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LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECT MIKE GONZALEZ STAYS UNDEFEATED WITH 5TH ROUND
KNOCKOUT
(FEB 2) Bayamon, Puerto Rico native, Mike Gonzalez continued his
knockout streak as he moved to 5-0 with five early stoppages with a 5th
round knockout of Edgar Pedraza last Friday night as part of the 8 Count
Productions and Golden Boy Promotions “Ring of Fire” SOLO BOXEO event at
Cicero Stadium, just outside of Chicago.
Dominating the tough veteran Pedraza from the start with body shots,
Gonzalez dropped him twice in the fifth before the bout was stopped by
referee John
O’Brien.
Said Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST
IN CHICAGO BOXING, “This was Mike’s third bout here in Chicago and our
fans have really taken to him. He’s been great to work with since we
signed him last year and we’ve got big plans for him in 2006. He was on
first last Friday night and really set the tone for a great evening of
boxing.”
Gonzalez, now living in Milwaukee, WI, said of the bout, “His record was
meaningless, this was a very tough guy. He hit me with some very hard
shots in the 3rd and 4th rounds. He had fought heavier than 138 and
brought his power down with him.”
“When I had him hurt in the fifth I knew I had to finish him off,”
stated Gonzalez who closed the show in style with a flurry of body shots
as the bout was halted.
Continued Gonzalez, “I know the fights are only going to continue to get
tougher, this was my first six rounder and I was fully prepared.
My sparring is up to eight rounds per session and my running has
increased. I want to fight often this year and I’m going to work at it
in the gym consistently. We’ve been working on going to the body in the
gym and it really paid off against Pedraza. Almost all of his fights had
gone the distance so I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. “
