World Boxing Council) By Dan Ambrose: #10 WBC Jorge Arce (64-7-2, 49 KOs) says he’s ready to sacrifice his life in the ring tonight against WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (56-8, 47 KOs) to try and capture his WBC title at the Cancha de Usos Multiples Praderas de Villa, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Arce, 35, had retired from boxing following his 3rd round blowout loss to WBO World super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire in November 2012. Arce stayed retired for exactly 11 months before returning to the ring in December of 2013 to try and capture a 5th division world title.

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Weights: Jhonny Gonzalez 126 vs. Jorge Arce 126

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gonzalez(Photo credit: World Boxing Council) By Dan Ambrose: WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (56-8, 47 KOs) made weight on Friday for his title defense against 35-year-old Jorge Arce (64-7-2, 49 KOs) for this Saturday night at the Cancha de Usos Multiples Praderas de Villa, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Both Gonzalez and Arcen both weighed 126 pounds.

It’s going to take a miracle for Arce to have a chance of winning this fight, because Gonzalez is a big, big puncher, and he’s already got a healthy size advantage over Arce. This match-up could very well be similar to Arce’s 3rd round blowout loss to Nonito Donaire 2 years ago in 2012.

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Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Jorge Arce this Saturday, October 4th

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gonzalez44By Dan Ambrose: This Saturday night on October 4th, WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (56-8, 47 KOs) will be defending his World Boxing Council title against 35-year-old, former 4 division world champion Jorge Arce (64-7-2, 49 KOs) at the Cancha de Usos Multiples Praderas de Villa, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.

This fight has mismatch written all over it because Arce has looked horrible in his recent comeback fights against Jorge Lacierva, Aldimar Silva Santos, and Jose Carmona.

Arce will likely make it one or two rounds before Gonzalez knocks him out on Saturday in this face. It’s such a bad mismatch. I’m really surprised the WBC sanctioned this fight, because Arce is way too small at 5’4” to be fighting at featherweight. He was too small to be fighting at super bantamweight, and now he’s trying to fight at featherweight.

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