by Francisco Salazar

Jhonny Gonzalez continues to wait for an opportunity to fight for a world title belt. That will likely happen in 2019, if he does secure a shot.

Gonzalez will focus on former world titleholder Tomas Rojas tonight in a 10 round bout at the faced Arena Coliseo in Mexico City. The fight will air live on Televisa throughout Mexico.

At Friday's weigh-in, both fighters weighed in at 129.8 pounds.

Gonzalez (66-10, 54 knockouts) last fought on Apr. 7, winning a one-sided decision over Marylyn Cabrera of the Dominican Republic. The 37-year-old Gonzalez, who resides in Mexico City, has won his last eight bouts since a majority decision loss to Jonathan Oquendo in September of 2015.

Gonzalez, who has won world title belts in two different weight classes, is approaching 20 years as a professional. He lost his pro debut in August of 1999, and his next bout and his next bout almost three months later before becoming a contender at 118 pounds.

He is currently ranked number four by the WBC at 130 pounds.

Rojas (49-16-1, 33 KOs) was stopped after round seven of his last bout on Oct. 7 by Edivaldo Ortega. The 38-year-old Rojas, who resides in Veracruz, Mexico and held a junior bantamweight title, has lost two of his last three bouts.

Flyweight Jacky Calvo (11-3-2, 1 KO), who also resides in Mexico City, will square off against Kandy Sandoval (9-11, 2 KOs) in a 10 round bout.

Lightweight Isaac Cruz Gonzalez (14-1-1, 11 KOs) of Mexico City will face Angel Chan (5-2-1, 1 KO) in an eight round bout.

Francisco A. Salazar has written for krikya360.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing