A tremendous crowd of international media welcomed five of the world class fighters on the outstanding “SUPERFLY” professional boxing event set for Saturday, September 9 at the iconic StubHub Center in Carson, CA and televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:15 p.m. ET/PT.
By Dan Ambrose: Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs) will be attempting to avenge his loss to WBC Super flyweight champion Srisakt Sor Rungvisai (43-4-1, 39 KOs) in less than 3 months from now on September 9 on HBO Boxing After Dark from a still to be determined venue in California. The Rungvisai-Gonzalez 2 fight comes just one week before the huge fight between IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on September 16 on HBO PPV.
The Super Flyweight Division, long one of boxing’s most exciting, filled with many of the sports’ legendary superstars, will add another chapter into its annals of memorable evenings on Saturday, September 9.
WBC Super Flyweight World Champion SRISAKET SOR RUNGVISAI, (43-4-1, 39 KO’s), of Si Sa Ket, Thailand, defends his title against former champion “ROMAN “CHOCOLATITO” GONZALEZ (46-1-0, 38 KO’s), of Managua, Nicaragua, in a rematch of their epic battle this past March. The rematch headlines a tripleheader that will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:15 p.m. ET/PT.
By Jeff Aranow: Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs) will be back inside the ring in 3 months from now fighting a rematch against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (43-4-1, 39 KOs) on September 9, according to RingTV.com. The WBC ordered the rematch between Gonzalez and Rungvisai, as there were a lot of complaints from the boxing fans, who felt that the decision should have gone the other way.
By Jim Dower: Former 4 division world champion and number 1 pound-for-pound fighter Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs) is targeting September for his next fight on HBO Championship Boxing. Gonzalez’s opponent is expected to be WBC super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Negotiations for a rematch between Gonzalez and Rungvisai are still underway. If the two sides are unable to agree in the negotiations, then Gonzalez will fight someone else in September.
By Boxing Boy: More than a month after winning the world championship for 2nd time and ้has a long cerebration, our miracle boxing champion, Srisalet Nakornluang Promotion (aka, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai) returns to train at Nakornluang Boxing Gym in Nonthaburi, Thailand around a week ago. Because he knows WBC ordered a direct rematch with former 4 divisions world champion “Chocolatito” Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua due very close majority decision in his last fight that he recaptured the WBC Super Flyweight world champion at MSG in New York.
By Jeff Aranow: Following a request by K2 Promotions, the World Boxing Council has given the green light to a rematch between newly crowned WBC super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (43-4-1, 39 KOs) and former WBC champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs) by ordering a rematch between them. Gonzalez lost a disputed 12 round majority decision to Rungvisai on March 18 last month at Madison Square Garden in New York. The judges scored the fight 114-112, 114-112, and 113-113. the 29-year-old Gonzalez was knocked down by a right hand to the body in round 1. It was a flash knockdown. In round 6, Rungvisai lost a point for a head-butt.
By Chris Williams: HBO Boxing will be televising the replay of the Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs and Roman Gonzalez vs. Srisaket Rungvisai tonight. The card will begin at 10pm ET/PT on HBO. This is the replay of last Saturday’s fight card on HBO pay-per-view, which saw Golovkin edge Jacobs by a 12 round unanimous decision, and Rungvisai send the previously undefeated “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs) down to defeat by a 12 round majority decision. Both fights were controversial unfortunately.
By Gerardo Granados: In a fight of the year performance of Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and contender Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, the fight judges decided to give the win to the challenger in a heinous robbery of the year nominee. The official score cards were 113-113 and 114-112 twice for Rungvisai, I scored it 115-111 for Chocolatito
By Paul “Paparazzi” Jones: Rarely are boxing fans treated to a fight of the year and upset of the year candidate with a controversial ending on the same night, let alone in the same fight. This kind of ‘March Madness’ is often reserved for upsets by a Cinderella team who runs deep into the NCAA basketball tournament. However, a controversial upset is exactly what fans witnessed when Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (42-4-1, 38 KOs) claimed the WBC super flyweight championship by outpointing previously unbeaten, #1 pound-for-pound fighter Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs) on Saturday night.