Humberto González
| Chiquita Gonzalez | |
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Humberto González with Pakistan boxing official Nauman Shah
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Humberto González |
| Nickname(s) | Chiquita |
| Rated at | Light Flyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Reach | 65 in (165.1 cm) |
| Nationality |
 Mexican |
| Born |
March 25, 1966 Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 49 |
| Wins | 43 |
| Wins by KO | 31 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Humberto González (born March 25, 1966) is a Mexican former world boxing champion. He held the WBC (three times), IBF and Lineal Jr. Flyweight titles. He was nicknamed Chiquita.
Gonzalez made his professional boxing debut on September 1, 1984 in Mexico City with a four round decision win over Jorge Ortega. Little over three months later, he had his first knockout win, as he beat Narciso Perez in the first round.
The win over Perez began a streak of 18 knockout wins in a row for Gonzalez, mostly against little known Mexican opposition. The streak lasted until September 26, 1987, when he outpointed Mexican Jr. Flyweight champion Jorge Cano over 12 rounds to win the national title in Cancún.
In 1988, he won four fights, all by knockout. He retained the national belt against Jose Luis Zepeda in six rounds at Tijuana, and Javier Vazquez, beaten in five at Mexico City.
His next fight, on June 25, 1989, brought two firsts to his career: Celebrated in Chonju, South Korea, it was his first fight abroad. Being for the WBC world Jr. Flyweight championship, it was also his first world title try. Gonzalez outpointed world champion Yul-Woo Lee over 12 rounds to crown himself world champion. On December 9, he again fought in South Korea, retaining his world championship against former world champion Jung-Koo Chang by a decision in 12.
In 1990, Gonzalez retained the title four times, including a win against future champion Francisco Tejedor, but on December 19, he suffered a shocking defeat to Rolando Pascua, a boxer who was unknown to most boxing experts, in Inglewood. The knockout in round five suffered by Gonzalez that night cost him the world title.
After a win in 1991, Gonzalez recovered the world title, by defeating the man who had taken the world championship away from Pascua: Melchor Cob Castro. Gonzalez and Castro met on June 3 at Las Vegas, and Gonzalez won a 12 round decision.
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