Román González (boxer) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Román Alberto González Luna (June 17, 1987 in Managua

Managua

Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...

, Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

) is a Nicaraguan

Nicaraguan

Nicaraguans are people inhabiting in, originating or having significant heritage from Nicaragua. Most Nicaraguans live in Nicaragua, although there is also a significant Nicaraguan diaspora, particularly in Costa Rica and the United States with smaller communities in other countries around the world...

professional boxer who is the current WBA

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

light flyweight champion and is the former WBA minimumweight champion.

Career

Dubbed "El Chocolatito" he turned pro in the straw/light flyweight

Light flyweight

- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...

divisions in 2005. For two years he beat weak opposition all by knockout by pressuring them and hurting them with his vauted left hook. González is managed by Silvio Conrado Jr. of Nicaragua's Prodesa, and is promoted by Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

's Teiken Promotions

Teiken Boxing Gym

in Tokyo, a Japan's traditional boxing club whose genesis dates back to 1926, manages professional boxers as a member of the , a subsidiary body of . Currently located in Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, its president is the International Boxing Hall of Famer , the representative is , and the long-time female...

.

He challenged the WBA

World Boxing Association

world minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida in Yokohama

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

, Japan and scored a technical knockout to win the title in 58 seconds of the fourth round on September 15, 2008.

After winning the WBA title, González made his debut as flyweight on December 13, 2008 where he stopped Miguel Tellez in the 3rd of a 10-round bout. He went back to minimumweight on February 28, 2009 to defend his world crown against Francisco Rosas which he won by majority decision.

González won his second title defense on July 14, 2009 by unanimous decision over Katsunari Takayama

Katsunari Takayama

is a Japanese professional boxer. He is the former World Boxing Association minimumweight interim champion, and the former World Boxing Council minimumweight champion. He has a record of 18-3 ....

. After vacating his minimumweight title, he won the vacant WBA Interim Light Flyweight Title against Francisco Rojas in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

on October 24, 2010, and was promoted to full champion in February 2011. Winning over two more Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

boxers, Manuel Vargas and Omar Salado

Omar Salado

Omar Alejandro Salado Fuentes is a Mexican professional boxer in the Flyweight division and is the former WBA Fedelatin Super Flyweight Champion.-IBF Light Flyweight Championship:...

, respectively in March and July, both in Mexico, he retained the title.

In his third defense at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

MGM Grand Las Vegas

The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...

in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, on October 1, 2011, González knocked out Omar Soto with his right straight and left uppercut at 36 seconds of the second round.

Professional Record

Omar Soto
| KO || 2 , 0:36
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United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Omar Salado

Omar Alejandro Salado Fuentes is a Mexican professional boxer in the Flyweight division and is the former WBA Fedelatin Super Flyweight Champion.-IBF Light Flyweight Championship:...

| TKO || 7 , 0:48
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Manuel Vargas
| UD || 12
|2011-03-19 || align=left|

Francisco Rosas
| KO || 2 , 1:38
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Jesus Limones
|TKO || 2 , 0:25
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Ivan Meneses
|TKO || 4 , ?:??
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Katsunari Takayama

is a Japanese professional boxer. He is the former World Boxing Association minimumweight interim champion, and the former World Boxing Council minimumweight champion. He has a record of 18-3 ....

|UD || 12
|2009-07-14 || align=left|

Francisco Rosas
|MD || 12
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Oaxaca, Mexico

Oaxaca, Oaxaca

The city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín...

Miguel Tellez
|TKO || 3 , 0:10
|2008-12-13 || align=left|

Yutaka Niida
|TKO || 4 , 1:59
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Abraham Irias
|TKO || 2 , 1:02
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Juan Francisco Centeno
|KO || 3 , ?:??
|2008-06-13 || align=left|

Javier Murillo
|UD || 10
|2008-02-29 || align=left|

Hiroshi Matsumoto
|UD || 10
|2008-01-14 || align=left|

Javier Tello
|KO || 2 , 1:48
|2007-12-14 || align=left|

Eriberto Gejon
|KO || 1 , 1:09
|2007-11-03 || align=left|

Miguel Tellez
|KO || 3 , ?:??
|2007-07-13 || align=left|

Jose Luis Varela
|KO || 1 , 2:28
|2007-05-12 || align=left|

Vicente Hernandez
|TKO || 2 , ?:??
|2007-03-30 || align=left|

Elvis Romero
|KO || 1 , ?:??
|2007-02-16 || align=left|

Juan Francisco Centeno
|TKO || 7 , ?:??
|2006-12-15 || align=left|

Oscar Murillo
|KO || 1 , ?:??
|2006-10-06 || align=left|

Francisco Meza
|KO || 2 , ?:??
|2006-09-01 || align=left|

Francisco Meza
|RTD || 6 , 0:10
|2006-03-31 || align=left|

Jose Martinez
|KO || 2 , ?:??
|2006-03-03 || align=left|

Roberto Meza
|TKO || 1 , 2:18
|2006-01-20 || align=left|

Eddy Castro
|KO || 3 , ?:??
|2005-10-15 || align=left|

David Centeno
|KO || 1 , ?:??
|2005-09-30 || align=left|

Nicolas Mercado
|KO || 1 , ?:??
|2005-08-19 || align=left|

Ramon Urbina
|KO || 2 , ?:??
|2005-07-01 || align=left|

Managua, Nicaragua
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Career

Professional Record

See also

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