The legendary Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez 51-3 (41) delivered another boxing masterclass to comprehensively outpoint late replacement and WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar ‘El Rey’ Martinez 18-2 (14) over 12 rounds at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on Saturday night.
Julio Cesar Martinez still has a fight but with plenty of work left ahead. The WBC flyweight titlist failed on two official attempts to make the 115-pound contracted limit for his scheduled 12-round junior bantamweight fight with legendary former four-division champion Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez. Martinez weighed 116.4 on his second try, nearly two hours…
WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez (18-1, 14 KOs) had a game challenger on his hands. He broke down and stopped Joel Cordova (12-5-2, 3 KOs) in the sixth round of a fight filled with many exchanges.