When is Gonzalez vs Donaire?
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez could face the challenge of Nonito Donaire in Spring 2024 in the United States.
The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).
Gonzalez vs Donaire stats
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez would step into the ring with a record of 51 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 41 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Nonito Donaire would make his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Gonzalez would have advantage in power over Donaire, with a 80% knock out percentage over Donaire's 67%.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez is the younger man by 4 years, at 36 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 & 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 year and 4 months later than Donaire, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He has fought 16 less professional rounds, 295 to Donaire's 311.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF and 2 by the RING at super flyweight.
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 lost to Juan Francisco Estrada on 3rd December 2022 by majority decision in their The Ring Junior Bantamweight and WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Julio Cesar Martinez on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California.
Going into that contest, he had beat Juan Francisco Estrada on 13th March 2021 by split decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.
Before that, he had won against Israel Gonzalez on 23rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
He had beat Kal Yafai on 29th February 2020 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.
Nonito Donaire has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to Alejandro Santiago on 29th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on 7th June 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.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Reymart Gaballo on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.
Before that, he had won against Nordine Oubaali on 29th May 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.
He had lost to Naoya Inoue on 7th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez has been fighting more than Nonito Donaire.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez last fought 1 year, 4 months and 1 day ago, while Nonito Donaire's last outing was 8 months and 6 days ago.
Gonzalez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.
Donaire's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.
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