Zapata is yet to win in 2023 with his only outing this year coming in August when he drew with Azael Villar. 

Gonzalez made easy work of his last opponent with a dominant points win over Shokichi Iwata in Japan last November. 

Here's everything you need to know ahead of Gonzalez vs. Zapata.

Gonzalez vs. Zapata fight date, start time

• Date: Friday, October 27  
• Time: 10 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. UK (Sunday)  
• Main event ringwalks (approx): 12 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. UK (Sunday)

The main card is set to get underway at 10 p.m. ET / 2 a.m. UK with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 12 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. UK. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights. 

What channel/stream is Gonzalez vs. Zapata?

• U.S.: ESPN+
• UK: TBA

The fight will be shown live on ESPN+ in the U.S. (click here for more information), a broadcaster for the UK has not been announced at the time of writing. 

Where is the Gonzalez vs. Zapata fight?

The fight will take place at the Alexis Arguello Sports Complex in Nicaragua. 

Jonathan Gonzalez record and bio

• Nationality: Puerto Rican  
• Date of birth: April 24, 1991
• Height: 5' 2"   
• Reach: 62"  
• Total fights: 32  
• Record: 27-3-1 (14 KOs)  

Gerardo Zapata record and bio

• Nationality: Nicaraguan
• Date of birth: August 31, 1994  
• Height: 5' 5"  
• Reach: N/A  
• Total fights: 16  
• Record: 14-1-1 (5 KOs)  

Gonzalez vs. Zapata fight card

• Jonthan Gonzalez vs. Gerardo Zapata; For Gonzalez's WBO light flyweight title 
• Rene Santiago vs. Kevin Vivas; Light flyweight
• Eveling Ortega vs. Silvia Duran; Light flyweight
• Harvin Aguirre vs. Israel Lopez; Welterweight
• Gerardo Sanchez vs. Eduardo Ajito; Light flyweight
• Alex Vallecillo vs. Cristian Jimenez; Super bantamweight
• Michael Carmona vs. Miguel Tercero; Light flyweight