Unbeaten pound for pound king Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez has finally moved up to the Jr. Bantamweight limit of 115 pounds to face unbeaten Mexican titlist Carlos Cuadras on Sept.10 at the Forum in Inglewood, California for the WBC Super Flyweight title.
Gonzalez has been active in the flyweight limit of 112 pounds for a couple of years before deciding to move up to 115 pounds (Junior Bantamweight) in search for more lucrative fights. Cuadras, who is unbeaten in 35 fights since turning pro in 2008, is the reigning WBC Super Flyweight (jr. bantamweight) world champion. He is fresh off a win over Richie Mepranum in a referee technical decision last April. Gonzalez is coming off a unanimous decision win over McWilliams Arroyo last April also at the The Forum to retain his multiple flyweight titles. Read More. Gonzalez, who hails from Managua, Nicaragua will be training at the Big Bear mountain where the the very popular middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin is presently training for his upcoming fight against Kell Brook on Sept. 10 at the The O2 Arena, London, England. ?I?m very happy to train in Big Bear with Gennady Golovkin, the conditions up there will provide the best preparation for the fight,” Gonzalez said. The 29-year-old Nicaraguan orthodox fighter is aiming for his fourth world title and wants to do the fight in memory of the famous Nicaraguan fighter Alexis Arguello. ?It means a great deal to me to win a fourth world title and I dedicate this fight to the memory of my mentor and hero Alexis Arguello,? he added. For his part, Cuadras, who hails from Guam?chil, Sinaloa, Mexico, said he appreciates Gonzalez’ action to move up to his division to make the fight. ?Thanks to ?Chocolatito? for coming up to my division and taking this challenge. This fight will provide fireworks, it will be a war and this title is coming back to Mexico,? said the good-looking Cuadras. ?I?m good, I?m fast and I?m very handsome and I?m going to win by knockout,? he added.
