Julio Cesar Martinez

Promoters Richard Schaefer and Eddie Hearn agreed during a radio show that the flyweight unification clash between Sunny Edwards and Julio Cesar Martinez must be made. Edwards expertly defended his IBF title at Probellum Evolution in Dubai on Saturday night and immediately turned his attention to fighting Mexico’s WBC beltholder Martinez next.

Promoter Eddie Hearn is planning to pursue a flyweight unification clash between world champions Julio Cesar Martinez and Sunny Edwards. Before that scenario can be explored, both boxers will have to win their upcoming defenses. Edwards is back on March 19, when he makes a voluntary defense of his IBF...

SAN DIEGO – The team surrounding Julio Cesar 'El Rey' Martinez doesn’t find any shame in losing to an all-time great. The WBC flyweight titlist took a chance in moving up in weight to face Nicaragua’s Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on just six weeks’ notice. It backfired on every level, beginning with Mexico City’s Martinez badly missing weight, resulting in having to forfeit 20% of his purse. The week ended with a lopsided defeat to the legendary former four-division champion atop a March 5 DAZN show from Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.

Roman Gonzalez’s earliest memories of fighting are from his childhood on the streets of Managua. Long before Alexis Arguello became his mentor and named him Chocolatito, before he became so iconic that he would be mononymous, he was the smallest kid in his friend group playing soccer. Particular spots in the neighborhood were of high value for kids looking to get a game of footy in, and with some regularity, Gonzalez and his friends had to physically fight off kids trying to take their spot.

Roman Gonzalez and Julio Cesar Martinez didn't deliver the fight-of-the-year contender many anticipated, but that's only because "Chocolatito" was far too good to allow the matchup to be competitive. Simply put, Gonzalez schooled Martinez and once again displayed why he's a future first-ballot Hall of Famer with a unanimous-decision victory...

By Mark Eisner: Former four-division world champion Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez (51-3, 41 KOs) took replacement opponent Julio Cesar Martinez (18-2, 14 KOs) to school in beating him by an embarrassingly one-sided 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in their headliner at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.

Originally, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez was supposed to be participating in one of 2022’s most anticipated bouts, a third match against Juan Francisco Estrada at super flyweight. But after Estrada was infected by Covid, it presented a fantastic opportunity for the best fighter a division below in flyweight. Now, boxing fans will get a fascinating fight between Martinez, who is on my top-15 pound-for-pound fighters list, and Gonzalez, formerly No. 1 in the world. Here’s everything you need to know about Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez vs. Julio Cesar Martinez, including the odds, their records and a prediction on who will win.

San Diego, California - Four division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (51-3, 41 KOs) punished Julio Cesar Martinez (18-2, 14 KOs) over twelve rounds to secure a dominant unanimous decision win. The scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112. Martinez, who holds the WBC flyweight title, moved up in weight to...

34-year-old Ramon Gonzalez thoroughly dominated young lion Julio Cesar Martinez over 12 rounds Saturday night – winning the fight by a wide unanimous decision at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Scores were 118-110, 117-111, 116-112. Maxboxing tabbed Gonzalez the winner by 118-110 tally. There was no feeling each other...

Roman Gonzalez believed he was ready to officially put an end to his perpetual rivalry with Juan Francisco Estrada. With the two splitting a pair of highly competitive bouts, tonight was supposed to be the third, and presumably final time, they share the ring with one another. However, due to...

Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez gets into the ring with Julio Cesar Martinez this Saturday, March 5 at 8:30 p.m. (ET). You can catch all the action by streaming the bout live on DAZN. STREAM LIVE: DAZN. Box.live reports how Gonzalez (50-3, 41 KOs) has a few advantages over Martinez...