CHOCOLATITO GONZALEZ RECEIVES HERO?S WELCOME ON RETURN TO NICARAGUA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
Undefeated pound for pound No. 1 Roman ?Chocolatito? Gonzalez returned to a well-deserved hero?s welcome in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua where he was met by over three thousand fans at the airport.
The boxer who is the flyweight champion of the world was back home after demolishing former two division world champion Brian Viloria who put on a gallant performance but in the end couldn?t handle the power and the relentless inside aggression and the excellent defense of the Nicaraguan.
Regarded as ?a hero of the nation? Gonzalez told his fans ?It's all worth the effort I?ve done with my team? during a small ceremony at the Protocol Hall at the airport according to boxingscene.com.
Maurice Ortega, one of the sons of the Nicaraguan president led the welcome after which Gonzalez boarded a fire truck with his older daughter in a motorcade and the celebration continued at the Palace de Victories.
Gonzalez thanked HBO for giving him the opportunity to fight on such a big card at New York?s famed Madison Square Garden last Sunday, Manila Time, in a fight card that was televised in the Philippines by TV 5.
?Chocolatito? announced that ?great things are coming? but indicated he didn?t know who his next opponent will be but for now he plans to take a rest.
Viloria who is still in New York will return to Los Angeles on Thursday while his manager Gary Gittelsohn indicated ?it's too early to speculate? on what his future will be.
Meantime, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has said ?the sky is the limit? for Gonzalez. Asked whether Gonzalez could move up and capture the super flyweight crown, Sulaiman replied ?he?s a formidable fighter? and described him as a mini Alexis Arguello and said perhaps even the bantamweight title could be within grasp.
Referring to Roman?s No. 1 status as pound fopr pound king, the WBC president said ?ability-wise it?s a tie with Gennady Golovkin (the middleweight champion) and ?concerning skills, they?re twins.?
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