118-pound NABO bantamweight champion, Jhonny Gonzalez (29-4-0 With 25 KOs), who was suppose to be facing Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson, ended up fighting Nicaraguan William Gonzalez (19-1-0 with 17 KOs). William, who is a southpaw, came out fast, swinging with both fists. As the Nicaraguan waded in carelessly, the freakishly tall NABO champion countered with a hard left hook to the chin that sent his challenger down. William was up at the count of eight, and continued to aggressively pursue the Mexican. The Nicaraguan came out in the second, and continued to be aggressive. He landed a hard left hand that stunned the Mexican, but Jhonny came back with his own powerful attack that stemmed the tide. William seemed to try and counter, as the Mexican landed some hard shots, but was unsuccessful. The Nicaraguan reverted back to aggression and started to use some head movement in an attempt to confuse Jhonny. As the Mexican came in, and landed some hard hooks, he tripped as William threw a punch, and it was ruled a knockdown. A point was deducted from the Nicaraguan as he tried to hit the Mexican while he was down. The round ended with no advantage to any fighter. In the third round, William began to wing shots carelessly again, and was caught with a hard, straight right hand that put William to the ground. The Nicaraguan rose, and fought even harder, catching the Mexican with his own hard left hook that put Jhonny to the canvas. The Mexican, in true machismo fashion, beat the count and, with three seconds left in the stanza, landed a crushing right hand that sent William crashing to the canvas, with his head violently bouncing off the ring floor. He would not beat the count. With the knockout victory, Jhonny Gonzalez kept his quest for a world title alive. He is a powerful, tall bantamweight who is exciting to watch. A fight with the 118-pound boss, Rafael Marquez, would be fun to watch.
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