Jhonny González

Jhonny González Vera (born September 15, 1981) is a Mexican professional boxer.[2] He is a three-time former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO bantamweight title from 2005 to 2007, and the WBC featherweight title twice between 2011 and 2015. Additionally, he held the IBO featherweight title from 2010 to 2011.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Vera.
Jhonny González
Statistics
Real nameJhonny González Vera
Nickname(s)Bombardero ("Bombardier")[1]
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
Born (1981-09-15) September 15, 1981
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights82
Wins69
Wins by KO56
Losses12
Draws1

The name "Jhonny" originated as a misspelling of "Johnny" on his birth registration form.[3][4]

Professional career

Bantamweight

On October 29, 2005, González defeated Ratanachai Sor Vorapin by a technical knockout in the seventh round, for the WBO bantamweight championship. On May 27, 2006, he defended it successfully against Fernando Montiel with a 2-1 split decision.

Super bantamweight

While still holding the title he won from Sor Vorapin, Gonzalez went up in weight and attempted to capture the WBC super-bantamweight title on September 16, 2006. However, he lost to Israel Vázquez by a knockout and chose to return to bantamweight.

His second defense of his WBO bantamweight title was also successful when González beat former IBF flyweight champ Irene Pacheco on March 30, 2007. On his third defense however, González was dethroned by 35-year-old Gerry Penalosa, who knocked him out in the 7th round on August 11, 2007.

On May 23, 2009, González challenged Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC Super Bantamweight Title in Monterrey, Mexico. González downed Nishioka in Round 1 but eventually lost by KO in Round 3, failing in his attempt to capture the Title.

After the fight against Nishioka, Gonzalez decide to change his team, he had always been trained by his father "Miguel Angel "Raton" Gonzalez", but now he is under the lessons of Ignacio Beristáin.[1][5]

Featherweight

Gonzalez then decided to abandon the super bantamweight category and start visualizing himself like a featherweight world champion.

Gonzalez won the WBC International Featherweight title on December 16, 2009, against Marlon Aguilar. The fight took place at the Auditorio Plaza Condesa in Mexico City. Gonzales won the bout by TKO in round 4 and following these events, he looked for a new attempt to become a Mexican world champion. On March 20, 2010, Gonzales took on Antonio Davis at the City Discothèque in Cancun, Quintana Roo, in a WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator; the former WBO champion won by technical knockout in the second round, when the referee stopped the fight after Davis failed to respond following four consecutive knockdowns.

In his next bout, González fought Colombian Aristides Perez for the WBC FECARBOX featherweight title. González indicated that he had been training hard for the upcoming bout, seeking for a world title shot.[6] The Mexican was originally scheduled to fight Ira Terry, but the latter was replaced by Perez just a few days before the contest.[7] The event was held in Campeche, Mexico, on July 24, 2010. The Pachuca native won the match by TKO in the second round, after knocking Perez down a few moments before.[8]

González challenged Jackson Asiku on September 15, 2010, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas,[9] with the IBO Featherweight title on the line.[10] The Mexican pugilist defeated his opponent by TKO in the 6th round, to win the IBO Featherweight title.[11]

WBC featherweight champion

González visited Japan in an unstable situation after the Sendai earthquake to win the WBC Featherweight Championship[12] via a fourth round technical knockout over Hozumi Hasegawa as a mandatory challenger at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe on April 8, 2011.[13][14]

After defending his title four times, Gonzalez lost to Daniel Ponce de Leon in a technical decision on September 14, 2012. The fight went to the judges after eight rounds when Gonzalez could not continue due to an accidental headbutt. Gonzalez had been knocked down in the 6th round.[15]

Gonzalez won back the WBC Featherweight title with a first round TKO over the heavily favored undefeated champion Abner Mares on August 24, 2013.[16][Video 1]

He defended the title twice before being knocked out by American Gary Russell in 4 rounds in Las Vegas.

