Román González (boxer)

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Román Alberto González Luna (b. June 17, 1987 at Managua, Nicaragua ) is a Nicaraguan boxer who has become a contender at the age of 20 with a 17-0 (16KO) record.

[edit] Career

Dubbed "El Chocolatito" he turned pro in the straw/light flyweight divisions in 2005. For two years he beat weak opposition all by knockout by pressuring them and hurting them with his vauted left hook. Then he rose to prominence with a KO1 against Venezuelan Varela who had gone the distance with Ivan Calderon in a title fight.

He KOd the Filipino Eriberto Gejon who had never been stopped and only had two losses from world title fights in the first round in Japan with a single body shot and in 2008 beat durable southpaw Hiroshi Matsumoto in his first decision win, all others were KO wins.