Joet De Jesus Gonzalez was born on 12 October 1993 and is an American professional boxer.
12 Facts About Joet Gonzalez
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Joet Gonzalez had his first major step-up in competition when faced Rafael Rivera for the vacant WBO-NABO featherweight title.
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Joet Gonzalez made his first regional title defense against the former IBF super flyweight champion Rodrigo Guerrero on 30 March 2019, on the undercard of the Angel Acosta and Ganigan Lopez light flyweight title bout.
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Joet Gonzalez retained the belt with a fifth-round knockout of Guerrero, after knocking him down in both the first and fourth round.
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Joet Gonzalez was booked to face Manuel Avila for the vacant WBA Continental and WBO Global featherweight titles on 13 July 2019.
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Joet Gonzalez won the fight by a sixth-round knockout, as Avila's corner decided to throw in the towel at the 2:27 minute mark of the round.
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Joet Gonzalez entered the fight as a +375 underdog, while most odds-makers had Stevenson a -500 favorite.
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Joet Gonzalez was the underdog in a world title fight, with most odds-makers having him at +425 and Navarrete as a -650 favorite to retain.
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Joet Gonzalez threw 979 punches throughout the twelve round bout, averaging 81.6 punches per round.
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Joet Gonzalez faced the one-time WBO super-bantamweight title challenger Jeo Santisima for the vacant WBO International featherweight strap on 4 March 2022.
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Joet Gonzalez re-captured his former title by a ninth-round knockout, as referee Edward Collantes stopped the fight at the 2:05 minute mark, following a right straight from Gonzalez which left Santisima badly staggered.
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Joet Gonzalez was booked to face the former WBO junior-featherweight champion Isaac Dogboe on 23 July 2022, in the main event of an ESPN+ card, which will take place at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.