If there is a boxer who represents the Mexican style and was not born in that country, that is Román “Chocolatito” González. The 34-year-old Nicaraguan once again gave a lecture on how to box in a close-range fight. The former world champion was going to close his trilogy against Gallo Estrada, who won a year ago, but the Mexican was not in a position because he recently tested positive for Covid-19, so Julio César “Rey” Martínez accepted the challenge.
Martinez had to move up a category, so he had nothing to lose. But, his mentality played against him and, therefore, he was a long way from winning this fight. Chocolatito’s precision and good defense were too great a burden for the WBC flyweight champion. Martínez showed courage and claw, resisted like a warrior, but fell.
The punishment that Martínez received was very great, despite this, the Mexican promised to go until the end of the fight and he succeeded. Martínez knew that he was about to be knocked out, but he was able to hold on and Chocolatito needed the cards to win (118-110, 117-111, and 116-112).
First Strikes
The fight already started badly for Martínez. How he had to move up in category to play this fight, he failed on the scale. He had to lose part of his bag due to a fine imposed on him. He needed a second weigh-in on the morning of the fight and that took him away from getting in the ring. His drive was from the heart, but perhaps he lacked a bit of physique at certain times.
The fight started very intense, Martínez conceded almost all of his goals and although he worked hard, Chocolatito Gonzalez was able to block most of the blows. That is to say, his opponent got tired and he did not leave beaten.
Except in the fifth round, where González’s acceleration did not come, the rest of the fight had the same dynamic, with the Nicaraguan on top of the Mexican. Chocolatito did a little more to win and in the seventh round, he conceded several very hard hands. He was on the verge of KO and when González went with everything, he slipped and from that point, he was a bit cold.
End of the Fight
Despite receiving a multitude of power shots in a category that is not his, Martínez endured without problems and showed his big heart. But, González ended up winning by unanimous decision by 118-110, 117-111, and 116-112.
We remember that Martínez came out with an advantage by not making weight last Friday despite coming from flyweight.
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