Paul Gonzales

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
	1984 Los Angeles	Light Flyweight
Pan American Games
	1983 Caracas	Light Flyweight

Paul Garza Gonzales (born April 18, 1964 in East Los Angeles, California) was an American boxer, who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

He was the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at those Games, after having won a silver medal the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games.

Amateur Highlights

• 1983 United States Amateur Light Flyweight Champion
• 1984 Olympic Light-Flyweight Gold Medalist at Los Angeles Games. Results were:
  • Defeated Kwang-Sun Kim (South 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

Professional career

Gonzales began his professional career in 1985 and went on to challenge Bantamweight legend Orlando Canizales for the IBF Bantamweight Title in 1990 in a rematch of a 1986 bout in which Gonzales won by unanimous decision. 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.

External links

• Boxing record for Paul Gonzales from BoxRec (registration required)

correction, on Paul Gonzales Professional career. He did not retired in 1991 as stated. He went on to win the W.B.A. Intercontental Bantam weight title in 1990, In 1992 he fought Darly Pickney for the N.A.B.F. feather weight title in Penncilcola, Florida which he lost on points after 12 rounds of Boxing. After a few more fights and wins Gonzales decided to hang up his Gloves on August 11, 1994 at the Amatuer Athletics Foundation now known as LA84 Foundation. Paul Gonzales, announce to Los Angeles that it is now time for him to hang up his Gloves after ten years in his professional career, with a record of 20W-4L-3k.o's

Personal life

Gonzales grew up in the Aliso Village Housing Projects.