A WBO gentle flyweight title bout between Jonathan González (27-3-1, 14 KOs, 1 NC) and Gerardo Zapata (14-1-1, 5 KOs) set for Oct. 27 has now been cancelled. The rest of the occasion, which takes place on the Polideportivo Alexis Arguello in Managua, Nicaragua, will go forward as scheduled on ESPN+. González withdrew himself from the occasion on account of sickness.
“Jonathan [González] at present has a cough and a fever,” stated promoter Felix Zabala Jr. to The Ring. “We don’t know if it’s a chilly or if it’s COVID. The docs are working checks on him and we are going to discover out.”
That is the second time this yr that González has withdrew from an occasion. A case of pneumonia pressured the cancellation of a lightweight flyweight unification bout with Kenshiro Teraji on April 8. González was initially slated to face Leyman Benavides on Oct. 27, just for Benavides to withdraw and get replaced by Zapata.
For now, the occasion has a brand new headliner. A 108-pound conflict between Rene Santiago (11-3, 8 KOs) and Kevin Vivas (7-0, 2 KOs) is now the principle occasion. The winner of this bout has a chance to face González in a while.
“The winner of the struggle between Santiago and Vivas must face González inside 180 days,” stated Zabala. “If González chooses to not struggle the winner, then the winner of the Santiago-Vivas struggle will turn out to be the complete titleholder at 108 kilos for the WBO.”
Full struggle card
Regardless of the cancellation of González-Zapata, the complete struggle card will nonetheless go forward. Right here is the complete televised portion in response to a press launch:
In a six-round feminine gentle flyweight contest, Eveling Ortega (5-4, 2 KOs) appears to be like to extend her successful streak to 5 in opposition to Costa Rica’s Silvia Duran (3-1, 2 KOs).
Welterweight prospect Harvin “Manimal” Aguirre (8-0, 6 KOs) steps up in opposition to Israel Lopez (11-3-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-rounder.
Honduras-born gentle flyweight Gerardo Sanchez (8-1, 5 KOs) hopes to finish the unbeaten run of Peru’s Eduardo Ajito (11-0, 5 KOs) in an eight-rounder.
Based on BoxRec, a six-round conflict between Alex Vallecillo (4-0, 4 KOs) and Christian Jimenez (5-0, 4 KOs) will even happen. A four-rounder between Michael Carmona (3-0, 1 KO) and Miguel Tercero (0-2, 0 KOs) can be on the cardboard.
