Moises Fuentes Aim To Shock Chocolatito on Canelo-Golovkin
By Miguel Rivera
Former world champion Moises Fuentes believes that God and destiny have prepared him to pull off a stunning upset on September 15 in Las Vegas, when he faces four division world champion Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez.
Fuentes, who is training with Jorge Barrera in Iztacalco, east of Mexico City, will face Gonzalez on the HBO Pay-Per-View undercard to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin rematch.
"I asked God to put me in a high position and put me on the most important card of the year, on the undercard to the rematch between Canelo and Golovkin in Las Vegas, against the best fighter that has been in the smaller weights. I feel happy and motivated, I know I have a good opportunity, he's coming back from a loss, from being almost inactive, losing 15 kilos," Fuentes told ESPN Deportes.
Gonzalez is returning from back to back defeats at the hands of current WBC super flyweight world champion Srisikat Sor Rungvisai.
Fuentes has also suffered a few setbacks in his recent fights.
"I'm coming back from some setbacks, with Daigo Higa and Kosei Tanaka, both in Japan. In those fights I destroyed myself by making the weight. My body became damaged and I stayed way too long in the divisions where I couldn't stay anymore, but now I will not have that problem. I think that at super flyweight we will do many things, I can and I must beat Chocolatito," Fuentes said.
The Mexican boxer hs a record of 25-5-1 and 14 knockouts, and Gonzalez has a tally of 46-2 and 38 knockouts.
"At minimumweight and junior flyweight he was a monster, but at flyweight and super fly it cost him... he doesn't have the punch or the punch resistance. I'm bigger than him and that should help me. We saw his weak point, they all pushed him back. I will look to exchange punches with him," Fuentes said.