Hozumi Hasegawa vs Jhonny González
On April 8, 2011, Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12 KOs), the featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Jhonny González (47-7, 41 KOs).
Hasegawa vs González Stats
Hozumi Hasegawa is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Juan Carlos Burgos, 4 months and 13 days ago. Jhonny González is on a 7-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Santos Marimon, 4 months and 19 days ago.
Hasegawa vs González Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Hozumi Hasegawa at 53.2-46.8, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Hasegawa has a slightly better chance of winning, but González could also certainly pull it off.
Hasegawa vs González Result
Jhonny González stopped the champion via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC featherweight champion. González improves his record to 48-7 (42 KOs), while Hasegawa adds a loss to his record at 29-4.