Professional boxing record
82 fights 69 wins 12 losses
By knockout 56 4
By decision 13 8
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
82 Loss 69–12–1 Takuya Watanabe MD 10 Dec 3, 2022 Paradise City Plaza, Incheon, South Korea
81 Draw 69–11–1 Jafel Perales SD 10 Sep 3, 2022 Mexico City, Mexico
80 Win 69–11 Sergio Puente RTD 4 (10), 3:00 Dec 18, 2021 Tuza Forum, Pachuca, Mexico
79 Win 68–11 Ramiro Blanco UD 12 Aug 17, 2019 Centro de Convenciones, Fresnillo, Mexico
78 Win 67–11 Rafael Hernandez KO 5 (12), 2:36 May 18, 2019 Lienzo Charro, Saltillo, Mexico
77 Loss 66–11 Tomás Rojas MD 12 Oct 6, 2018 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico For vacant WBC FECARBOX super featherweight title
76 Win 66–10 Marlyn Cabrera UD 12 Apr 7, 2018 Hotel Azul Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico Retained WBC Latino super featherweight title
75 Win 65–10 Irving Berry UD 12 Nov 4, 2017 Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Retained WBC Latino super featherweight title
74 Win 64–10 Jessie Cris Rosales KO 2 (12), 2:04 Jul 22, 2017 Lienzo Charro Parral, Parral, Mexico Retained WBC Latino super featherweight title
73 Win 63–10 Francisco Contreras KO 3 (12), 2:41 Mar 25, 2017 Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Won vacant WBC Latino super featherweight title
72 Win 62–10 Hirotsugu Yamamoto KO 1 (12), 2:59 Sep 24, 2016 Grand Oasis, Cancún, Mexico Retained WBC Silver International super featherweight title
71 Win 61–10 Christopher Martin RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Jun 18, 2016 Deportivo Agustín Ramos Millan, Toluca, Mexico Retained WBC Silver International super featherweight title
70 Win 60–10 Justin Savi TKO 2 (10), 1:45 Apr 2, 2016 Centro de Convenciones, Tlalnepantla, Mexico Retained WBC Silver International super featherweight title
69 Win 59–10 Hurricane Futa UD 12 Dec 5, 2015 Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Mexico Won vacant WBC Silver International super featherweight title
68 Loss 58–10 Jonathan Oquendo MD 10 Sep 12, 2015 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
67 Win 58–9 Kazuki Hashimoto TKO 2 (12) Aug 1, 2015 Auditorio Bicentenario, Morelia, Mexico
66 Loss 57–9 Gary Russell Jr. TKO 4 (12), 0:37 Mar 28, 2015 Pearl Concert Theater, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBC featherweight title
65 Win 57–8 Jorge Arce TKO 11 (12), 2:43 Oct 4, 2014 Gimnasio Polifuncional, Los Mochis, Mexico Retained WBC featherweight title
64 Win 56–8 Clive Atwell TD 10 (12) May 24, 2014 Grand Hotel Convention Center, Acapulco, Mexico Retained WBC featherweight title;
Unanimous TD after González cut from accidental head clash
63 Win 55–8 Abner Mares KO 1 (12), 2:55 Aug 24, 2013 StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. Won WBC featherweight title
62 Win 54–8 Akihiko Katagiri TKO 4 (12), 1:18 Apr 27, 2013 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
61 Win 53–8 Eusebio Osejo UD 12 Feb 23, 2013 Centro de Convenciones Azul Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
60 Loss 52–8 Daniel Ponce de León TD 8 (12), 2:36 Sep 15, 2012 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBC featherweight title;
Unanimous TD after González cut from accidental head clash
59 Win 52–7 Elio Rojas UD 12 Apr 28, 2012 Grand Oasis, Cancún, Mexico Retained WBC featherweight title
58 Win 51–7 Roinet Caballero KO 2 (12) Dec 3, 2011 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico Retained WBC featherweight title
57 Win 50–7 Rogers Mtagwa TKO 2 (12), 2:15 Sep 15, 2011 County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. Retained WBC featherweight title
56 Win 49–7 Tomas Villa TKO 4 (12), 0:49 Jul 9, 2011 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Retained WBC featherweight title
55 Win 48–7 Hozumi Hasegawa TKO 4 (12), 0:58 Apr 8, 2011 World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan Won WBC featherweight title
54 Win 47–7 Santos Marimon TKO 2 (10) Nov 20, 2010 Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Mexico
53 Win 46–7 Jackson Asiku TKO 6 (12), 1:09 Sep 15, 2010 Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. Won IBO featherweight title
52 Win 45–7 Aristides Perez TKO 2 (12), 2:20 Jul 24, 2010 Campeche City, Mexico Retained WBC FECARBOX featherweight title
51 Win 44–7 Jean Javier Sotelo TKO 2 (12), 2:50 May 15, 2010 Domo del Mar, Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico Won WBC FECARBOX featherweight title
50 Win 43–7 Antonio Davis TKO 2 (12), 2:31 Mar 20, 2010 The City Discotheque, Cancún, Mexico
49 Win 42–7 Marlon Aguilar TKO 4 (12), 2:52 Dec 16, 2009 El Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico
48 Win 41–7 Jose Francisco Mendoza KO 1 (10) Sep 5, 2009 Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua City, Mexico
47 Loss 40–7 Toshiaki Nishioka TKO 3 (12), 1:20 May 23, 2009 Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Mexico For WBC super bantamweight title
46 Win 40–6 Reynaldo Lopez KO 4 (10), 2:17 Nov 21, 2008 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
45 Win 39–6 Leivi Brea TKO 1 (8), 2:47 Aug 1, 2008 Desert Diamond Casino, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
