1st August, 2015. Morelia, Mexico: Super Feather: Jhonny Gonzalez (58-9) W TKO 2 Kazuki Hashimoto (11-5). Super Feather: Edgar Monarrez (20-3-1) W TKO 3 Ricardo Castillo (40-14-1,1ND). Light: Juan Jose Martinez (22-2) W Edgar Puerta (23-6-1). Super Welter: Mario A Lozano (29-6) W Manuel Mares (11-5).
Jhonny Gonzalez vs Kazuki Hashimoto
Gonzalez wins his first fight at super feather. He was throwing bombs in the opening round and it was clear this was going to be a short fight. After scoring with some of those bombs in the first he used his jab to open Hashimoto’s defence in the second and then put the Japanese fighter down with a left. Hashimoto managed to get to his feet but was in no condition to continue and the fight was stopped. First fight for Gonzalez since looking an old man when losing his WBC feather title to Gary Russell Jr in March. Gonzalez wins the vacant WBC Continental Americas title. It will be interesting to see where he leaps into the ratings at super feather. It needs to be high because at 33 and after the Russell fight you wonder how long he has. Hashimoto not a tough test as he is just a prelim fighter and not rated in the top 15 by the JBC.
Edgar Monarrez vs. Ricardo Castillo
Monarrez just too young and strong for veteran Castillo. Monarrez had Castillo down in the first and was teeing off on Castillo in the third when the referee stopped the fight to save Castillo from taking any more punishment. The 25-year-old Monarrez is a good level ten round fighter. He had lost last time out to world rated Romulo Koasicha in April when a single point deduction cost him a draw. Castillo, 36, had shots at the IBO, WBA and IBF super bantam titles but has announced his retirement.
Juan Jose Martinez vs. Edgar Puerta
Martinez gets a career best win as he takes a unanimous decision over former world title challenger Puerta. This one was a war from bell to bell with knockout puncher Martinez trying to beat down the experienced Puerta. It was an exciting punch fest with Martinez doing the pressing and Puerta banging home counters. In the end the power of Martinez won out and he took the deserved verdict. After losing his second pro fight Martinez has now lost only one of his last 22 fights and that was a majority technical decision to Rey Bautista in Dubai in September. This is his fourth win since then. Puerta, 33, had a run of 12 wins in a row which saw him climb to No 1 with the WBC but he was stopped in six rounds by Takashi Miura in a challenge for the WBC title in November and he was outpointed by Miguel Roman in his last fight in April.
