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Rios - Coward Gamboa Never Wanted To Fight!

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:10:00 +0300

Former world champion Brandon «Bam Bam» Rios,Oxnard,Ca. holds a photo of Yuriorkis Gamboa, who was a no-show during their press conferences in Los Angeles and Miami, where both fighters were scheduled to announce their upcoming World Lightweight title fight, set for Saturday, April 14 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. HBO Championship Boxing will televise

Mayweather: I would Love To Pass Torch To Broner, Gamboa

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:30:00 +0300

NEW YORK � Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been impressed thus far by what he has seen from Adrien Broner, the flamboyant fighter who is being groomed by his handlers as the sports next Mayweather

Oner says he’s pulling out of Germany

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:13:00 +0300

German promoter Ahmet Oner, head of ARENA Boxing Promotions, has declared that «boxing in Germany is officially dead» and that he plans to pull out of promoting in Germany. Now recognized as an international promoter, Oner currently lives in Miami and Istanbul, Turkey. "I have worked with [Yuriorkis] Gamboa, one of the best and most spectacular boxers in the world, who had a super reception in the U.S.

Gonzalez batters Mtagwa (VIDEO)

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0300

Celebrating his 30th birthday as well as Mexican Independence Day, WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (50-7, 44 KOs) scored an impressive second round TKO over Rogers Mtagwa (27-15-2, 19 KOs) on Thursday night at the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. After an even round one, Gonzalez opened up in round two and rocked Mtagwa with a series of big shots. The iron-jawed Tanzanian was definitely hurt

Gamboa wins tech. decision

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:19:00 +0300

In a clash of former world champions, unbeaten featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KOs) scored a eight round technical decision over determined Daniel Ponce De Leon (41-4, 34 KOs) on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Gamboa had the clear speed advantage and was usually able to beat Ponce De Leon to the punch, but Ponce De Leon did his share of damage also

Schaefer: I Think Gamboa vs Ponce De Leon Will Happen

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:56:00 +0300

Richard Schaefer, CEO for Golden Boy Promotions, told BoxingScene.com that a featherweight clash between Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16KOs) and Daniel Ponce De Leon (41-3, 34KOs) will likely happen on September 10 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City

Jhonny Gonzalez Faces Tomas on Williams-Lara Bill

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:58:00 +0300

World Boxing Council featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez of Mexico has been confirmed to face Tomas Villa of Texas on July 9 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, in what will be a co-promotion by

Caballero-Barros postponed

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:48:00 +0300

The bout for the WBA featherweight world title between former world champion Celestino �Pelenchín� Caballero and champion Jonathan Victor Barros scheduled for June 18 in Mendoza, Argentina has been postponed to a new date. The reason given is the travel situation to and from South America due to volcanic ash that have caused the cancellation of flights

Gamboa destroys Solis

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:24:00 +0300

WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) dropped Jorge Solis (40-3-2, 29 KOs) five times in four rounds on Saturday night in front of a 3000 sold out Ballroom at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Solis was down twice in round two, once in round three and twice in round four before referee David Fields waved it off. Time was 1:31

Gamboa: I Wanted To Beat Solis Quicker Than Pacquiao

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:49:00 +0300

WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa added another spectacular chapter to his sensational pro career in front of a sold-out crowd at «Boardwalk Hall» in Atlantic City on Saturday night. «El Ciclon de Guantanamo» literally blew away Jorge Solis, dropping the experienced Mexican five times in only four rounds to score his 20th win in as many pro-fights with 16 victories inside the distance

Gamboa vs Solis Weigh-In

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:22:00 +0300

The weights are in for Saturday’s big featherweight card at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event fighters had no problems. IBF/WBA featherweight champion Yuriokris Gamboa (19-0, 15KOs) weighed 126-pounds at the limit, while challenger Jorge Solis (40-2-2, 29KOs) was 125.5.

Gamboa will lose IBF belt

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:44:00 +0300

Guadalajara featherweight Jorge Solis tipped the scale at 133.2 in his second day re-weigh for his challenge at the IBF Featherweight Championship against Yuriorkis Gamboa at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Gamboa did not participate in the mandatory re-weigh and will, in the event he wins tonight’s bout, give up the IBF title which would become vacant

Gamboa works to beat Salido

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:25:00 +0300

In a unification clash for the IBF/WBA featherweight world titles, Yuriorkas Gamboa (19-0, 15 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over Orlando Salido (34-11-2, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the Palms Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The talented Gamboa won most the rounds, but had many difficulties against the experienced and cagey Salido. Salido was credited with a knockdown in round eight,

Gamboa, Salido make weight

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:51:00 +0300

From the Palms Hotel Casino in Las Vegas: For the IBF/WBA world featherweight titles: Yuriorkis Gamboa 126 vs. Orlando Salido 126 WBA world lightweight title eliminator: Brandon Rios 135 vs. Anthony Peterson 134

