Boxing Coverage on Sherdog.comSuper Bantamweight Contender Alejandro ‘Cobrita’ Gonzalez Jr. Murdered
The sport of boxing suffered another tragedy as yet another young,
promising fighter has been murdered. Less than a week after
undefeated welterweight contender Ed Brown (20-0, 16 KOs) was shot
in the head near Kedzie Ave. and Warren Blvd. on the South Side of
Chicago, Mexico’s Alejandro “Cobrita” Gonzalez Jr. was killed.
According to a report on ESPN Deportes Friday afternoon, Gonzalez and two other people were killed inside a Jeep in Colonia, near the boxer’s home. Authorities in Guadalajara found his body but as of now there is no motive for the slaying and there are no suspects.
Gonzalez (25-3-3, 15 KOs) challenged Carl Frampton for the Irishman’s IBF super bantamweight title in July, 2015, and knocked the defending titlist down twice in the opening round. But Gonzalez was unable to build off that and wound up dropping a unanimous 12-round decision. Young “Cobrita” last fought in October, where he battled Hector Esnar Bobadilla to a 10-round draw.
According to a report on ESPN Deportes Friday afternoon, Gonzalez and two other people were killed inside a Jeep in Colonia, near the boxer’s home. Authorities in Guadalajara found his body but as of now there is no motive for the slaying and there are no suspects.
Gonzalez (25-3-3, 15 KOs) challenged Carl Frampton for the Irishman’s IBF super bantamweight title in July, 2015, and knocked the defending titlist down twice in the opening round. But Gonzalez was unable to build off that and wound up dropping a unanimous 12-round decision. Young “Cobrita” last fought in October, where he battled Hector Esnar Bobadilla to a 10-round draw.
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