Brandon Gonzáles Explained

Brandon Gonzáles
Realname:Brandon Gilbert Gonzáles
Nickname:Flawless
Weight:Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Height:6 ft 0 in
Reach:74 in
Birth Date:24 May 1984
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Style:Orthodox
Total:21
Wins:18
Ko:10
Losses:1
Draws:1
No Contests:1

Brandon Gilbert Gonzáles (born May 24, 1984) is an American former professional boxer. As an amateur, he was the top rated U.S. middleweight.[1] He is of Mexican and African American heritage.

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.[2] Slated for the US Olympic Team in 2004 he withdrew to begin his professional career in 2007.[3] While boxing as an amateur he worked as a janitor at Arco Arena.[4] [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.

On October 28, 2011, he defeated Ossie Duran in the Main Event on Showtime's ShoBox at Bally's in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[8]

In 2014 Gonzales signed a promotional agreement with Gary Shaw Productions.[9] He suffered his first loss to James DeGale at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2014 in an IBF final eliminator. This was Gonzales's final fight and he now runs a boxing and fitness gym in California.[10]

Professional record

|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"|align="center" colspan=8|18 Wins (10 knockouts), 1 Loss (1 knockout), 1 Draw|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes|- align=center|Loss|18–1-1|align=left| James Degale|TKO || 4(12) || May 31, 2014 || align=left| Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London|align=left||-align=center|Win || 18-0-1 ||align=left|Jonathan Nelson|UD || 10(10) || November 16, 2013 || align=left|Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California|align=left||-align=center|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw|| 17-0-1 ||align=left|Thomas Oosthuizen|SD || 10(10) || June 29, 2013 || align=left|MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut|align=left||-align=center|Win || 17-0-0 ||align=left|Don Mouton|UD || 8 (8) || January 11, 2013 || align=left|Pueblo Pavilion, Santa Fe, New Mexico|align=left||-align=center|Win || 16-0-0 ||align=left|Elie Augustama|UD || 8 (8) || June 22, 2012 || align=left|Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California|align=left||-align=center|Win || 15-0-0 ||align=left|Ossie Duran|SD || 8 (8) || October 28, 2011 || align=left|Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey|align=left||-align=center|Win || 14-0-0 ||align=left|Lester González|UD || 8 (8) || January 7, 2011 || align=left|Allan Witt Sports Center, Fairfield, California|align=left||-align=center|Win || 13-0-0 ||align=left|Byron Tyson|TKO || 3, (1:31) || August 28, 2010 || align=left|Churchill Park, Fallon, Nevada|align=left||-align=center|Win || 12-0-0 ||align=left|Isiah McFadden|UD || 6 (6) || May 22, 2010 || align=left|Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada|align=left||-align=center|Win || 11-0-0 ||align=left|Darnell Boone|UD || 8 (8) || March 19, 2010 || align=left|Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada|align=left||-align=center|Win || 10-0-0 ||align=left|Dumont Welliver|TKO || 2, (1:25) || January 29, 2010 || align=left|Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada|align=left||-align=center|Win || 9-0-0 ||align=left|Victor Villereal|TKO || 4, (2:55) || December 11, 2009 || align=left|Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada|align=left||-align=center|Win || 8-0-0 ||align=left|Ray Craig|KO || 1, (2:32) || May 21, 2009 || align=left|ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California|align=left||-align=center|Win || 7-0-0 ||align=left|Jason Dietrich|TKO || 3, (0:15) || January 29, 2009 || align=left|Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California|align=left||-align=center|Win || 6-0-0 ||align=left|Andy Mavros|UD || 6 (6) || January 9, 2009 || align=left|Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada|align=left||-align=center|style="background: #DDDDDD"|NC || 5-0-0 ||align=left|Daniel Stanislavjevic |NC || 1 (1:30) || September 26, 2008 || align=left|Morongo Casino Resort, Cabazon, California|align=left||-align=center|Win || 5-0-0 ||align=left|Billy Bailey|KO || 6, (0:40) || July 31, 2008 || align=left|Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California|align=left||-align=center|Win || 4-0-0 ||align=left|Mike Alexander|TKO || 2, (2:05) || May 15, 2008 || align=left|Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California|align=left||-align=center|Win || 3-0-0 ||align=left|Flavio Cardoza|KO || 1, (0:22) || February 27, 2008 || align=left|Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California|align=left||-align=center|Win || 2-0-0 || align=left|Angel Polanco|KO || 1, (2:08) || August 11, 2007 || align=left|ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California|align=left||-align=center|Win || 1-0-0 || align=left|Yonas Gebreegziabher|TKO || 1, (2:50) || February 22, 2007 || align=left|Radisson Hotel, Sacramento, California|align=left||-align=center

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brandon "Flawless" Gonzales. 2009. Gregor. Moreno.
  2. News: CONTRA COSTA TIMES. August 22, 2005. MONDAY PROFILE:Ex-Granada High student punches his way to the top. Bonita . Brewer.
  3. Web site: Introducing Brandon Gonzales. Ryan . Maquiñana. 2010. maxboxing.com.
  4. News: Nevada Appeal (Subscription required). March 19, 2010. Gonzales set to fight for third time in Reno today . Justin . Lawson.
  5. News: USA Today. October 28, 2011. Gonzales gets his shot at the spotlight. Bob . Velin.
  6. Web site: Brandon Gonzales Looks to Remain "Flawless". 2010. East Side Boxing. JD. Perlman.
  7. Web site: Brinkley decisions Stevens, Serrano defeats Warrior. 2010.
  8. News: The Sweet Science. October 29, 2011. Brandon Gonzalez wins SD over Ossie Duran on Shobox.
  9. Web site: The Ring. Brandon Gonzales signs with Gary Shaw. April 3, 2014 . Lem . Satterfield.
  10. News: The Guardian/Observer. James DeGale dismantles Brandon Gonzales to earn world title shot. 31 May 2014 . Sean. Ingle.