Main Event Change

 “Too Sharp” Suffers Training Injury,

Forced To Withdraw From September 1st Bout with Jhonny Gonzalez

Nicaragua's William Gonzalez To Step Into "Boxeo De Oro" Main Event

HBO Latino

September 1, 2005

Desert Diamond Casino

Tucson, Arizona

NABO Bantamweight Title Bout (12 Rds) - Televised - Changed

Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (29-4, 25 KOs) vs. William Gonzalez (20-1, 15 KOs)

Jr. Featherweight Bout (6 Rds) - Televised

Jonathan Oquendo (5-0, 3 KOs) vs. Elvis Martinez (10-11-2, 4 KOs)

Jr. Featherweight Bout (10 Rds)

Aldo Valtierra (22-7, 12 KOs) vs. Adan Vargas (38-4-1, 23 KOs)

Featherweight Bout (6 Rds)

Aaron Garcia (5-0, 2 KOs) vs. TBA

Light Heavyweight Bout (6 Rds)

Tyrone Glover (11-8-3, 2 KOs) vs. Otis Griffin (7-1-2, 4 KOs)

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LOS ANGELES – Due to a torn tricep muscle suffered in training, former world champion Mark ‘Too Sharp’

Johnson has been forced to withdraw from his September 1st bout with top bantamweight contender

Jhonny Gonzalez.

Stepping in for Johnson in the main event of HBO Latino’s ‘Boxeo De Oro’, will be hard-hitting Nicaraguan

contender William Gonzalez, who brings a 20-1 (15 KOs) record into the ring against Mexico’s Jhonny

Gonzalez (29-4, 25 KOs), who is currently riding a 15 fight winning streak.

This bout, which headlines an exciting night of boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions, will be aired

live on HBO Latino from the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona, beginning at 10pm ET.

Also featured on the ‘Boxeo De Oro’ broadcast will be separate bouts featuring unbeaten rising stars

Jonathan Oquendo (5-0, 3 KOs) and Aaron Garcia (5-0, 2 KOs).

For more information on Golden Boy Promotions, please visit www.goldenboypromotions.com.

- Press Release issued by Golden Boy Promotions with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)

Subject to change

(8/25/05)