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?CHOOCOLATITO? GONZALEZ GOOD AND READY TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AGAINST VILORIA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 15 Oct 2015
Unbeaten World Boxing Council flyweight champion Romnan ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez, the current pound for pound king has said he is ?good and ready? to defend his title against former two division champion Brian Viloria at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, October 17, Manila Time.
The WBC website reported that Gonzalez ?offered a public training? and commented ?it won?t be an easy fight due to the quality of Viloria. He has 36 victories with 4 losses and 22 knockouts but we have great faith in the work we did.?
Gonzalez stressed he is feeling great physically and mentally and added ?I?m ready ? and that?s official.?
However, during the media workout two days ago Gonzalez did not workout and merely posed for photographs wearing a thermal suit which he was pictured wearing even during training which suggested he is having problems making the weight.
His trainer Arnulfo Obando was quoted by Boxing Scene and said ?Roman can fight at 115 pounds right now. I believe he is ready to dominate easily. I?ve always said he will become a four-time world champion and that was even before I was his coach.?
Viloria on the other hand worked out for the media and looked excellent in work on the punch-mitts with Freddie Roach?s assistant trainer, Filipino Marvin Somodio.
Somodio expressed confidence that a well-conditioned Viloria who is sharply focused on this fight and has trained hard should win and create a major upset.
He said unlike in past training camps when he took a break while doing the punch-mitts, this time around he goes all the way with rapid-fire combinations and his timing is excellent.
Freddie Roach may not travel to New York to be in Brian?s corner since he is deeply involved in preparing Miguel Cotto for his epic showdown with Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez.
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