Gamboa, Salido make weight

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:51:00 +0300

Caballero: I'm Ready To Replace Marquez, Fight Juanma

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:39:00 +0300

Caballero: I'm Ready To Replace Marquez, Fight Juanma

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:39:00 +0300

Gamboa training in Tampa

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:33:00 +0300

World champion Yurikoris Gamboa, who usually trains in Miami, is off to the Fight Factory in Tampa, Fla. He is preparing to take on champion Orlando Salido of Mexico on Top Rank�s �Battle of the Champions� on September 11 at the Palms Resort Casino, Las Vegas. Gamboa, 18-0, usually trains in Miami. �It�s a big fight and we wanted to get away and do it right,� said chief trainer Tony Gonzalez

Gamboa defeats Barros

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:47:00 +0300

126lb superstar Yuriorkis �El Ciclon� Gamboa (18-0, 15 KOs) successfully defended his WBA featherweight championship with a twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Argentinian Jonathan Victor Barros (28-1-1, 16 KOs) on Saturday night at the Sporthalle Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany. After two tame opening rounds, Gamboa opened up in round three, but Barros proved to be a tough

Lopez and Gamboa dominate�

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:33:00 +0300

If Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa established themselves as the top two featherweights in the world with impressive wins Saturday night, there seems to be no rush to definitively answer who is number one. It was the second time in four months that Lopez and Gamboa co-headlined a show from the theatre

Gamboa annihilates Mtagwa

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:17:00 +0300

WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa,, (17-0, 15 KOs) destroyed IBF #7/WBO #10 Rogers Mtagwa (26-14-2, 18 KOs) in two rounds. Gamboa simply outclassed Mtagwa, florring him once in the first

Weights from NYC

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:39:00 +0300

Superstar Felix Trinidad poses with WBO World Featherweight Champion Steven Luevano and WBO Jr. World Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Lopez after both fighters weighed in, Luevano at 126 lbs, Lopez at 125.5 lbs). They meet on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Also WBA Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa weighed in at 126 lbs, while chellenger Rogers Mtagwa scaled

Juanma survives Mtagwa

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:54:00 +0300

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

Yuriorkis Gamboa Eyes Chris John, Juanma, Marquez

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:47:00 +0300

TODD duBOEF (President, Top Rank): I think when everybody saw Gamboa the first time, the first time you saw him on television you saw how exciting he was. He has very much a Trinidad-esque charisma. And Solis is in a division searching for �Mr. Heavyweight.� I think that Solis, with his amateur credentials, was something that being in a partnership with Ahmet Öhner and Arena Box-Promotion, his organization

Juanma, Gamboa Eye Their Mega-Fight in 2010

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:42:00 +0300

If everything goes well on October 10 at the Theatre in Madison Square Garden, WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez and WBA "regular" featherweight champ Yuriorkis Gamboa will meet in 2010. The compete in co-feature bouts on the October 10 card to hype their collision next year

Gamboa�s gold medal!

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:03:00 +0300

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

Caballero Wins Tough Over Mathebula, Gamboa Next?

Fri, 01 May 2009 11:22:00 +0300

At the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama, WBO/WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero (32-2, 22KOs) won a hard-fought split decision over Jeffrey Mathebula (22-2-2, 12KOs) of South Africa. The scores were 116-112, 116-112 for Caballero and 116-112 for Mathebula. Maybe Caballero overlooked Mathebula or maybe Mathebula was tougher than many expected

Gamboa claims WBA interim belt!

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:33:00 +0300

The 2004 Olympic Games gold medalist and WBA #3-ranked contender Yuriorkis Gamboa (15-0, 13 KOs) scored a tenth round TKO over second-ranked Jose �Cheo�� Rojas (25-7-1, 17 KOs) to win the vacant interim WBA featherweight title on Friday night at Buffalo Bill�s Resort & Casino at Primm, Nevada.

Gamboa stops Gonzalez late!

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:50:00 +0300

Cuban rising stars Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara were all victorious on Friday night at Terrible�s Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada. Unbeaten WBC #2, WBA #3, WBO #6, IBF #8 featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa (13-0, 11 KOs) scored a tenth round TKO over Roger �Speedy� Gonzalez (27-3, 18 KOs). Gonzalez briefly dropped Gamboa

INTERVIEW WITH YURIORKIS GAMBOA

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:13:00 +0300

2004 Olympic gold medalist Yuriorkis "El Ciclon de Guantanamo" Gamboa sat down with Ryan Burton for his first interview on Boxingtalk. As one of boxing's biggest prospects, there is much talk of the former Cuban Olympian fighting for a world title in the near future. Although his pro career has been short and he has shown some defensive lapses, the offense-minded Gamboa is confident and poised to put on a show for the world

Martinez wins WBC interim belt!

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:56:00 +0300

In a bout for the WBC interim super welterweight championship, Sergio Martinez (44-1-1, 24 KOs) totally outclassed Alex Bunema (30-6-2, 16 KOs) on Saturday night at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. Martinez was in command from the opening bell and the one-sided bout was finally stopped at the end of the eighth round