44 Win 38–6 Mauricio Pastrana TKO 4 (10), 2:32 May 16, 2008 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
43 Win 37–6 Edel Ruiz KO 3 (10), 2:23 Apr 4, 2008 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
42 Win 36–6 Giovanny Urbina TKO 2 (10), 1:00 Feb 29, 2008 Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua City, Mexico
41 Win 35–6 Jose Angel Beranza UD 10 Nov 16, 2007 Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
40 Loss 34–6 Gerry Peñalosa KO 7 (12), 2:45 Aug 11, 2007 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. Lost WBO bantamweight title
39 Win 34–5 Irene Pacheco TKO 9 (12), 1:04 Mar 30, 2007 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Retained WBO bantamweight title
38 Loss 33–5 Israel Vázquez TKO 10 (12), 2:09 Sep 16, 2006 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. For WBC super bantamweight title
37 Win 33–4 Fernando Montiel SD 12 May 27, 2006 Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. Retained WBO bantamweight title
36 Win 32–4 Mark Johnson KO 8 (12), 1:08 Feb 25, 2006 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
35 Win 31–4 Ratanachai Sor Vorapin TKO 7 (12), 0:22 Oct 29, 2005 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Won WBO bantamweight title
34 Win 30–4 William Gonzalez KO 3 (12), 3:07 Sep 1, 2005 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO bantamweight title
33 Win 29–4 Adolfo Landeros UD 10 Jun 16, 2005 Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
32 Win 28–4 Trinidad Mendoza TKO 3 (10), 2:59 Apr 1, 2005 La Villa Real Special Events Center, McAllen, Texas, U.S.
31 Win 27–4 Adonis Rivas UD 12 Feb 17, 2005 Avalon, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retained WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title
30 Win 26–4 Gabriel Elizondo TKO 2 (12), 2:36 Nov 18, 2004 American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO–NABO bantamweight titles
29 Win 25–4 Hugo Vargas KO 3 (10), 2:08 Sep 3, 2004 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
28 Win 24–4 Francisco Tejedor TKO 1 (10), 2:59 Jun 19, 2004 Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
27 Win 23–4 Alejandro Montiel TKO 6 (12), 0:21 May 13, 2004 Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S. Won vacant WBO–NABO bantamweight title
26 Win 22–4 Roger Gonzalez TKO 6 (10), 2:42 Mar 25, 2004 Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
25 Win 21–4 Moises Zamudio TKO 5 (12), 2:18 Feb 27, 2004 Poliforo Juan Gabriel, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Retained WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title
24 Win 20–4 Jorge Alberto Reyes KO 1 (12) Oct 10, 2003 Poliforo Juan Gabriel, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Retained Mexico bantamweight title
23 Win 19–4 Ramon Leyte TKO 4 (12), 1:05 Jun 13, 2003 Plaza de Toros Monumental, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Won vacant Mexico bantamweight title
22 Win 18–4 Diego Andrade TKO 1 (10), 1:41 Mar 28, 2003 Poliforo Juan Gabriel, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
21 Win 17–4 Francisco Mateos TKO 1 (12) Mar 28, 2003 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico Won vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title
20 Win 16–4 Ruben Lopez KO 2 (10) Aug 31, 2002 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
19 Win 15–4 Gilberto Bolanos RTD 6 (10), 0:10 Jul 6, 2002 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
18 Loss 14–4 Ricardo Vargas TD 7 (12) Apr 7, 2002 Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, U.S. Lost NABF bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD
17 Loss 14–3 Ricardo Vargas UD 10 Apr 7, 2002 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
16 Win 14–2 Ablorh Sowah TKO 10 (12), 2:38 Oct 26, 2001 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. Won vacant NABF bantamweight title
15 Win 13–2 Saul Briseno TKO 8 (10) Sep 6, 2001 Mexico City, Mexico
14 Win 12–2 Juan Luis Torres TKO 4 (8), 2:29 Jul 14, 2001 Pavilions, Houston, Texas, U.S.
13 Win 11–2 Carlos Garcia KO 2 May 25, 2001 Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
12 Win 10–2 Julio Cesar Avila TKO 1 (10), 2:51 Apr 7, 2001 Mexico City, Mexico
11 Win 9–2 Ulises Flores TKO 4 (10), 2:21 Jan 27, 2001 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
10 Win 8–2 Gabriel Arevalo TKO 4 (10) Dec 9, 2000 Mexico City, Mexico
9 Win 7–2 Jaime Ortiz TKO 5 Oct 14, 2000 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
8 Win 6–2 Arturo Hernandez KO 3 (8) Sep 2, 2000 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
7 Win 5–2 Cecilio Marino Jimenez TKO 4 (8), 1:05 Jun 24, 2000 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
6 Win 4–2 Francisco Paredes PTS 6 Apr 22, 2000 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
5 Win 3–2 German Lozada TKO 5 (6) Mar 4, 2000 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
4 Win 2–2 Hugo Campos TKO 4 (4) Feb 12, 2000 Mexico City, Mexico
3 Win 1–2 Mario Rodriguez PTS 4 Jan 29, 2000 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
2 Loss 0–2 Hugo Vargas MD 4 Nov 6, 1999 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
1 Loss 0–1 Mario Perez UD 4 Aug 14, 1999 Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico

