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Roman Gonzalez interested in Kal Yafai fight

By Daily Sports on October 2, 2017

The World Boxing Association has moved former 4 division world champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez to No.2 in their rankings at 115, and he says he’s interested in facing WBA super flyweight champion Kal Yafai and WBO champion Naoya Inoue.

Gonzalez, 30, was knocked out in the 4th round in his last fight against WBC World super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (44-4-1, 40 KOs) in their rematch last month on September 9 on HBO Championship Boxing at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. A very shot looking Gonzalez was knocked down twice in round 4, and knocked completely out.

This was Gonzalez’s second straight loss to Rungvisai. Gonzalez looked mentally not the same fighter in that fight compared to in his last fights. Some boxing commentators like HBO’s Jim Lampley don’t believe that Gonzalez can come back from that defeat. Lampleys’ thoughts are echoed by many boxing fans, who think that the Nicaraguan Gonzalez is no longer in his prime and cannot come back from his consecutive losses to Rungvisai.

“I would like to face Yafai,” said Gonzalez to El Nuevo about the news of the World Boxing Association president ranking him No.2 with their organization at super flyweight.

“It is a blessing to know that the WBA put me as number 2 in the ranking, I am grateful to Gilberto Mendoza for this opportunity. I have to sit down and talk to my work team and depending on that I will know what can come.”

Yafai, 28, has already made it clear in the past that he wants to fight Gonzalez as soon as possible. With the way that Gonzalez has been looking vulnerable lately in his last 3 fights, Yafai is going to try and make the fight with him as quick as possible so he can get a big money fight against the Nicaraguan star before he loses to someone else. (Boxingnews24)

•Photo shows Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez

Source Daily Sports

Posted October 2, 2017