Professional Career
After the Olympic Games, González announced his intention of abandoning the amateur circuit to pursue a professional contract. In December 2008, Seminole Warriors Boxing announced the signing of the pugilist, tough part of his promotional rights were acquired by Universal Promotions. González debuted on January 14, 2009, defeating Alejandro Arteola by technical knockout in the third round. This was part of a boxing card organized by the promotion in Hollywood, Florida. The following month, he defeated Pascali Adorno by knockout. On May 30, 2009, González defeated Laquel Fleming by technical knockout in the first round as part of the undercard of Andre Berto vs. Juan Urango. On July 31, 2009, he defeated Jorge Barajas by technical knockout in the first round. On August 28, 2009, González defeated Jason Thompson by technical knockout, performing as part of the Juan Urango versus Randall Bailey undercard. The outcome was determined in the third round, when Thompson was unable to fully recover from a second knockdown, prompting the referee to stop the contest. In his next contest, he defeated Eduardo Adorno by technical knockout, when Adorno surrendered during the recess between the first two rounds. On March 19, 2010, González defeated Rodrigo Villareal by knockout in the third round. This marked the first time that he competed in a six-round contest. On June 4, 2010, González defeated former WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) welterweight champion, Yoryi Estrella, by technical knockout in three rounds. His next scheduled opponent was Abel Perry, in a fight that served as part of an ESPN2 undercard. González won the contest by technical knockout in the sixth round. Following this contest, Gary Shaw joined Universal and Warriors Boxing to co-promote his career. On October 29, 2010, González competed in the co-main event of a card held in Guayama, Puerto Rico, defeating James LeBlanc by technical knockout in the first round. He won his last fight of the year over Gundrick King, when the referee stopped the contest in the second round. González won his first fight of 2011 over Chad Greenleaf in one round. On May 11, 2011, he defeated Rudy Cisneros by technical knockout in seven rounds, switching between technical and pressure styles throughout the fight, as well as fighting both the orthodox and southpaw stances.
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