Orlando Gonzalez (left) strikes in on Jose Gonzalez (proper) – Photograph by Carlos J. Areizaga
Orlando Gonzalez added one other win over the weekend, persevering with down a path in direction of the higher echelon of the 130-pound division.
Gonzalez stopped gatekeeper Jose Santos Gonzalez Friday night time on the Coliseo Jose Buga Abreu in Gonzalez’s hometown of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Gonzalez improved to 23-2, 13 knockouts.
Friday night time was a stay-busy battle for Gonzalez, who has fought beneath the ProBox TV banner as of late. Daniel Rubin, who’s the Matchmaker and Fighter Relations contact for ProBox TV, believes Gonzalez has a variety of upside and is near contending amongst the elite of the junior light-weight division.
“(It) was a homecoming battle in his yard,” Rubin advised The Ring on Monday morning. “He hasn’t fought since November of final 12 months. He likes to remain lively. He didn’t battle for six months as a result of we had been in talks for some greater fights that simply didn’t find yourself occurring.
“(Orlando) would love the chance to battle (Eduardo) ‘Rocky’ Hernandez or Andres Cortes. Puerto Rico versus Mexico can be enormous. If we will’t get a type of fights, then you will notice him again on ProBox TV (in) September or October.”
Gonzalez defeated Jorge Castañeda by split-decision in his final bout on November 29. It was a backwards and forwards battle towards the hard-hitting Mexican-American fighter. In his earlier battle on July 26 of final 12 months, Gonzalez defeated Ramiro Cesena by unanimous determination.
The 28-year-old has gained his final 5 bouts since a unanimous determination defeat to Misael Lopez in September 2022. Gonzalez’s different loss as a professional got here in October 2021, dropping a choice to Robeisy Ramirez.
Santos Gonzalez, who resides in Guadalajara, Mexico, falls to 23-15-1, 13 KOs.
The 33-year-old is winless in his final 12 bouts, together with defeats to Ruben Villa, Azat Hovhannisyan, Diego De La Hoya, and Jonathan Lopez.
Junior middleweight Samuel Figueroa of close by Anasco improved to 13-2, 6 KOs, stopping Jean Carlos Martinez Cabral (6-1, 3 KOs) at 1:03 of the opening spherical.
The cardboard was promoted by Javier Bustillo, who runs Common Promotions.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached at [email protected]
