Gonzalez vs Donaire

When is Gonzalez vs Donaire?

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez could take on Nonito Donaire in Early 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Donaire would be defending his WBA Interim World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Andres Campos in June 2025. He has held this belt for 3 days.

Gonzalez vs Donaire stats

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

Nonito Donaire would make his way to the ring with a record of 43 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Gonzalez would have an advantage in power over Donaire, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Donaire's 65%.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez is the younger man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Donaire has a height advantage of 2 inches over Gonzalez. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Nonito Donaire fight out of an orthodox stance.

Gonzalez is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 4 months later than Donaire, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He has fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 305 compared to Donaire's 320.

Nonito Donaire is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA in the 118lb division.

Gonzalez vs Donaire form

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated Julio Cesar Martinez on March 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

Donaire has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Andres Campos on June 14, 2025, by unanimous decision in the 9th round in their WBA Interim World Bantamweight championship fight at Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Prior to that, he had lost to Alejandro Santiago on July 29, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on June 7, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Reymart Gaballo on December 11, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

He had beaten Nordine Oubaali on May 29, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Activity check

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

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez last fought 1 year, 6 months and 1 day ago, while Nonito Donaire's last outing was 6 months and 30 days ago.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Donaire's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

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