Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-08, good finish between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Yunieski Gonzalez: it gets three stars.The undefeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 12-0-0 (10 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.8 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Andre Ward). He fought four times last year winning over Mike Snider, Nadjib Mohammedi, Tommy Karpency (=Gvozdyk vs Karpency) and Isaac Chilemba (=Gvozdyk vs Chilemba).
His opponent, Yunieski Gonzalez, has an official record of 18-2-0 (14 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2015, against Jean Pascal (=Pascal vs Gonzalez) and Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (=Shabranskyy vs Gonzalez); after this fight he has beat Jackson Junior and Maxwell Amponsah. Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Yunieski Gonzalez is on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jason Sosa. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2017-04-08
Where: MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA
Division: light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg)
Gvozdyk’s previous fight: Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Isaac Chilemba
Gonzalez’s previous fight: Vyacheslav Shabranskyy vs Yunieski Gonzalez
Gvozdyk’s next fight: Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Craig Baker
Gvozdyk vs Gonzalez Fight Video:
Official video
Official highlights
What a clinic. Ukranians are taking over boxing.
Man, I like these Ukranian fighters! Craft and art, plus ten times the excitement of the Hopkinses, Mayweathers and Wards.
Dido that!
Scary good stuff! Gvozdyk was hitting and moving very well with a great variety of punches for the first two rounds, then he started throwing some terrific combinations with such precision that Gonzalez was rapidly overwhelmed. He went down on the first kd by a headbutt, but he sure was hurt already at that point.
Can you imagine Gvozdyk against Beterbiev? Both guys combine such excellent effectiveness and power. Gvozdyk might have better movement but Beterbiev can counter and he hits like a mule.
A very good fight with an excellent performer enhanced by the fact that his rival has a very good credential and lethal power punching.
Oleksandr was outstanding with his work which permitted him to out boxing Gonzalez from the very beginning of the fight thanks to his jab followed by punch combinations and excellent moves in the ring. However, his major asset is his speed that makes Gonzalez to look too slow. Gonzalez was brave and defiant but Oleksandr looks like being from a league one step up. Oleksandr is a very good prospect in this category that deserves to be watched closely.