Brandon Gonzáles
| Brandon Gonzáles | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Brandon Gilbert Gonzáles |
| Nickname(s) | Flawless |
| Rated at |
Super Middleweight Middleweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Reach | 74 in (189 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
May 24, 1984 Portland, Oregon |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 21 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Brandon Gilbert Gonzáles (born May 24, 1984 in Portland, Oregon) is a professional boxer in the Middleweight division and is the former top rated U.S. Middleweight amateur.[1] He is of Mexican and African American heritage.[2]
Amateur career
Gonzales began boxing at 19 as a U.S. National Team member and went to have an amateur record of 56-7. He won the 2004 Golden Gloves, was a Finalist at the 2005 U.S. National Championships and was ranked as America's No. 1 ranked light heavyweight amateur boxer.[3] Slated for the US Olympic Team in 2004 he withdrew to begin his professional career in 2007.[2] While boxing as an amateur he worked as a janitor at Arco Arena.[4] He is married to Janelle Gonzales a former female boxer.[5]
Professional career
On January 29, 2010[6] Gonzales won a fight against veteran Dumont Welliver by T.K.O., the fight was on the undercard of ESPN's Friday Night Fights.[7] He maintained an unblemished streak of 17 wins until his bout with Thomas Oosthuizen that resulted in a draw.[8]
On October 28, 2011 he defeated Ossie Duran in the Main Event on Showtime's ShoBox at Bally's in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[9]
In 2014 Gonzales signed a promotional agreement with Gary Shaw Productions.[8] He suffered his first loss to James DeGale at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2014 in an IBF final eliminator.[10]
Professional record
| 18 Wins (10 knockouts), 1 Loss (1 knockout), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 18–1-1 |  James Degale |
TKO | 4(12) | May 31, 2014 | Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
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| Win | 18-0-1 |  Jonathan Nelson |
UD | 10(10) | November 16, 2013 |  Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California |
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| Draw | 17-0-1 |  Thomas Oosthuizen |
SD | 10(10) | June 29, 2013 |  MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut |
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| Win | 17-0-0 | Don Mouton |
UD | 8 (8) | January 11, 2013 |  Pueblo Pavilion, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| Win | 16-0-0 |  Elie Augustama |
UD | 8 (8) | June 22, 2012 | Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California |
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| Win | 15-0-0 |  Ossie Duran |
SD | 8 (8) | October 28, 2011 |  Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Win | 14-0-0 |  Lester González |
UD | 8 (8) | January 7, 2011 | Allan Witt Sports Center, Fairfield, California |
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| Win | 13-0-0 | Byron Tyson |
TKO | 3 (6), (1:31) | August 28, 2010 |  Churchill Park, Fallon, Nevada |
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| Win | 12-0-0 | Isiah McFadden |
UD | 6 (6) | May 22, 2010 | Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada |
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| Win | 11-0-0 | Darnell Boone |
UD | 8 (8) | March 19, 2010 | Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada |
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| Win | 10-0-0 | Dumont Welliver |
TKO | 2 (6), (1:25) | January 29, 2010 | Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada |
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| Win | 9-0-0 | Victor Villereal |
TKO | 4 (6), (2:55) | December 11, 2009 | Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada |
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| Win | 8-0-0 | Ray Craig |
KO | 1 (6), (2:32) | May 21, 2009 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
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| Win | 7-0-0 | Jason Dietrich |
TKO | 3 (8), (0:15) | January 29, 2009 | Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California |
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| Win | 6-0-0 |  Andy Mavros |
UD | 6 (6) | January 9, 2009 | Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada |
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| NC | 5-0-0 | Daniel Stanislavjevic |
NC | 1 (1:30) | September 26, 2008 | Morongo Casino Resort, Cabazon, California |
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| Win | 5-0-0 | Billy Bailey |
KO | 6 (6), (0:40) | July 31, 2008 | Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California |
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| Win | 4-0-0 | Mike Alexander |
TKO | 2 (4), (2:05) | May 15, 2008 | Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California |
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| Win | 3-0-0 | Flavio Cardoza |
KO | 1 (4), (0:22) | February 27, 2008 | Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California |
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| Win | 2-0-0 |  Angel Polanco |
KO | 1 (4), (2:08) | August 11, 2007 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
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| Win | 1-0-0 | Yonas Gebreegziabher |
TKO | 1 (4), (2:50) | February 22, 2007 | Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California |
Pro debut |
References
- ↑ Moreno, Gregor (2009). "Brandon "Flawless" Gonzales".
- 1 2 Maquiñana, Ryan (2010). "Introducing Brandon Gonzales". maxboxing.com.
- ↑ Brewer, Bonita (August 22, 2005). "MONDAY PROFILE:Ex-Granada High student punches his way to the top". CONTRA COSTA TIMES.
- ↑ Lawson, Justin (March 19, 2010). "Gonzales set to fight for third time in Reno today". Nevada Appeal (Subscription required).
- ↑ Velin, Bob (October 28, 2011). "Gonzales gets his shot at the spotlight". USA Today.
- ↑ Perlman, JD (2010). "Brandon Gonzales Looks to Remain "Flawless"". East Side Boxing.
- ↑ "Brinkley decisions Stevens, Serrano defeats Warrior". 2010.
- 1 2 Satterfield, Lem (April 3, 2014). "Brandon Gonzales signs with Gary Shaw". The Ring.
- ↑ "Brandon Gonzalez wins SD over Ossie Duran on Shobox". The Sweet Science. October 29, 2011.
- ↑ Ingle, Sean (31 May 2014). "James DeGale dismantles Brandon Gonzales to earn world title shot". The Guardian/Observer.