Cuba’s Yuriorkis Gamboa, who really did light up the featherweight and super-featherweight divisions back in the 2010s, is currently behind bars having been the driver of a car that killed a pedestrian on New Year’s Eve in Cuba.
Oscar De La Hoya has offered “Pitbull” Isaac Cruz a cool $1 million payday to get it on with his fighter Ryan Garcia next.
If ever a fighter looked set for true stardom in the sport, it was Cuba’s Yuriorkis Gamboa. Rewind to 2008/2009, and Gamboa, fast, powerful, and with an exciting style, seemed to be a sure thing.
The Big Fish successfully navigated treacherous waters on Saturday night to pick up a third welterweight title. IBF and WBC welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr.
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz weighed in successfully on his second attempt, coming in at 134 3/4 pounds on Friday for his 10-round co-feature fight against former IBF/WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa on Showtime PPV.
Go back to April of 2017 and his pro debut, and plenty of people were excited about Cuba’s Yuriorkis Gamboa. The defector had dazzled as an amateur, winning gold in many places, including the Olympics and, after a few pro wins, even more people were excited in a big way by Gamboa; by his dazzling speed of hand, by his punching power and his accuracy, by his sheer aggression.
Devin Haney returned to action with a dominant defense of his WBC World Lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida, live on DAZN.
Devin Haney (25-0, 15 KOs) did his best but he had to settle for a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in defending his WBC 135-pound title against Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18 KOs).
WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney (25-0, 15 KOs) took advantage of a passive looking Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18 KOs) to defeat him by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night behind closed doors at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
By Alfred Caine: Devin Haney (24-0, 15 KOs) wants to show the boxing world the difference between him and the other top lightweights when he defends his WBC lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-3, 18 KOs) on Saturday night.