Humberto González
Humberto González was born in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, México, Mexico on March 25th, 1966 and is the Boxer. At the age of 58, Humberto González biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Humberto González (born March 25, 1966) is a Mexican former world boxing champion.
He held the WBC three times, IBF and Lineal Jr. Flyweight titles.
He was nicknamed Chiquita.
Life after boxing
Gonzalez has stayed retired ever since, and he has been able to open three meat markets in Mexico. He is a part-time butcher in his shops, and has been able to reach the business success he dreamed about.
Professional career
Gonzalez won by a four-round decision over Jorge Ortega Perez on his first appearance in boxing in Mexico City on September 1, 1984. He won his first knockout victory over Narciso Perez in the first round just over three months later.
Gonzalez's victory over Perez capped a string of 18 knockout victories in a row, mainly against little known Mexican opponents. The streak lasted until September 26, 1987, when he dethroned Mexican Jr. Flyweight champion Jorge Cano over 12 rounds to win the national championship in Cancn.
He won four fights in 1988, all by knockout. In six rounds at Tijuana, he retained his national belt against Jose Luis Zepeda, and Javier Vazquez was defeated in five rounds in Mexico City.
His next fight, scheduled in Chonju, South Korea, was his first fight outside of his country. It was also his first international championship appearance for the WBC World Jr. Flyweight Championships. Gonzalez defeated world champion Yul-Woo Lee over 12 rounds to crown himself world champion. On December 9, he defeated in South Korea again, holding his world championship over former champion and future hall of fame candidate Jung-Koo Chang by a vote in 12. Chang had previously defended the same name a few times before vacating it following a brief retirement the year before.
Gonzalez held the title four times, including a triumph over future champion Francisco Tejedor in 1990, but In Inglewood, a boxer who was unknown to most boxing experts, he lost to Rolando Pascua on December 19. Gonzalez's knockout in round six cost him the world championship.
Gonzalez won the world championship in 1991 by defeating Melchor Cob Castro, who had stolen the world championship away from Pascua. Gonzalez and Castro met in Las Vegas on June 3rd, and Gonzalez received a 12 round decision.
Kim Kwang-sun, a reigning Olympic flyweight gold medalist, and former world champion Napa Kiatwanchai were among the many others who retained the title four times in 1992.
Boxing enthusiasts were already discussing a superfight between him and IBF world champion Michael Carbajal by then. The war, which took place on March 13, 1993, was the first million-dollar battle in Jr. Flyweight boxing (both fighters were promised one million dollars in earnings) and also the first Jr. Flyweight boxing match to be head a Pay Per View boxing card. Gonzalez dropped Carbajal in rounds two and five, in front of thousands of spectators at the arena, but Carbajal defeated Gonzalez in round seven. He finished the year with two ten-round decision wins, including one against Pablo Tiziano, a boxer who also competed against Alex Sanchez.
Carbajal and Gonzalez met in a rematch in Inglewood on February 19, 1994, and Gonzalez became the second time world Jr. Flyweight champion by defeating Carbajal by a vote in 12. With that victory, he joined an elite group of boxers who have competed or more in the same division, as well as Muhammad Ali, Carlos De León, Evander Holyfield, and Sugar Ray Robinson. Gonzalez defeated two more fights, one a non-title fight and the other a championship defense versus Juan Domingo Córdoba. He and Carbajal had a rubber match on November 12 of the same year, this time in Mexico City. Gonzalez won on points over 12 rounds once more.
He fought for the last time after retaining the title once more in 1995, on July 15 of that year. Saman Sorjaturong used to get dropped a few times before being knocked out in round seven to lose his world championship.