Jhonny González

Jhonny González Vera (born September 15, 1981) is a Mexican professional boxer.^[2] He is a two-time former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO bantamweight title from 2005 to 2007, and the WBC featherweight title twice between 2011 and 2015. Additionally, he held the IBO featherweight title from 2010 to 2011.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Vera.

Jhonny González
Born	Jhonny González Vera (1981-09-15) September 15, 1981 (age 43) Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Other names	Bombardero ("Bombardier")[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Bantamweight Super bantamweight Featherweight Super featherweight
Height	5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Reach	69 in (175 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	82
Wins	69
Wins by KO	56
Losses	12
Draws	1

The name "Jhonny" originated as a misspelling of "Johnny" on his birth registration form.^[3][4]

Professional career

Bantamweight

On October 29, 2005, González defeated Ratanachai Sor Vorapin by a technical knockout in the seventh round, for the WBO bantamweight championship. On May 27, 2006, he defended it successfully against Fernando Montiel with a 2-1 split decision.

Super bantamweight

While still holding the title he won from Sor Vorapin, Gonzalez went up in weight and attempted to capture the WBC super-bantamweight title on September 16, 2006. However, he lost to Israel Vázquez by a knockout and chose to return to bantamweight.

His second defense of his WBO bantamweight title was also successful when González beat former IBF flyweight champ Irene Pacheco on March 30, 2007. On his third defense however, González was dethroned by 35-year-old Gerry Penalosa, who knocked him out in the 7th round on August 11, 2007.

On May 23, 2009, González challenged Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC Super Bantamweight Title in Monterrey, Mexico. González downed Nishioka in Round 1 but eventually lost by KO in Round 3, failing in his attempt to capture the Title.

After the fight against Nishioka, Gonzalez decide to change his team, he had always been trained by his father "Miguel Angel "Raton" Gonzalez", but now he is under the lessons of Ignacio Beristáin.^[1][5]

Featherweight

Gonzalez then decided to abandon the super bantamweight category and start visualizing himself like a featherweight world champion.

Gonzalez won the WBC International Featherweight title on December 16, 2009, against Marlon Aguilar. The fight took place at the Auditorio Plaza Condesa in Mexico City. Gonzales won the bout by TKO in round 4 and following these events, he looked for a new attempt to become a Mexican world champion. On March 20, 2010, Gonzales took on Antonio Davis at the City Discothèque in Cancun, Quintana Roo, in a WBC Featherweight Title Eliminator; the former WBO champion won by technical knockout in the second round, when the referee stopped the fight after Davis failed to respond following four consecutive knockdowns.

In his next bout, González fought Colombian Aristides Perez for the WBC FECARBOX featherweight title. González indicated that he had been training hard for the upcoming bout, seeking for a world title shot.^[6] The Mexican was originally scheduled to fight Ira Terry, but the latter was replaced by Perez just a few days before the contest.^[7] The event was held in Campeche, Mexico, on July 24, 2010. The Pachuca native won the match by TKO in the second round, after knocking Perez down a few moments before.^[8]

González challenged Jackson Asiku on September 15, 2010, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas,^[9] with the IBO Featherweight title on the line.^[10] The Mexican pugilist defeated his opponent by TKO in the 6th round, to win the IBO Featherweight title.^[11]

WBC featherweight champion

González visited Japan in an unstable situation after the Sendai earthquake to win the WBC Featherweight Championship^[12] via a fourth round technical knockout over Hozumi Hasegawa as a mandatory challenger at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe on April 8, 2011.^[13][14]

After defending his title four times, Gonzalez lost to Daniel Ponce de Leon in a technical decision on September 14, 2012. The fight went to the judges after eight rounds when Gonzalez could not continue due to an accidental headbutt. Gonzalez had been knocked down in the 6th round.^[15]

Gonzalez won back the WBC Featherweight title with a first round TKO over the heavily favored undefeated champion Abner Mares on August 24, 2013.^{[16][Video 1]}

He defended the title twice before being knocked out by American Gary Russell in 4 rounds in Las Vegas.

