Jonathan Gonzalez and Badou Jack Named to ESPN Top Prospects List for 2011
Warriors Boxing is proud to announce that two of its young fighters, junior middleweight Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez and super middleweight Badou Jack “The Ripper”, have been named to ESPN’s Super 25 list of the best prospects of 2011.
22-year-old Gonzalez, co-promoted by Warriors along with Gary Shaw Productions, is 14-0, 13 KOs. 28-year-old Jack, co-promoted by Warriors along with Lou DiBella, is 9-0, 8 KOs.
According to ESPN columnist Rafael, Gonzalez is “…a strong volume puncher who loves to bull forward and look for knockouts. But he can also box and fights in a confident, relaxed manner. He picked up his most notable victory in June, when he broke down onetime contender Richard Gutierrez in impressive fashion to win a lopsided decision on Showtime’s “ShoBox” in New York on the eve of the annual Puerto Rican Day parade.”
Rafael describes Jack as “…a bit of a project, but he can fight and is a crowd-pleasing, come-forward fighter with solid power. Although born in Sweden and now living in Las Vegas, he was the first boxer to make the Olympics for the African country of Gambia (his father’s native nation) in 2008. He turned pro in 2009 and fought in Europe but fought only once in 2010 before relocating to the United States, where he has won all four of his 2011 bouts, each by knockout.
“Being included in a list like this bodes very well for both guys,” said their promoter, Leon Margules, President of Warriors Boxing. “Dan is one of the premier writers in the sport and he knows his stuff. Superstars and world champions have appeared on his yearly list before ascending to the top of the sport and we’re very happy Jonathan and Badou have both been included in such esteemed company.”
The ProBoxing-Fans.com 2011 boxing prospect of the year award went to Gary Russell Jr.
