Asiku vs Gonzalez [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1][/SIZE][/FONT] Jackson Asiku (26-3, 14 KOs) will take on Former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez (45-7, 39 KOs), of Mexico City, they will headline a Mexican Independence Day card at the Hilton in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Sept. 15, for the IBO featherweight title. The Roy Englebrecht & Promociones del Pueblo-promoted card will also feature former champ Juan Carlos Salgado (22-1-1, 16 KOs) for the IBO superfeatherweight title, opponent TBA
Saw this the other day. Tough stepup for Asiku against the also powerful & rugged Jhonny Gonzalez, but if he wins a serious world title shot on a major US TV network would be imminent. Wish him & all the boys at Harrys Gym well.
Huge chance for Jackson, great to see him get a shot after being thrown to the wolves early in his career and then having to do it tough on the road up until now. Gonzalez is a very classy stand up boxer...Good skills and as Kegsy said a great punch. But I think he will be vulnerable against a strong aggressive featherweight like Asiku. His chin might be cracked after his war with Vasquez and his destruction at at the hands of that Japanese fellow whose names escapes me. Very hard ask for Jackson but definitely winnable for him...He has to be 100% on his game though, if he goes missing in action and gets a tad lazy he wont be coming home with the title..Jhonny can drop the ball sometimes but generally is well schooled and smart boxer-puncher.
fukn too many titles to keep up... so what do we have super, regular, interim, silvery title? fuk me everyone in the top 20 has a title on top of that mandatory challenger and no one fights anyone
Last time i checked Super Bantamweight or Junior Featherweight (122 pounds) was a weight division. Nishioka is a fairly legit champ IMO. But i get what you mean too many titles these days etc.
Dib will stick to the Filo/Thai journeyman circuit...only guys with records like 12-9, 14-14 or 21-16 will apply.:deal
great chance for asiku. but if he wins, everyone will know how good he is, and it'll e even harder to get the fights!
...one man's view and worth a read. Jackson Akisu vows to destroy Jhonny Gonzalez: http://blogs.bettor.com/Jackson-Akisu-vows-to-destroy-Jhonny-Gonzalez-a23274
