Arum To Push For a New Gold Medal For Gamboa
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 and trains in Miami, Fla. He is the WBA interim featherweight champion and next fights on Top Rank's Latin Fury 10 championship card in Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico on July 25. Gamboa will defend against Whyber Garcia of Panama.
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JORGE ARCE GETS HIS HORSE - 'IMPERIAL HANK'
Jorge Arce will ride a Jersey-born horse, Imperial Hank, on the famous Atlantic City boardwalk next Thursday. Bob Arum made the arrangements. Arce, who loves horses, asked to ride one down the boardwalk while chatting with fight fans. He will be in Atlantic City getting set to take on Fernando Lumacad of the Philippines on Top Rank's Latin Fury 9 at the Boardwalk Hall. Juan Manuel Lopez will take on Olivier Lontchi in the main event. Caesars Atlantic City is hosting.
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TR Notebook -- Russian Olympian Matt Korobov is training in New Jersey to get ready for Latin Fury 9 on June 27 in Atlantic City. Korobov, who fought on the Cotto v Clottey card at Madison Square Garden, will take on Benjamin Diaz of Maywood, Ca. ........
Welterweight Mark Melligen of Cebu, Philippines takes on Fabian Luque of Los Mochis, Mexico on an Azteca America fight card in Ensenada, Mexico on Saturday night. Melligen is 14-1, Luque 19-10-4....On the same card unbeaten featherweight Jerry Belmontes of Corpus Christi, Texas, faces Juan Velazquez of Mexicali. Belmontes is 7-0 and is a very skilled young fighter....The young welterweight who was introduced at the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr press conference yesterday in Los Angeles will make his pro debut on this card. Rodrigo Garcia, from Ensenada, Mexico, will box 4 rounds.