Career
He is of Mexican and African American heritage. Gonzales began boxing at 19 as a United States. National Team member and went to have an amateur record of 56-7. 1 ranked light heavyweight amateur boxer.
Slated for the United States Olympic Team in 2004 he withdrew to begin his professional career in 2007.
While boxing as an amateur he worked as a janitor at Arco Arena. He maintained an unblemished streak of 17 wins until his bout with Thomas Oosthuizen that resulted in a draw.
On October 28, 2011 he defeated Ossie Duran in the Main Event on Showtime"s ShoBox at Bally"s in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 2014 Gonzales signed a promotional agreement with Gary Shaw Productions.
He suffered his first loss to James DeGale at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2014 in an IBF final eliminator.
