After a strong amateur career that saw him claim multiple titles, middleweight prospect Alfonso “Big Smooth” Gonzales turned pro last year and has quickly established himself as a top up-and-comer in the Northwest. As Gonzales recently told MMAWeekly.com, the decision to turn pro last year came because there was nothing left for him to prove as an amateur. “I had a few title fights that I was able to win, but the pool for 185-pound fighters was running slim, and there were a few middleweights at pro that I felt I could keep up with, so we went for it,” he said. “I didn’t feel like there was anything left to prove at amateur, and we’ve made the jump and so far it’s gone well.” Gone well it has, as Gonzales has picked up five wins in his first five fights, all finishes. “Last year I fought four times and finished all of them,” said Gonzales
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