Professional boxing record

82 fights	69 wins	12 losses
By knockout	56	4
By decision	13	8
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
82	Loss	69–12–1	Takuya Watanabe	MD	10	Dec 3, 2022	Paradise City Plaza, Incheon, South Korea
81	Draw	69–11–1	Jafel Perales	SD	10	Sep 3, 2022	Mexico City, Mexico
80	Win	69–11	Sergio Puente	RTD	4 (10), 3:00	Dec 18, 2021	Tuza Forum, Pachuca, Mexico
79	Win	68–11	Ramiro Blanco	UD	12	Aug 17, 2019	Centro de Convenciones, Fresnillo, Mexico
78	Win	67–11	Rafael Hernandez	KO	5 (12), 2:36	May 18, 2019	Lienzo Charro, Saltillo, Mexico
77	Loss	66–11	Tomás Rojas	MD	12	Oct 6, 2018	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico	For vacant WBC FECARBOX super featherweight title
76	Win	66–10	Marlyn Cabrera	UD	12	Apr 7, 2018	Hotel Azul Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico	Retained WBC Latino super featherweight title
75	Win	65–10	Irving Berry	UD	12	Nov 4, 2017	Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Retained WBC Latino super featherweight title
74	Win	64–10	Jessie Cris Rosales	KO	2 (12), 2:04	Jul 22, 2017	Lienzo Charro Parral, Parral, Mexico	Retained WBC Latino super featherweight title
73	Win	63–10	Francisco Contreras	KO	3 (12), 2:41	Mar 25, 2017	Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Won vacant WBC Latino super featherweight title
72	Win	62–10	Hirotsugu Yamamoto	KO	1 (12), 2:59	Sep 24, 2016	Grand Oasis, Cancún, Mexico	Retained WBC Silver International super featherweight title
71	Win	61–10	Christopher Martin	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	Jun 18, 2016	Deportivo Agustín Ramos Millan, Toluca, Mexico	Retained WBC Silver International super featherweight title
70	Win	60–10	Justin Savi	TKO	2 (10), 1:45	Apr 2, 2016	Centro de Convenciones, Tlalnepantla, Mexico	Retained WBC Silver International super featherweight title
69	Win	59–10	Hurricane Futa	UD	12	Dec 5, 2015	Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Mexico	Won vacant WBC Silver International super featherweight title
68	Loss	58–10	Jonathan Oquendo	MD	10	Sep 12, 2015	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
67	Win	58–9	Kazuki Hashimoto	TKO	2 (12)	Aug 1, 2015	Auditorio Bicentenario, Morelia, Mexico
66	Loss	57–9	Gary Russell Jr.	TKO	4 (12), 0:37	Mar 28, 2015	Pearl Concert Theater, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBC featherweight title
65	Win	57–8	Jorge Arce	TKO	11 (12), 2:43	Oct 4, 2014	Gimnasio Polifuncional, Los Mochis, Mexico	Retained WBC featherweight title
64	Win	56–8	Clive Atwell	TD	10 (12)	May 24, 2014	Grand Hotel Convention Center, Acapulco, Mexico	Retained WBC featherweight title; Unanimous TD after González cut from accidental head clash
63	Win	55–8	Abner Mares	KO	1 (12), 2:55	Aug 24, 2013	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	Won WBC featherweight title
62	Win	54–8	Akihiko Katagiri	TKO	4 (12), 1:18	Apr 27, 2013	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
61	Win	53–8	Eusebio Osejo	UD	12	Feb 23, 2013	Centro de Convenciones Azul Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
60	Loss	52–8	Daniel Ponce de León	TD	8 (12), 2:36	Sep 15, 2012	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost WBC featherweight title; Unanimous TD after González cut from accidental head clash
59	Win	52–7	Elio Rojas	UD	12	Apr 28, 2012	Grand Oasis, Cancún, Mexico	Retained WBC featherweight title
58	Win	51–7	Roinet Caballero	KO	2 (12)	Dec 3, 2011	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico	Retained WBC featherweight title
