Jhonny Gonzalez

Mares KO’d by Gonzalez: Why the Featherweights are special

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024(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Hector Gonzalez: Here is why Mares getting knocked out was special. Most boxing fans are accustomed to watching welterweights, middleweights and heavy weights. Some notable light weights, but in general very few people talk about featherweights. In my opinion, that’s where the real magic happens. For example, one of the best technicians in Nonito Donaire losses to an even better technician in Rigondeux. Undoubtably in the top 5 lists of technicians in boxing today,fighting one another.

Some of my favorite fights in the last 15 years have been in the featherweight divisions. Such trilogies (what other divisions are having trilogies?), Morales vs Barrera, Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez, Pacquiao vs Morales. Even Gonzalez vs Vasquez was a great right. How about Juan Manuel Lopez vs Orlando Salido.

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Gonzales beats Mares in 1st round TKO; Santa Cruz destroys Terrazas

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06(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Jim Dower: In a shocking upset, challenger Jhonny Gonzalez (55-8, 47 KO’s) stopped WBC featherweight champion Abner Mares (26-1-1, 14 KO’s) to hand him his first defeat of his career on Saturday night at the at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Gonzalez knocked Mares down with a powerful left hook with 30 seconds left to go in the 1st round. After Mares got back to his feet, he made the mistake of exchanging with Gonzalez and ended up getting knocked down for a second time this time from a left to the head followed by a right as he was falling down.

The referee Jack Reiss then prevented Mares from getting back to his feet after looking at his eyes and noticing that he was dazed looking.

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Mares vs. Gonzalez & Terrazas vs. Santa Cruz tonight on SHOWTIME

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abner y jhonny 03(Photo credit: WBC Al Montiel) By Dan Ambrose: WBC featherweight champion Abner Mares (26-0-1, 14 KO’s) will be facing Jhonny Gonzalez (54-8, 46 KO’s) in a fight that will have a predictable ending at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Mares will knock Gonzalez out by the 6th round, possibly earlier if he throws some body shots. Gonzalez can dish it out, but sure can’t take it.

The fight will be televised on SHOWTIME, along with another title fight matching WBC super bantamweight champion Victor Terrazas (37-2-1, 21 KO’s) defending his title against former IBF bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (24-0-1, 14 KO’s) in the co-feature bout. This fight too has a predictable ending. Terrazas is going to get taken out at some point tonight by the bigger punching Santa Cruz.

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Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Eusebio Osejo on February 23rd in Mexico

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gonzalez33By Chris Williams: Former two division world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (52-8, 45 KO’s) will be facing journeyman Eusebio Osejo (21-12-2, 7 KO’s) on February 23rd in a scheduled 12 round bout in a still to be determined venue in Mexico.

Gonzalez, 31, lost his World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title in his last bout against Daniel Ponce De Leon last year in September in an 8th round technical decision loss. The fight was stopped after Gonzalez suffered a bad cut over his right eye from a head-butt in the 8th.

De Leon was dominating the fight at the time and the bout went to the cards with De Leon winning by the scores of 79-72, 79-72 and 77-74.

De Leon is hoping to beat the 27-year-old Nicaraguan born Osejo and then getting a second shot at De Leon after that. However, Jhonny many get another title shot at the WBC featherweight belt, but it might not be against De Leon because he has a fight on March 2nd against the unbeaten knockout artist Jayson Velez (20-0, 15 KO’s), and it’s going to be really tough for De Leon to win that fight.

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Juan Manuel Lopez feels he’s ready for Salido, Gonzalez or Gamboa next

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Image: Juan Manuel Lopez feels he's ready for Salido, Gonzalez or Gamboa nextBy Dan Ambrose: With his 2nd round knockout victory over the B level fighter Mike Oliver (25-3, 8 KO’s) last Saturday night, former WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (31-1, 28 KO’s) now reportedly feels that he’s ready to fight a rematch against Orlando Salido, who destroyed Lopez easily in an 8th round TKO win last April. If not Salido, then Lopez feels he’s ready to fight Yuriorkis Gamboa or Jhonny Gonzalez.

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Jhonny Gonzalez destroys Rogers Mtagwa

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By Jim Dower: WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (50-7, 44 KO’s) destroyed 32-year-old fringe contender Rogers Mtagwa (27-15-2, 19 KO’s) by a 2nd round TKO on Thursday night at the Country Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. The entire card was nothing but mismatches from top to bottom unfortunately.

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Jhonny Gonzalez to challenge Hozumi Hasegawa for WBC featherweight title

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By Dan Ambrose: Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (47-7, 41 KO’s) is looking to challenge WBC featherweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12 KO”s) next. According to fightnews, a purse auction will take place this Friday for the two fighters at the WBC headquarters in Mexico City. The bout could take place in Mexico, but it’s still up in there air right now in terms of where they want to put this fight.

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Boxing Results – Marquez Stops Mendoza; Nishioka Destroys Jhonny Gonzalez

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By Jason Kim: Super bantamweight Rafael Marquez (38-5, 34 KOs) stopped Jose Francisco Mendoza (21-3-2, 17 KOs) in the 3rd round tonight at the Arena Monterrey, in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Marquez, 34, landed a crushing right hand in the 3rd round that sent Mendoza down on the canvas. The fight was then stopped at 2:26 of the round by referee Carlos Garcia. Marquez was less aggressive than he normally is and looked as if he was intentionally trying to slow things down to get a feel for his opponent.

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