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]
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 top welterweight prospect Canelo Álvarez. [4]