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Miguel Angel Gonzalez

Miguel Angel Gonzalez held the WBC lightweight world title between 1992 and 1995. Angel Gonzalez's highest place in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings was No. 9, in 1994. Angel Gonzalez first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBC lightweight world title by beating Wilfrido Rocha.

World title bouts
16
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
11–4–1
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (WBC lightweight, 1992–1995)
2 years, 11 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1992 – Jan 2006

WelterweightWBA Regular
WBA Super
WBC
IBF
The Ring
Super LightweightWBC
LightweightWBC
1992age 211993age 221994age 231995age 241996age 251997age 261998age 271999age 282000age 292001age 302002age 312003age 322004age 332005age 342006age 35
199520002005

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2005

  2. Luis Collazo beats Miguel Angel Gonzalez via corner retirement 7/12

    Welterweight · WBA Regular

  3. 2004

  4. Cory Spinks beats Miguel Angel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  5. 1999

  6. Kostya Tszyu beats Miguel Angel Gonzalez via knockout 10/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  7. 1998

  8. The Ring magazine rates Miguel Angel Gonzalez No. 4 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  9. Miguel Angel Gonzalez and Julio Cesar Chavez draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  10. 1997

  11. The Ring magazine rates Miguel Angel Gonzalez No. 4 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  12. Oscar De La Hoya beats Miguel Angel Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  13. 1996

  14. The Ring magazine rates Miguel Angel Gonzalez No. 5 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  15. 1995

  16. The Ring magazine rates Miguel Angel Gonzalez No. 2 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  17. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Lamar Murphy via majority decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  18. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Marty Jakubowski via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  19. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Ricardo Daniel Silva via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  20. 1994

  21. The Ring magazine rates Miguel Angel Gonzalez No. 1 at lightweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Miguel Angel Gonzalez No. 9 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  22. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Calvin Grove via corner retirement 5/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  23. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Leavander Johnson via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  24. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Jean Baptiste Mendy via knockout 5/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  25. 1993

  26. The Ring magazine rates Miguel Angel Gonzalez No. 1 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  27. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Wilfrido Rocha via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  28. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats David Sample via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  29. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Hector Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  30. 1992

  31. The Ring magazine rates Miguel Angel Gonzalez No. 1 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  32. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Darryl Tyson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  33. Miguel Angel Gonzalez beats Wilfrido Rocha via knockout 9/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  34. 1991

  35. The Ring magazine rates Miguel Angel Gonzalez No. 10 at lightweight in its annual ratings