Personal life

González married professional wrestler Dulce García, better known as Sexy Star, in June 2015.[17]

See also

References
  1. "Doble festejo para Jhonny González" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. August 30, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  2. Boxing record for Jhonny González from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. "Jhonny Gonzalez/Mark Johnson Conference Call Transcript". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  4. "Jhonny Gonzalez relishing Montiel fight". 11 May 2006.
  5. Mark Vester (October 2, 2009). "Jhonny Gonzalez Hires Nacho, Feels Confident Again". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  6. Leon, Ivan (July 14, 2010). "Jhonny Gonzales Hungry To Shut Terry's Mouth For Good". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  7. Gonzales, Jhonny (July 21, 2010). "Jhonny Gonzales Will Now Clash With Aristides Perez". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  8. "Jhonny Gonzales Pounds Aristides, Ibarra Beats Melo". BoxingScene.com. July 25, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  9. Gonzales, Jhonny (August 13, 2010). "Jhonny Gonzales-Jackson Asiku in Play For September 15". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  10. Gonzales, Jhonny (August 22, 2010). "Jhonny Gonzales: I'll Replace Marquez, Fight Juanma". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  11. "Gonzalez stops Asiku for IBO featherweight title". yahoo.com. September 16, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  12. http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/gonzalez-upsets-hasegawa-aoh-and-nishioka-successfully-defend-titles
  13. AFP (April 8, 2011). "Jhonny grabs title in Japan". SuperSport. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  14. Joe Koizumi (April 8, 2011). "Gonzalez dethrones Hasegawa". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-10. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  15. "Alvarez stops Lopez; Maidana TKOs Soto-Karass; De Leon defeats Gonzalez". Eastside Boxing. September 15, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  16. Lance Pugmire (August 25, 2013). "Jhonny Gonzalez has an answer for Abner Mares: a knockout". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.
  17. Meltzer, Dave (June 22, 2015). "June 22, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Part 1 of giant Dusty Rhodes obituary, GFW's 1st shows, and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 45. ISSN 1083-9593.

Video references
  1. Recap: Abner Mares vs. Jhonny Gonzalez & Victor Terrazas vs. Leo Santa Cruz - SHOWTIME Boxing (YouTube). Shosports. August 25, 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
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