57	Win	50–7	Rogers Mtagwa	TKO	2 (12), 2:15	Sep 15, 2011	County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Retained WBC featherweight title
56	Win	49–7	Tomas Villa	TKO	4 (12), 0:49	Jul 9, 2011	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Retained WBC featherweight title
55	Win	48–7	Hozumi Hasegawa	TKO	4 (12), 0:58	Apr 8, 2011	World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan	Won WBC featherweight title
54	Win	47–7	Santos Marimon	TKO	2 (10)	Nov 20, 2010	Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Mexico
53	Win	46–7	Jackson Asiku	TKO	6 (12), 1:09	Sep 15, 2010	Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.	Won IBO featherweight title
52	Win	45–7	Aristides Perez	TKO	2 (12), 2:20	Jul 24, 2010	Campeche City, Mexico	Retained WBC FECARBOX featherweight title
51	Win	44–7	Jean Javier Sotelo	TKO	2 (12), 2:50	May 15, 2010	Domo del Mar, Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico	Won WBC FECARBOX featherweight title
50	Win	43–7	Antonio Davis	TKO	2 (12), 2:31	Mar 20, 2010	The City Discotheque, Cancún, Mexico
49	Win	42–7	Marlon Aguilar	TKO	4 (12), 2:52	Dec 16, 2009	El Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico
48	Win	41–7	Jose Francisco Mendoza	KO	1 (10)	Sep 5, 2009	Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua City, Mexico
47	Loss	40–7	Toshiaki Nishioka	TKO	3 (12), 1:20	May 23, 2009	Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Mexico	For WBC super bantamweight title
46	Win	40–6	Reynaldo Lopez	KO	4 (10), 2:17	Nov 21, 2008	Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
45	Win	39–6	Leivi Brea	TKO	1 (8), 2:47	Aug 1, 2008	Desert Diamond Casino, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
44	Win	38–6	Mauricio Pastrana	TKO	4 (10), 2:32	May 16, 2008	Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
43	Win	37–6	Edel Ruiz	KO	3 (10), 2:23	Apr 4, 2008	Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
42	Win	36–6	Giovanny Urbina	TKO	2 (10), 1:00	Feb 29, 2008	Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua City, Mexico
41	Win	35–6	Jose Angel Beranza	UD	10	Nov 16, 2007	Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
40	Loss	34–6	Gerry Peñalosa	KO	7 (12), 2:45	Aug 11, 2007	ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S.	Lost WBO bantamweight title
39	Win	34–5	Irene Pacheco	TKO	9 (12), 1:04	Mar 30, 2007	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.	Retained WBO bantamweight title
38	Loss	33–5	Israel Vázquez	TKO	10 (12), 2:09	Sep 16, 2006	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBC super bantamweight title
37	Win	33–4	Fernando Montiel	SD	12	May 27, 2006	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.	Retained WBO bantamweight title
36	Win	32–4	Mark Johnson	KO	8 (12), 1:08	Feb 25, 2006	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
35	Win	31–4	Ratanachai Sor Vorapin	TKO	7 (12), 0:22	Oct 29, 2005	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.	Won WBO bantamweight title
34	Win	30–4	William Gonzalez	KO	3 (12), 3:07	Sep 1, 2005	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.	Retained WBO–NABO bantamweight title
33	Win	29–4	Adolfo Landeros	UD	10	Jun 16, 2005	Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
32	Win	28–4	Trinidad Mendoza	TKO	3 (10), 2:59	Apr 1, 2005	La Villa Real Special Events Center, McAllen, Texas, U.S.
31	Win	27–4	Adonis Rivas	UD	12	Feb 17, 2005	Avalon, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title
