Yafai Seeks Respect vs. Legendary Chocolatito <\/strong><\/h2>\nMeanwhile, the co-main event features two of the most successful fighters of boxing\u2019s lower weight classes in recent memory. Yafai (26-0, 15 KOs) comes in as the WBA super flyweight champion, while Gonzalez (48-2, 40 KOs) is a former pound-for-pound king who has held titles at the four lowest weight classes in boxing: minimumweight, light flyweight, flyweight, and super flyweight.<\/p>\n
Despite a dominant career, Yafai hasn\u2019t gained the recognition that Gonzalez enjoyed at the height of his success. The undefeated champion hopes that a win over Chocolatito could finally earn him respect from the boxing world.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictory will give me the recognition I deserve, recognition I don\u2019t believe I have had since becoming a world champion,\u201d Yafai told The Telegraph.<\/em> \u201cThis is my moment for me to make a statement, as Birmingham\u2019s first world champion, as Britain\u2019s first world super-flyweight champion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
Yafai enters the fight as a -125 favorite over Gonzalez (+105). But the former champion says he is ready to once again put a belt around his waist, nearly three years after losing twice to Wisaksil Wangek.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cMy weight is perfect, and my condition is awesome, and we\u2019re almost ready,\u201d Gonzalez told Fino Boxing. \u201cSo you\u2019re going to see the old Chocolatito, and it will be explosive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Boxing fans are salivating over a loaded card in Frisco, Texas on Saturday night, as Mikey Garcia takes on Jessie Vargas and Kal Yafai faces off against Roman \u201cChocolatito\u201d Gonzalez. William Hill sees the former four-division champion Garcia as a -500 pick over Vargas (+375). Garcia Seeks Title in Fifth Weight Class Garcia (39-1, 30 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":128449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Mikey Garcia Favored Over Jessie Vargas, Yafai Battles Gonzalez<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n