Consensus Pound-For Pound #1 Fighter in the Sport, WBC Flyweight Champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (44-0, 37 KOs) earned a ninth round technical knockout over former two-division world champion flyweight Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria (36-5, 22 KOs). Gonzalez knocked Viloria down in round three and punished him until the bout was halted at 2:53 of round nine
Roman Gonzalez
Weights: Gennady Golovkin: 159.4 lbs. David Lemieux: 159.8 lbs.
Saturday’s HBO Pay-Per-View® quadruple-header airs live beginning at 9:00 p.m./6:00 p.m. (ET/PT). HBO Pay-Per-View kicks off live coverage from Madison Square Garden in New York when Tureano Johnson squares off against Eamonn O’Kane for 12 rounds in the middleweight division. Undefeated Luis Ortiz takes on Matias Vidondo in a 12-round heavyweight showdown.
Golovkin: “A Night To Remember” – Golovkin/Lemieux live on BoxNation
Pound-for-pound ace Gennady Golovkin believes his unification world title clash with fellow hard-hitter David Lemieux will rank alongside some of the middleweight divisions best ever. The Kazakh assassin will put his WBA and IBO world titles on the line in a 160-pound meeting with Canada’s IBF champion Lemieux this Saturday night at the iconic Madison Square Garden, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
Gonzalez vs Viloria: Final Quotes, Videos, Photos
K2 Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions today hosted the final press conference for the Golovkin vs. Lemieux undercard prior to Saturday’s stellar sold-out night of boxing set for the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden and produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View on October 17. Roberto Duran, Panamanian former world champion in four weight classes, and one of the greatest boxers of all time, also stopped by the undercard press conference. He reflected briefly on his storied career and named Madison Square Garden as the home of his most memorable fights. Duran also spoke about his excitement for the fantastic bouts schedule for the Golovkin vs. Lemieux undercard on Saturday, October 17.
Viloria Ready to Stun ‘Chocalatito’
On the undercard of Saturday’s eagerly anticipated Golovkin/Lemieux middleweight unification fight, veteran flyweight and former 2 division titlist, Brian Viloria, faces the prospect of dethroning one of the sports best P4P fighters in the undefeated Roman ‘Chocalatito’ Gonzalez, and claims he is more than ready to turn the spotlight firmly on the ‘little guys’ with his performance.
Photos: Chocolatito & Viloria hit MSG
Consensus #1 Pound For Pound Fighter in Boxing and WBC Flyweight World Champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, (43-0, 37KOs) and four-time former world champion in two-weight divisions Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria (36-4, 22KOs) visited Madison Square Garden, “The Mecca of Boxing” today for the first time in anticipation of their championship battle this Saturday night, Oct. 17.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Even mentioning that Title ‘The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly’ makes that Sergio Leone theme music begin playing in my head. But here, I’m actually going to point out, in this order, some of The Ugly, The Bad and The Good of Boxing. Since the world seems to be so screwed up lately, I do want to end on a positive note as hard as that seems sometimes.
First, the Ugly:
Golovkin: Lemieux is acting like a star
Boxing Superstar and WBA, IBO and WBC “Interim” Middleweight Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, (33-0, 30KOs), Four-Time World Champion in two weight divisions, Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria, (36-4 (22KOs) and top junior welterweight prospect Ruslan Madiyev, 5-1-0 (3KOs) held media workouts for a huge gathering of local press on Tuesday afternoon at the Wild Card West Boxing Gym in Santa Monica, California.