[5] Gonzalez was booked to face Manuel Avila for the vacant WBA Continental and WBO Global featherweight titles on 13 July 2019.

He won the fight by a sixth-round knockout, as Avila's corner decided to throw in the towel at the 2:27 minute mark of the round.

[6] On 6 August 2019, the WBO ordered a fight between Gonzalez and Shakur Stevenson for the featherweight title, which was left vacant after Óscar Valdez moved up to junior lightweight.

The bout took place on 12 September 2020, after an eleven-month absence from the sport for Gonzalez, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[14] The bout was officially announced on 14 September 2021, as the main event of an ESPN card, which took place at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.

He re-captured his former title by a ninth-round knockout, as referee Edward Collantes stopped the fight at the 2:05 minute mark, following a right straight from Gonzalez which left Santisima badly staggered.

[18][19] Gonzalez was booked to face the former WBO junior-featherweight champion Isaac Dogboe on 23 July 2022, in the main event of an ESPN+ card, which will take place at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota.

[23] This victory earned Gonzalez the chance to challenge Luis Alberto Lopez for the IBF featherweight championship, with the title bout currently planned to take place on September 15, 2023, in Corpus Christi, Texas.