Euri González

Euri González
Personal information
NicknameMillón
NationalityDominican
Born (1978-08-13) 13 August 1978
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
WeightLight middleweight
Welterweight
Boxing career
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins25
Win by KO16
Losses16
Draws1
No contests0
Medal record
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo DomingoWelterweight

Euri Gonzalez (born 13 August 1978) is a Dominican professional boxer. He is most known for his fight with Canelo Álvarez.[1]

Professional career

Throughout his career he had won the Dominican Republic, WBO Intercontinental and WBO Latino welterweight titles, beating fellow contenders Raul Pinzon and veteran Cosme Rivera. He was ranked as high as 8th in the world by the WBO in November 2007.[2]

On February 21, 2009[3] Gonzalez in front of 5,000 fans at the Auditorio Benito Juarez in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico lost by K.O. in the eleventh round to then-top welterweight prospect Canelo Álvarez.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing In Mexico: Alvarez Wins WBO Latino Title". saddoboxing.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Historic WBO rankings".
  3. ↑ "Euri Gonzalez vs. Saul Alvarez Set For February 21". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mexican Teenage Boxing Sensation 'Canelo' Takes WBO Latino Title". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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