30	Win	26–4	Gabriel Elizondo	TKO	2 (12), 2:36	Nov 18, 2004	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.	Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO–NABO bantamweight titles
29	Win	25–4	Hugo Vargas	KO	3 (10), 2:08	Sep 3, 2004	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
28	Win	24–4	Francisco Tejedor	TKO	1 (10), 2:59	Jun 19, 2004	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
27	Win	23–4	Alejandro Montiel	TKO	6 (12), 0:21	May 13, 2004	Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBO–NABO bantamweight title
26	Win	22–4	Roger Gonzalez	TKO	6 (10), 2:42	Mar 25, 2004	Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
25	Win	21–4	Moises Zamudio	TKO	5 (12), 2:18	Feb 27, 2004	Poliforo Juan Gabriel, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Retained WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title
24	Win	20–4	Jorge Alberto Reyes	KO	1 (12)	Oct 10, 2003	Poliforo Juan Gabriel, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Retained Mexico bantamweight title
23	Win	19–4	Ramon Leyte	TKO	4 (12), 1:05	Jun 13, 2003	Plaza de Toros Monumental, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Won vacant Mexico bantamweight title
22	Win	18–4	Diego Andrade	TKO	1 (10), 1:41	Mar 28, 2003	Poliforo Juan Gabriel, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
21	Win	17–4	Francisco Mateos	TKO	1 (12)	Mar 28, 2003	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico	Won vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title
20	Win	16–4	Ruben Lopez	KO	2 (10)	Aug 31, 2002	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
19	Win	15–4	Gilberto Bolanos	RTD	6 (10), 0:10	Jul 6, 2002	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
18	Loss	14–4	Ricardo Vargas	TD	7 (12)	Apr 7, 2002	Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, U.S.	Lost NABF bantamweight title; Unanimous TD
17	Loss	14–3	Ricardo Vargas	UD	10	Apr 7, 2002	Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
16	Win	14–2	Ablorh Sowah	TKO	10 (12), 2:38	Oct 26, 2001	Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.	Won vacant NABF bantamweight title
15	Win	13–2	Saul Briseno	TKO	8 (10)	Sep 6, 2001	Mexico City, Mexico
14	Win	12–2	Juan Luis Torres	TKO	4 (8), 2:29	Jul 14, 2001	Pavilions, Houston, Texas, U.S.
13	Win	11–2	Carlos Garcia	KO	2	May 25, 2001	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
12	Win	10–2	Julio Cesar Avila	TKO	1 (10), 2:51	Apr 7, 2001	Mexico City, Mexico
11	Win	9–2	Ulises Flores	TKO	4 (10), 2:21	Jan 27, 2001	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
10	Win	8–2	Gabriel Arevalo	TKO	4 (10)	Dec 9, 2000	Mexico City, Mexico
9	Win	7–2	Jaime Ortiz	TKO	5	Oct 14, 2000	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
8	Win	6–2	Arturo Hernandez	KO	3 (8)	Sep 2, 2000	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
7	Win	5–2	Cecilio Marino Jimenez	TKO	4 (8), 1:05	Jun 24, 2000	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
6	Win	4–2	Francisco Paredes	PTS	6	Apr 22, 2000	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
5	Win	3–2	German Lozada	TKO	5 (6)	Mar 4, 2000	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
4	Win	2–2	Hugo Campos	TKO	4 (4)	Feb 12, 2000	Mexico City, Mexico
3	Win	1–2	Mario Rodriguez	PTS	4	Jan 29, 2000	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
2	Loss	0–2	Hugo Vargas	MD	4	Nov 6, 1999	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
1	Loss	0–1	Mario Perez	UD	4	Aug 14, 1999	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico

