Franco vs Gonzalez

When is Franco vs Gonzalez?

Joshua Franco could fight Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Franco vs Gonzalez stats

Joshua Franco would step into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez would make his way to the ring with a record of 52 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 42 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Gonzalez would have a massive power advantage over Franco, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Franco's 44%.

Joshua Franco is the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

Franco has a height advantage of 2 inches over Gonzalez. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Joshua Franco and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez fight out of an orthodox stance.

Franco is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 33 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years and 1 month later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He has fought 144 fewer professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Gonzalez's 305.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez is currently ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Franco vs Gonzalez form

Joshua Franco has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Kazuto Ioka on June 24, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Kazuto Ioka on December 31, 2022, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Flyweight and WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Andrew Moloney on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States.

Before that, his contest against Andrew Moloney on November 14, 2020 ended in a no contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had beaten Andrew Moloney on June 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Gonzalez has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Robert Barrera on July 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Managua, Nicaragua.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Juan Francisco Estrada on December 3, 2022, by majority decision in their The Ring Junior Bantamweight and WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Julio Cesar Martinez on March 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California.

Before that, he had won against Juan Francisco Estrada on March 13, 2021, by split decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

He had beaten Israel Gonzalez on October 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez has been fighting more than Joshua Franco.

Joshua Franco last fought 2 years and 27 days ago, while Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez's last outing was 1 year and 9 days ago.

Franco's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years and 28 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

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