By Ronnie Nathanielsz

“Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona (20-1-1, 15KOs), fresh from a majority decision victory over durable Jonathan “Lil’ Thund’r” Arellano of California on Saturday at the Stub Hub Center in Carson City, is set to face former World Boxing Council featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48KOs) - in what Sonsona's trainer Jhun Agrabio described as “a big fight” this September.

Sonsona hurt both hands in the win, but he should be 100% for the fight.

In an overseas telephone conversation with the New Standard/krikya360.com, Agrabio said “there is no fracture on the hand of Marvin but he will need to rest for two to three weeks” before he resumes training at the Roy Jones Jr. gym in Las Vegas.

He said Sonsona “was not satisfied with his showing against Arellano” and even after his injury wanted to knock out his opponent but Agrabio told him “don’t think of the injury, just jab, jab because this is the fight you need to win. You don’t need to finish him.”

The hand of Sonsona was injured when he landed a hard punch on the head of the durable Arellano but the lanky Filipino southpaw eventually prevailed with judges Pat Russell and Sergio Caiz turning in 96-94 scorecards for Sonsona and the third judge Eddie Hernandez scoring it an even 95-95.

The 33 year old veteran Gonzalez is an experienced and tough opponent who packs power in either hand. Before he lost his title to Gary Russell Jr. on March 28, Gonzalez hammered another Mexican warrior, veteran Jorge “Travieso” Arce, to score an 11th round TKO after dropping Arce in rounds three, five and nine on October 4, 2014.

Gonzalez is best remembered by Filipino fight fans for his stunning 7th round knockout loss at the hands of two-division world champion Gerry Penalosa who nailed him with a vicious shot to the liver and took him out when Penalosa was well behind on points in the “World Cup of Boxing” in which the Philippines beat Mexico 5-1 at the Arco Arena in California on August 11, 2007.