Khegai vs Gonzalez

Who won Khegai vs Gonzalez?

Joet Gonzalez beat Arnold Khegai by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 8th, 2025, at Thunder Studios, Long Beach.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 95-94, 97-92 in favor of winner Joet Gonzalez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Valenzuela vs Walters.

Khegai vs Gonzalez stats

Arnold Khegai stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joet Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Khegai had a slight advantage in power over Gonzalez, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 58%.

Arnold Khegai was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Khegai. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Arnold Khegai and Joet Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khegai was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 3 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 150 more professional rounds, totaling 150 compared to Gonzalez's 0.

Arnold Khegai went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at featherweight.

Khegai vs Gonzalez form

Khegai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Belmar Preciado on August 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jon Martinez on January 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Teatro Cupula Arenas, Barcelona, Spain.

Going into that contest, he had won against Freddy Lainez on July 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Dubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Eduardo Baez on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States.

He had defeated Antonio Tostado Garcia on May 7, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sartory Sale Koln, Cologne, Germany.

Gonzalez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Luis Alberto Lopez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Isaac Dogboe on July 23, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Grand Casino, Minnesota.

Before that, he had defeated Jeo Santisima on March 4, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round at Save Mart Arena, California.

He had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on October 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arnold Khegai had been fighting more than Joet Gonzalez.

Going into this contest, Arnold Khegai had last fought 6 months and 26 days ago, while Joet Gonzalez's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 21 days ago.

Khegai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Khegai vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Thunder Studios, Long Beach, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Khegai vs Gonzalez?

The ProBox TV US show began at 6:30 PM EST / 3:30 PM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card started at 11:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Khegai vs Gonzalez?

Arnold Khegai was a 4/7 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Joet Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.