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GONZALEZ WILL FIGHT VILORIA IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 29 Jul 2015
Undefeated World Boxing Council flyweight champion and pound for pound No. 2 Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua is willing to fight former two division world champion Brian Viloria provided the price is right.
Gonzalez, who is 28, and has a record of 43-0 with 37 knockouts, was quoted by boxingscene.com who said he is ready to face Viloria on the big Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux card at New York?s famed Madison Square Garden which is set for October 17 over HBO Sports.
Viloria had earlier claimed that Gonzalez had avoided fighting him over the last two years to which Gonzalez retorted that he would face Viloria in the United States but that ?the issue is getting paid well because I will not fight just to fight.?
He insisted ?I?m not running from anyone. I am ready to fight anyone but all I want is a good purse."
While the name of former champion Giovanni Segura has been mentioned as a possible opponent, Gonzalez said ?it will be a good fight but will pay me less? even as he emphasized he wants to fight Viloria who is coming off a spectacular 1st round TKO of Omar Soto in a rematch last Saturday after which he called out Gonzalez.
Viloria?s trainer Freddie Roach, according to Viloria in a post-fight interview with the New Standard/boxingmirror.com said Roach had told him that if he trained hard he could beat Gonzalez.
Viloria?s manager Gary Gittelsohn told us yesterday that ?it's counter productive for me to discuss fight negotiations until have a deal. I am in discussions.?
Gonzalez himself is coming off a rousing 2nd round TKO of former world champion Edgar Sosa last May 16. He had earlier won by a 6th round TKO over former OPBF champion Rocky Fuentes of the famed ALA Gym on November 22, 2014.
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