A professional since 2015, Erick Gonzalez has been quietly racking up a record and reputation, mostly in his native California. After suffering a decision loss to Danny Ramirez in 2017, he earned back to back wins including a brutal finish to settle the score with Ramirez in 2018.
Despite suffering a setback in qualifying bout for the the Copa Combate one-night tournament against eventual winner Andres Quintana, Gonzalez managed to bounce back even harder with back to back wins, both of them being finishes. After his recent fight last month, I managed to catch up with Erick to see what future plans he has now that he’s got a hot hand again, as he’s one of the more promising talents of Combate Americas’ lightweight division.