Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez and Michael Carbajal dual signed Lonsdale glove.

Michael Carbajal fought his way from the back streets of Phoenix Arizona to earn a dream 1 million payday against Mexican favourite Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez and Carbajal who was labelled “Little hands of Stone” shrugged off his doubters by clawing his way back from the brink to knock out Gonzalez in 7 rounds before seven thousand fans at the Las Vegas Hilton, in their epic 1st fight.
Michael Carbajal defended the IBF and WBC world junior flyweight titles twice before his second fight with Gonzalez. The pair fought three fights, with Gonzalez winning the next two, one in Los Angeles and another one in Mexico City, but both of Gonzalez's wins came by decision and the two sequels to fight one between Carbajal and Gonzalez were considered to be boring fights by fans and writers alike. Gonzalez retired after losing the IBF and WBC belts to Saman Sorjaturong in 1995. Carbajal, for his part, kept on winning, and losing, world titles until his last fight, when he knocked out Jorge Arce in eleven rounds at Tijuana in 1999 to regain the WBO version of the world junior flyweight championship. Michael Carbajal and Humberto Gonzalez were both elected as members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Born September 17, 1967 in Phoenix, AZ. Introduced to boxing by his father, Manuel, Carbajal began competing as a teenager. In 1988 he represented the United States in the Seoul Olympics and the 5'5 ½ ” boxer captured a silver medal at 106 pounds, however many observers believed he deserved the gold. Following the Olympics he turned professional in 1989 with his brother Danny serving as his manager / trainer. Carbajal defeated future junior flyweight champion Will Grigsby in his pro debut and would not lose for nearly five years. In only his 15th contest, he defeated Muangchai Kittikasem on July 29, 1990 for the IBF junior flyweight title. After six successful defenses, “Little Hands of Stone” put his undefeated record on the line against WBC champion Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez on March 13, 1993. In 1993's “Fight of the Year” Carbajal rose from two knockdowns to dramatically halt “Chiquita” in seven rounds and partially unify the belts. Two defenses of his titles came before losing a split decision in the 1994 rematch with Gonzalez. Despite losing his championship, Carbajal became the first junior flyweight to earn a $1 million purse. Next he gained the WBO junior flyweight title in 1994 before dropping a 12-round decision to “Chiquita” in the rubber match. Carbajal rebounded to reclaim the IBF title with a 12-round win over Melchor Cob Castro on March 16, 1996. He defended twice before losing the title to Mauricio Pastrano the next year. However, he had one more championship in him as he stopped Jorge Arce via 11th round TKO on July 31, 1999 for the WBO junior flyweight title. Following his title-winning performance, Carbajal retired from the ring with a 49-4 (33 KOs) record. Since leaving the ring, Carbajal has owned and operated the Ninth Street Gym in Phoenix.





The son of a butcher, Gonzalez was born March 25, 1966 in Netzahualcoyotl, Mexico. In an 11 year professional career, Gonzalez reigned three times as WBC junior flyweight champion, once as IBF champion and registered 12 successful title defenses. Following an undefeated amateur career (23-0), “Chiquita” turned pro in 1984 in Mexico City. In 1987 the 5'1” fighter won the Mexican junior flyweight title and successfully defended it twice. On June 25, 1989 Gonzalez won the WBC junior flyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Yul Woo Lee in Korea. Five successful defenses, including a 12-round unanimous decision over Korean standout Jung-Koo Chang and a three round kayo over future world titlist Francisco Tejedor, followed. On December 19, 1990 he was upset by Rolando Pascua, but battled back to recapture the WBC belt with a 12-round win over Melchor Cob Castro in 1991. Four defenses followed before “Chiquita” signed to meet his IBF counterpart, Michael “Little Hands of Stone” Carbajal in a junior flyweight unification bout. “Chiquita” dropped Carbajal twice, but was stopped in the 7th round of the bout that was deemed 1993's “Fight of the Year.” He turned the tables in the rematch, scoring a 12-round split decision to regain the title. He would successfully defend the title three times, including a 12-round win over Carbajal in the rubber match, before losing the championship to Saman Sorjaturong in 1995's “Fight of the Year.” “Chiquita” retired following the loss with a 43-3 (31 KOs) record. Known for exceptional punching power in either hand, “Chiquita” is widely regarded as one of boxing's hardest punchers “pound for pound.”