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BOXNEWS Fight Yuriorkis Gamboa W TKO 4 (12) Whyber Garcia

Fight Yuriorkis Gamboa W TKO 4 (12) Whyber Garcia

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Yuriorkis Gamboa vs Whyber Garcia
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Boxers Cuba Yuriorkis Gamboa [15-0-0, 13]
Panama Whyber Garcia [22-6-0, 15]
Weight division Featherweight (126 lbs)
Title WBA Title,
Date 10 October 2009, Sat
Location USA USA, New York, Madison Square Garden
Other fights of this evening Fight Juan Manuel Lopez W UD 12 (12) Rogers Mtagwa
Fight Odlanier Solis W TKO 2 (10) Monte Barrett

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Juanma survives Mtagwa 11 Oct 2009 16:54

Juanma survives Mtagwa

Unbeaten WBO jr featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (27-0, 24 KOs) overcame the toughest challenge of his career, winning a narrow twelve round unanimous decision over Rogers Mtagwa (26-13-2, 18 KOs) on Saturday night inside the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York City. “Juanma” had all he could handle with the rugged brawler Mtagwa as the bout contained many spectacular exchanges. Lopez was credited with a knockdown in round five but every round was a war read more ...
Gamboa’s gold medal! 20 Jun 2009 20:03

Gamboa’s gold medal!

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said today he will contact the Olympic Committee and ask to get a new gold medal for Yuriorkis Gamboa. “That’s my goal, to get a gold medal for him,” Arum said. Gamboa won an Olympic gold medal in 2004 in Athens, Greece, at 112 pounds while fighting for the Cuban national team. He later sold the medal for $1,500 to pay for daughter Brenda’s first birthday party. Gamboa, 27, now lives read more ...