The ancient Roman boxing gloves were more like a protective guard than their modern equivalent. The Vindolanda Trust Archaeologists in the UK have unearthed ancient boxing gloves at the Roman fort ...

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez says he’s excited to fight in his home country of Nicaragua for the first time in nine years as the boxing legend ... to hang up his gloves.

Gonzalez, the still undefeated Nicaraguan ... Al Bello/Getty Images Chocolatito's family was too poor to afford boxing gloves, so he used discarded work gloves and a milk sack filled with dirt ...

StubHub Center, Carson, California - To most US fans, Roman ... second, Gonzalez displayed his subtle defensive skill, making Sor Rungvisai miss or picking shots off with his gloves and elbows.

But how times change, and often quickly, in boxing. First, Gonzalez lost his ... before he hangs up his gloves. "I think this is the best stage possible for Roman for his comeback, and we are ...

Roman Gonzalez ... first at bantamweight, as Gonzalez chases a world title in a fifth weight class, certainly suggests the Nicaraguan will not be hanging up his gloves any time soon.

Taken over with emotion, Gonzalez (40-0, 34 KO) covered his face with his gloves. Yaegashi would eventually ... Oscar Blanquet and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board’s No. 4-rated flyweight ...

But anyone who was there for the Román "Chocolatito" Gonzalez vs. Juan Francisco Estrada fight Saturday night knew he or she witnessed a boxing classic ... fighters tapped gloves several times ...

The Forum, Los Angeles, California - WBC flyweight champion Roman 'Chocolatito ... big punches. Gonzalez was letting his hands fly but many of the shots were landing on the gloves.

Roman Gonzalez slouches in a straight back chair. This is the side of Gonzalez rarely seen. Quiet. Contemplative. Emotional, even. In the ring, Gonzalez—better known in boxing as Chocolatito ...