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Jonathan Gonzalez Retains WBO Junior Flyweight World Championship with Decision Win over Mark Anthony Barriga

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KISSIMMEE, Florida (June 24, 2022): Jonathan “La Bomba” Gonzalez (26-3-1, 14 KOs) defended his WBO Junior Flyweight World Title with a 12-round unanimous decision win against Mark Anthony “Baby Boy” Barriga (11-2, 2 KOs) in a ProBox TV main event on Friday evening at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.

Gonzalez won scores of 115-113, 117-111 and 117-111.

“I feel happy,” said Jonathan Gonzalez. “This guy has good footwork. It was a little hard to get to him. I had faith in my conditioning because I have the best team in the world. After the eighth round, my corner told me to get my mind together. I knew I had to go to war in there. I know I have to go to the drawing board and work on some things that we didn’t do right tonight.”

In the co-main event, Venezuelan contender Angelino “Huracan” Cordova (17-0-1, 12 KOs) scored a split decision win over Axel “Mini” Vega (15-5-1, 8 KOs) of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico to capture the WBO Latino Junior Flyweight Title. One judge had it 97-93 Vega, while two others had it 97-93 and 98-92 for Cordova.

Undercard results:

· Hakim Lopez (13-0, 8 KOs), the light heavyweight prospect of Ellenwood, Georgia with roots in Puerto Rico, defeated Cruse Stewart (8-1, 6 KOs) of Rock Island, Illinois via eight-round unanimous decision. Scorecards: 79-93, all for Lopez.

· Super featherweight prospect Jaycob Gomez (5-0, 4 KOs) of Caguas, Puerto Rico defeated Ramon Esperanza (22-22-1, 11 KOs) of Asuncion, Paraguay via six-round unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight 59-55, 60-54 and 60-54 for Gomez.

· Najee Lopez (5-0, 5 KOs), the younger brother of Hakim, defeated Colombian Olympian Jeysson Monroy (1-1, 1 KO) via third-round knockout in a cruiserweight battle. The fight was stopped at 1:45 of the aforementioned round.

· Featherweight prospect Jan Paul Rivera (3-0, 3 KOs) of Ponce, Puerto Rico defeated Cesar Martinez (4-6-3, 1 KO) of Los Angeles, Calif. via knockout at 2:13 of the first round.

· Trinidad Vargas (1-0, 1 KO) of Carrollton scored a knockout win over Josh Aarons (0-3) of Williamsport, Pennsylvania in super flyweight. The fight was stopped at 2:31 of the first round.

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Gonzalez vs. Barriga was a 12-round fight for the WBO Junior Flyweight World Championship promoted by ProBox Promotions in association with Tuto Zabala Jr.’s All Star Boxing, Inc. The event took place on Friday, June 24 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida and was streamed live on ProBox TV.




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