Euri González
Euri Gonzalez (born 13 August 1978) is a Dominican professional boxer. He is most known for his fight with the Mexican Canelo Álvarez. Professional career. Throughout his career he had won the Dominican Republic, WBO Intercontinental and WBO Latino welterweight titles, beating fellow contenders Raul Pinzon and veteran Cosme Rivera. He was ranked as high as 8th in the world by the WBO in November, 2007. On February 21, 2009 Gonzalez in front of 5,000 fans at the Auditorio Benito Juarez in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico lost by K.O. in the eleventh round to top welterweight prospect Canelo Álvarez