Yuriorkis Gamboa: record, next fight and profile →
Former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa will look to put himself squarely back into world title contention when he faces fellow former champion Roman "Rocky" Martinez on Saturday, July 27 live on SHOWTIME from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.
Former world champions Yuriorkis Gamboa and Roman "Rocky" Martínez will battle in a 10-round lightweight attraction while lightweight contender Ladarius "Memphis" Miller meets former world champion Jezreel "El Invisible" Corrales in a 10-round showdown live on SHOWTIME Saturday, July 27 from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
If Gervonta Davis isn’t required to make a mandatory title defense next, he could face a former champion in search of one last shot. BoxingScene.com has learned through multiple sources that Yuriorkis Gamboa is being seriously considered as Davis’ next opponent. Whomever he faces, Davis is expected to return to the ring July 27 in a fight Showtime will televise from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Davis’ hometown.
If the plans of Premier Boxing Champions are fulfilled, the next fights for former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and Guillermo Rigondeaux would be against two high level opponents. According to manager and adviser Luis DeCubas Jr, who works closely with both boxers and PBC, steps are being taken for Gamboa to face Jesús Cuéllar at some point during the summer; whereas Rigondeaux would be measured in the near future against Mexico's Julio Ceja.
Former multi-division world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa is looking to rejuvenate his career with a new promotional deal with Premier Boxing Champions. Boxing manager and adviser Luis DeCubas Jr., who works very closely with PBC and company founder Al Haymon, believes the Olympic gold medal winner from Cuba is still very much a force in the lower weight division.
New York - Come April 20th, most pundits believe pound for pound stat Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KO’s) will face his most formidable foe in Amir Khan (33-4, 20 KO’s). Crawford and Khan embarked on a two city press tour to promote their pay-per-view, making stops in London and then New York. The fight is rumored to either take place in New York’s Madison Square Garden or in Las Vegas.
According to a report from El Nuevo Día of Puerto Rico, Top Rank - who promote Puerto Rican contender Felix Verdejo - were trying to match the once-beaten boxer against former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa. But Jessie Rodriguez, manager of Gamboa, rejects any talk of a fight with Verdejo. He says his boxer is going to face Juan Manuel Lopez in March - and then they plan to target a fight with WBO, WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Yuriorkis Gamboa said Saturday night that he’ll finally fight Juan Manuel Lopez in March or April now that they’ve both won lightweight tune-up fights in Miami. Cuba’s Gamboa was busier and better than Miguel Beltran Jr. throughout their 10-round bout, the main event Saturday night at Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo.
One of the fights fans most wanted to see in 2010 apparently will happen nine years later. Yuriorkis Gamboa said Saturday night that he’ll finally fight Juan Manuel Lopez in March or April now that they’ve both won lightweight tune-up fights in Miami. Cuba’s Gamboa was busier and better than Miguel Beltran Jr. throughout their 10-round bout, the main event Saturday night at Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo.
Yuriorkis Gamboa was animated earlier this week regarding Juan Manuel Lopez. The way Gamboa was speaking of Lopez, it may have seemed a fight was taking place this weekend. Both are fighting tonight, but they will face separate opponents. Should both win, a fight is penciled between the two fighters next year.