On September 15, 2023, a 29-year-old Joet Gonzalez (26-3, 15 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight IBF title held by 30-year-old Mexican boxer Luis Alberto Lopez (28-2, 16 KOs).
Gonzalez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 14 days. Lopez was on a 11-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 19 days.
Luis Alberto Lopez defeated Joet Gonzalez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Lopez improves his record to 29-2, while Gonzalez adds a loss to his record at 26-4.
On July 23, 2022, a 28-year-old Joet Gonzalez (25-2, 15 KOs) and a 27-year-old Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe (23-2, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Gonzalez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. Dogboe was on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 3 days.
Isaac Dogboe defeated Joet Gonzalez via split decision in the 10-round featherweight fight. Dogboe improves his record to 24-2, while Gonzalez adds a loss to his record at 25-3.
On October 15, 2021, a 28-year-old Joet Gonzalez (24-1, 14 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBO title held by 26-year-old Mexican boxer Emanuel Navarrete (34-1, 29 KOs).
Gonzalez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 3 days. Navarrete was on a 29-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 21 days.
Emanuel Navarrete defeated Joet Gonzalez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO featherweight title. Navarrete improves his record to 35-1, while Gonzalez adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On October 26, 2019, 26-year-old Joet Gonzalez (23-0, 14 KOs) and 22-year-old Shakur Stevenson (12-0, 7 KOs) fought for the vacant WBO featherweight title.
Gonzalez came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Stevenson was on a 12-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Shakur Stevenson defeated Joet Gonzalez via unanimous decision . Stevenson improves his record to 13-0, while Gonzalez adds a loss to his record at 23-1.