Román González (boxer)

Román González
Statistics
Real name	Román Alberto González Luna
Nickname(s)	El Chocolatito
Rated at	Minimumweight
Height	5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m)
Nationality	Nicaraguan
Born	17 June 1987 (1987-06-17) (age 24) Managua, Nicaragua
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	30
Wins	30
Wins by KO	25
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Román Alberto González Luna (June 17, 1987 in Managua, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan professional boxer who is the current WBA light flyweight champion and is the former WBA minimumweight champion.

Contents 1 Career 2 Professional Record 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

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. González is managed by Silvio Conrado Jr. of Nicaragua's Prodesa,^[1] and is promoted by Japan's Teiken Promotions.^[2]

He challenged the WBA world minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida in Yokohama, 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. After vacating his minimumweight title, he won the vacant WBA Interim Light Flyweight Title against Francisco Rojas in Tokyo on October 24, 2010, and was promoted to full champion in February 2011.^[3] Winning over two more Mexican boxers, Manuel Vargas^[4] and Omar Salado,^[5] respectively in March and July, both in Mexico, he retained the title.

In his third defense at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 1, 2011, González knocked out Omar Soto with his right straight and left uppercut at 36 seconds of the second round.^[6]

Professional Record

30 Wins (25 knockouts, 5 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	30-0	Omar Soto	KO	2 (12), 0:36	2011-10-01	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended WBA World light flyweight.
Win	29-0	Omar Salado	TKO	7 (12), 0:48	2011-07-16	Cancún, Mexico	Defended WBA World light flyweight title.
Win	28-0	Manuel Vargas	UD	12 (12)	2011-03-19	San Pedro Cholula, Mexico	Defends WBA World light flyweight title.
Win	27-0	Francisco Rosas	KO	2 (12), 1:38	2010-10-24	Tokyo, Japan	Rematch. Won interim WBA World light flyweight title.
Win	26-0	Jesus Limones	TKO	2 (10), 0:25	2010-09-03	Managua, Nicaragua	Limones was knocked down once in the first round.
Win	25-0	Ivan Meneses	TKO	4 (12), ?:??	2010-01-30	Puebla, Mexico	Defends WBA World minimumweight title. Meneses was knocked down once in third round.
Win	24-0	Katsunari Takayama	UD	12 (12)	2009-07-14	Kobe, Japan	Defends WBA World minimumweight title.
Win	23-0	Francisco Rosas	MD	12 (12)	2009-02-28	Oaxaca, Mexico	Defends WBA World minimumweight title.
Win	22-0	Miguel Tellez	TKO	3 (10), 0:10	2008-12-13	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	21-0	Yutaka Niida	TKO	4 (12), 1:59	2008-09-15	Yokohama, Japan	Won WBA World minimumweight title.
Win	20-0	Abraham Irias	TKO	2 (8), 1:02	2008-07-12	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	19-0	Juan Francisco Centeno	KO	3 (10), ?:??	2008-06-13	Managua, Nicaragua	Rematch.
Win	18-0	Javier Murillo	UD	10 (10)	2008-02-29	Managua, Nicaragua	Maravilla was knocked down seven times.
Win	17-0	Hiroshi Matsumoto	UD	10 (10)	2008-01-14	Yokohama, Japan
Win	16-0	Javier Tello	KO	2 (10), 1:48	2007-12-14	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	15-0	Eriberto Gejon	KO	1 (10), 1:09	2007-11-03	Tokyo, Japan
Win	14-0	Miguel Tellez	KO	3 (10), ?:??	2007-07-13	Managua, Nicaragua	Defends Nicaraguan light flyweight title.
Win	13-0	Jose Luis Varela	KO	1 (10), 2:28	2007-05-12	Managua, Nicaragua	Won vacant WBA Fedelatin minimumweight title.
Win	12-0	Vicente Hernandez	TKO	2 (10), ?:??	2007-03-30	Managua, Nicaragua	Defends WBA Fedecentro light flyweight title.
Win	11-0	Elvis Romero	KO	1 (8), ?:??	2007-02-16	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	10-0	Juan Francisco Centeno	TKO	7 (10), ?:??	2006-12-15	Managua, Nicaragua	Defends WBA Fedecentro light flyweight title. Centeno was knocked down once in the first round, twice in the second round and twice in seventh.
Win	9-0	Oscar Murillo	KO	1 (10), ?:??	2006-10-06	Managua, Nicaragua	Won vacant Nicaraguan light flyweight and vacant WBA Fedecentro light flyweight titles.
Win	8-0	Francisco Meza	KO	2 (8), ?:??	2006-09-01	Managua, Nicaragua	Rematch.
Win	7-0	Francisco Meza	RTD	6 (10), 0:10	2006-03-31	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	6-0	Jose Martinez	KO	2 (8), ?:??	2006-03-03	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	5-0	Roberto Meza	TKO	1 (8), 2:18	2006-01-20	Managua, Nicaragua	González was knocked down once in the fight. While Meza was knocked down three times.
Win	4-0	Eddy Castro	KO	3 (6), ?:??	2005-10-15	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	3-0	David Centeno	KO	1 (4), ?:??	2005-09-30	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	2-0	Nicolas Mercado	KO	1 (4), ?:??	2005-08-19	Managua, Nicaragua
Win	1-0	Ramon Urbina	KO	2 (4), ?:??	2005-07-01	Managua, Nicaragua	González's professional debut.

See also

• List of current world boxing champions

• List of WBA world champions

Andres Quinonez

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Román González from BoxRec

Preceded by Yutaka Niida	WBA Minimumweight Champion September 15, 2008 – October 8, 2010 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Kwanthai Sithmorseng
Vacant Title last held by Juan Carlos Reveco	WBA Light Flyweight Champion Interim Title October 24, 2010 – February 4, 2011	Promoted
Preceded by Juan Carlos Reveco Vacated	WBA Light Flyweight Champion February 4, 2011 – present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Gonzalez, Roman
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Date of birth	June 17, 1987
Place of birth	Managua, Nicaragua
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