Personal life

González married professional wrestler Dulce García, better known as Sexy Star, in June 2015.^[17]

See also

• List of WBC world champions
• List of Mexican boxing world champions

References

1. "Doble festejo para Jhonny González" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. August 30, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
2. Boxing record for Jhonny González from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved 26 September 2016.
3. "Jhonny Gonzalez/Mark Johnson Conference Call Transcript". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
4. Gonzalez, Ralph (11 May 2006). "Jhonny Gonzalez relishing Montiel fight". The Sweet Science.
5. Mark Vester (October 2, 2009). "Jhonny Gonzalez Hires Nacho, Feels Confident Again". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
6. Leon, Ivan (July 14, 2010). "Jhonny Gonzales Hungry To Shut Terry's Mouth For Good". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
7. Gonzales, Jhonny (July 21, 2010). "Jhonny Gonzales Will Now Clash With Aristides Perez". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
8. "Jhonny Gonzales Pounds Aristides, Ibarra Beats Melo". BoxingScene.com. July 25, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
9. Gonzales, Jhonny (August 13, 2010). "Jhonny Gonzales-Jackson Asiku in Play For September 15". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
10. Gonzales, Jhonny (August 22, 2010). "Jhonny Gonzales: I'll Replace Marquez, Fight Juanma". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
11. "Gonzalez stops Asiku for IBO featherweight title". yahoo.com. September 16, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
12. http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/gonzalez-upsets-hasegawa-aoh-and-nishioka-successfully-defend-titles
13. AFP (April 8, 2011). "Jhonny grabs title in Japan". SuperSport. Retrieved April 8, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
14. Joe Koizumi (April 8, 2011). "Gonzalez dethrones Hasegawa". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-10. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
15. "Alvarez stops Lopez; Maidana TKOs Soto-Karass; De Leon defeats Gonzalez". Eastside Boxing. September 15, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
16. Lance Pugmire (August 25, 2013). "Jhonny Gonzalez has an answer for Abner Mares: a knockout". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013.
17. Meltzer, Dave (June 22, 2015). "June 22, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Part 1 of giant Dusty Rhodes obituary, GFW's 1st shows, and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 45. ISSN 1083-9593.

Video references

1. Recap: Abner Mares vs. Jhonny Gonzalez & Victor Terrazas vs. Leo Santa Cruz - SHOWTIME Boxing (YouTube). Shosports. August 25, 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.

External links

• Boxing record for Jhonny González from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Adan Vargas	NABF bantamweight champion October 26, 2001 – April 7, 2002	Succeeded by Ricardo Vargas
Vacant Title last held by Julio Zarate	WBC Continental Americas bantamweight champion October 26, 2001 – September 2006 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Yonnhy Pérez
	Mexico bantamweight champion June 13, 2003 – February 2005 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Jaime Ortiz
Vacant Title last held by Roger Gonzalez	WBO–NABO bantamweight champion May 13, 2004 – October 29, 2005 Won world title	Vacant Title next held by Abner Mares
Preceded by Jean Javier Sotelo	WBC FECARBOX featherweight champion May 15, 2010 – April 8, 2011 Won world title	Vacant Title next held by Claudio Marrero
Vacant Title last held by Eden Sonsona	WBC Silver International super featherweight champion December 5, 2015 – January 2017 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Horacio Alfredo Cabral
Vacant Title last held by Jayson Vélez	WBC Latino super featherweight champion March 25, 2017 – present	Incumbent
Minor world boxing titles
Preceded by Jackson Asiku	IBO featherweight champion September 15, 2010 – April 2011 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Daud Yordan
Major world boxing titles
Preceded by Ratanachai Sor Vorapin	WBO bantamweight champion October 29, 2005 – August 11, 2007	Succeeded by Gerry Peñalosa
Preceded by Hozumi Hasegawa	WBC featherweight champion April 8, 2011 – September 15, 2012	Succeeded by Daniel Ponce de León
Preceded by Abner Mares	WBC featherweight champion August 24, 2013 – March 28, 2015	Succeeded by Gary Russell Jr.