Nicaragua's Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (46-2, 38 KOs) accepts that he made a very hasty decision by heading right into an immediate rematch with Srisaket Sor Rungvisai of Thailand. Gonzalez made his super flyweight debut in September of 2016 and wo...
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By Cliff Rold - So often, the true superfights let us down. Oscar De La Hoya’s fights with Felix Trinidad and Floyd Mayweather, and Mayweather’s fights with Saul Alvarez and Manny Pacquiao, smashed the box office. They weren’t smashing in the ring. T...
Former four division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (46-2, 38 KOs) is gearing up for a ring return in 2018. Gonzalez suffered back to back defeats to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, who holds the WBC super flyweight title. In September, Sor Rung...
After he holds an upcoming meeting with promoter Akihiko Honda in Japan, where he intends to travel this month with his agent Carlos Blandón, the four-division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez will have much more clearer future for his car...
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Srisaket Sor Rungvisai hopes Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez doesn’t retire. Thailand’s Sor Rungvisai respects the former pound-for-pound king and wants to see Gonzalez bounce back from a brutal knockout loss to him in their second fight last month. Sor...
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Sometimes a controversy is about an injustice against a fighter. Sometimes it’s about an injustice against the sport itself. What happened on Saturday is the latter. While this scribe falls in the majority appearing to have felt Gennady Golovkin won...
Plenty of boxing fans saw the demise of Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez live on HBO. According to ratings released by Nielsen Media Research, a peak audience of 835,000 viewers were watching when Srisaket Sor Rungvisai knocked out Gonzalez in the fourth...
Former WBC world champion Román "Chocolatito" González was greeted by a huge, loyal and forever appreciative crowd, at the international airport of Managua, following his stunning defeat against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, who's the super flyweight supre...
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was mobbed by a joyous and adoring throng of fans, family and press, on touching down on Thai turf. He superbly and spectacularly defended his World Boxing Council super flyweight crown by knocking out Roman "Chocolatito" Gonza...
By Corey Erdman - Seventeen years ago, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and his girlfriend hid in a storage wagon and made their way to Bangkok. Without any money, with few belongings and no food, Sor Rungvisai, born Wisaksil Wangek, believed the way to prospe...
Sor Rungivsia vs. Gonzalez Rematch CompuBox Punch Stats - All 80 of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai's landed punches on Roman Gonzalez were power shots. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai knocked out Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez in the fourth round Saturday with a devast...
Maybe it’s the devastation talking. Or maybe Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez realizes he has nothing left to give this unforgiving sport. Regardless, Gonzalez told La Prensa, a Nicaraguan newspaper, that he is “ready to retire” in a story posted to its...
Tom Loeffler, who co-promotes Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez with Teiken Promotions, believes the one time pound-for-pound top fighter is still capable of regrouping after Saturday's stunning defeat. At the StubHub Center in Carson, Gonzalez was knocke...
Jim Lampley Video Interview - Srisaket Sor Rungvisai knocked out Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez in the fourth round Saturday with a devastating right hook to retain his WBC super flyweight world title in his second straight win over the former champ.
Sor Rungvisai vs. Gonzalez Fight Rematch Photos Gallery - Srisaket Sor Rungvisai knocked out Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez in the fourth round Saturday with a devastating right hook to retain his WBC super flyweight world title in his second straight...
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