Euri González
Appearance
Euri González | |
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Born | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 13 August 1978
Nationality | Dominican |
Other names | Millón |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light middleweight Welterweight |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 42 |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by KO | 16 |
Losses | 16 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
Euri Gonzalez (born 13 August 1978) is a Dominican professional boxer. He is most known for his fight with Canelo Álvarez.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Throughout his career he had won the Dominican Republic, WBO Intercontinental[dubious – discuss] and WBO Latino welterweight titles, beating fellow contenders Raul Pinzon and veteran Cosme Rivera. He was ranked as high as 8th in the world by the WBO in November 2007.[2]
On February 21, 2009[3] Gonzalez in front of 5,000 fans at the Auditorio Benito Juarez in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico lost by K.O. in the eleventh round to then-top welterweight prospect Canelo Álvarez.[4]
Professional record
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing In Mexico: Alvarez Wins WBO Latino Title". saddoboxing.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Historic WBO rankings".
- ^ "Euri Gonzalez vs. Saul Alvarez Set For February 21". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Mexican Teenage Boxing Sensation 'Canelo' Takes WBO Latino Title". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Euri González from BoxRec (registration required)
Categories:
- Sportspeople from Santo Domingo
- Welterweight boxers
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic male boxers
- Pan American Games medalists in boxing
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Dominican Republic sportspeople stubs
- Caribbean boxing biography stubs