Former four-division world champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (Nicaragua), who is currently ranked No. 1 by both the WBC and WBO, No. 2 by the WBA, and No. 8 by the IBF at super flyweight, is set to return in a non-title bout at a contracted weight of 116 pounds in his home country of Nicaragua by September.
Gonzalez is scheduled to begin training camp later this month in Santa Fe, Mexico. Following his tune-up bout, he intends to move quickly toward a world title challenge later this year — either at super flyweight or bantamweight.
Gonzalez, who will turn 38 on June 17 (Japan time: June 18), previously stated at a press conference in Managua this past March — after his proposed bout with WBO Super Flyweight Champion Pumulele Cafu (South Africa), who holds an undefeated record of 11 wins (8 KOs) and 3 draws, fell through — that 2025 would be the final year of his boxing career. He declared his intention to fight two more times before retiring.
On July 12 of last year (July 13 Japan time), Roman Gonzalez returned to the ring for the first time in about 1 year and 7 months, defeating former world title challenger Rober Barrera (Colombia) by 10th-round TKO at the Alexis Argüello Sports Center in Managua, Nicaragua. Now, nearly a full year has passed since that comeback bout.
If the scheduled non-title fight in his home country proceeds as planned, his final fight — a world title challenge — is likely to take place in Japan, his second home.
I’d love to see his final fight — a world title bout — as a challenge to become a five-division world champion!
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