Djessie Rodriguez: "My fight against Chocolatito Gonzalez would be the fight of the year"

The young American boxer insists that a fight against the Nicaraguan would be "explosive" and assures that he feels ready to face the challenge

Rodriguez, who on August 6 retained his WBC world super flyweight title, showed his desire once again to challenge the Central American boxer

Djessie Rodriguez showed once again his desire to fight Roman Gonzalez. The young American boxer assured that a clash against the Nicaraguan would be "explosive" and made it clear that he feels ready to face this challenge at any time.

"I am ready to face Chocolatito, I think it would be an explosive fight and I would like to fight him later this year. My manager is working on that fight," said Rodriguez, according to the BoxingScene portal.

Rodriguez, who on August 6 retained his WBC world super flyweight title by defeating Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, has shown himself to be a boxer who not only has great skill, but also has a lot of courage, as he has not shown any fear when it comes to mentioning the names of the greatest fighters in his division.

The 23-year-old boxer knows that a fight against Gonzalez would be a great challenge, but he is confident that he will be able to win. "I think I can be the first fighter to knock him out. I am not underestimating him, he is a great fighter, but I believe in myself," added Rodriguez, who has a record of 16 wins, no losses and 11 knockouts.

Gonzalez, who is 35 years old, is one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. The Nicaraguan has won world titles in four different divisions and has a record of 51 wins, three losses and 41 knockouts.