Career
Amateur highlights
1984 Olympic Light-Flyweight Gold Medalist at Los Angeles Games. Results were:
Defeated Kwang-Sun Kim (South of Korea) 5-0
Defeated William Bagonza (Uganda) 5-0
Defeated John Lyon (Great Britain) 4-1
Defeated Marcelino Bolivar (Venezuela) 5-0
Defeated Salvatore Todisco (Italy) walk-over
In the rematch, Gonzales was stopped by TKO in the 2nd due to cuts. After two more losses against lackluster competition, Gonzales hung up his gloves in 1991.
Paul tried to run for office, but was defeated.
He was a car salesman and now works at Eddie Heredia Boxing Club in East Los Angeles, where he works as a Recreation Supervisor for Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.