'Chocolatito' Suspended Indefinitely By CSAC, Needs Neuro Exams

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The California State Athletic Commission will require Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez to pass new neurological examinations before it’ll lift his indefinite suspension.

La Prensa, a newspaper based in Gonzalez’s native Nicaragua, reported the CSAC’s requirement Wednesday. Gonzalez passed neurological exams in the immediate aftermath of his brutal, fourth-round knockout defeat to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in their rematch September 9 at StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Boxers always are at least temporarily suspended following losses by knockout or technical knockout in the United States.

As an additional precautionary measure, the CSAC has ordered Gonzalez to pass new tests before it’ll end his indefinite suspension and make him eligible to receive a license to box in the United States again. The former four-division champion’s suspension will be recognized by all regulators affiliated with the Association of Boxing Commissions until the CSAC ends it.

The CSAC informed La Prensa in an email that Gonzalez’s neurological tests must be performed in the United States. Gonzalez hasn’t returned to the U.S. because he hasn’t been able to obtain a work visa.