On August 13, 2005, a 34-year-old Miguel Ángel González (49-4-1, 39 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBA (Regular) title held by 24-year-old American boxer Luis Collazo (25-1, 11 KOs).
González came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 9 days. Collazo was on a 11-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Luis Collazo is crowned the new welterweight world champion. Collazo improves his record to 26-1 (12 KOs), while González adds a loss to his record at 49-5-1.
On September 4, 2004, a 33-year-old Miguel Ángel González (49-3-1, 39 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, and The Ring title held by 26-year-old American boxer Cory Spinks (33-2, 11 KOs).
González came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Spinks was on a 4-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Cory Spinks defeated Miguel Ángel González via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, and The Ring welterweight titles. Spinks improves his record to 34-2, while González adds a loss to his record at 49-4-1.
On March 3, 2001, a 30-year-old Miguel Ángel González (44-2-1, 34 KOs) and Manuel Gomez met in the ring.
González came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day.
Miguel Ángel González lost to Manuel Gomez via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 44-3-1.
On August 21, 1999, 28-year-old Miguel Ángel González (43-1-1, 33 KOs) and 29-year-old Kostya Tszyu (22-1, 18 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC super-lightweight title.
González came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 10 days. Tszyu was on a 4-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 24 days.
Kostya Tszyu stopped Miguel Angel Gonzalez via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Tszyu improves his record to 23-1 (19 KOs), while González adds a loss to his record at 43-2-1.
On January 18, 1997, a 26-year-old Miguel Ángel González (41-0, 31 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBC title held by 23-year-old American boxer Oscar De La Hoya (22-0, 20 KOs).
González came in to the fight on a 41-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 20 days. De La Hoya was on a 22-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 11 days.
Oscar De La Hoya defeated Miguel Ángel González via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-lightweight title. De La Hoya improves his record to 23-0, while González adds a loss to his record at 41-1.