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After being operated on successfully, former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa is recovering with the objective of returning to the ring before the end of 2020. The Cuban went through the operating room to repair his Achilles heel in the right leg that was injured at the end of December in Atlanta.
Former two-division world champion Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga is recovering after taking a severe beating, from a group of unknown assailants, in his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua. Mayorga was assaulted and beaten to such a degree that it resulted in several fractures.
Veteran trainer Ismael Salas describes Felix “El Diamante’ ‘Verdejo as a messy file. The Puerto Rican was looking for a new guide in his corner and met the experienced Cuban professor at his Las Vegas academy. Verdejo (25-1, 16 KO) returns to the ring this Saturday night, January 18, at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. He is going to face Mexican boxer Manuel Rojas and end nine months of inactivity, in addition to clearing any doubt about his future in boxing.
Former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa has received praise from his head trainer Pedro Roque. Last month when he faces Gervonta Davis for the WBA "regular" lightweight title, the Olympic gold medal winner injured his Achilles tendon in the second round. It appeared to have come after a knockdown took place. After some confusion in the corner, it was decided that Gamboa would continue to fight.
The Knockout Doctor can start preparing the operating table. After a long wait, the clash between Yuniel Dorticós and Mairis Briedis is expected to be announced for 21st of March in Riga, Latvia. International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion, Dorticós, will look to add the Muhammad Ali trophy by coming away with a win in the World Boxing World Series final of their cruiserweight tournament, and also earn him a $2 million purse.
Liborio Solis is very confident that he will knock off former world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux when they collide on February 8th. The bout will be part of the Showtime televised tripleheader, which is headlined by WBC featherweight world champion Gary Russell Jr. making a mandatory defense against challenger Tugstsogt "King Tug" Nyambayar.
Jon Fernández (20-1, 17 KOs), the current WBC Latino beltholder at lightweight, will face Armenian contender Aik Shakhnazaryan as a featured fight on the event being held on February 8 at the Pavilion La Casilla de Bilbao, as confirmed by the promoter Euskobox.
Former unified world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa will avoid surgery for an injured Achilles tendon that he suffered in last Saturday's TKO defeat at the hands of Gervonta Davis. Gamboa suffered the injury in the second round, which may have happened after he was knocked down. He was dropped two more times as the contest went along, before the fight was waved off in the twelfth round at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
The New Year's celebrations did not end well for former world boxing champion, Jorge 'La Hiena' Barrios of Argentina, as he was assaulted and stabbed this morning in Capilla del Monte, about 100 kilometers from the city of Córdoba, Argentina.
Former two division champion Yuriorkis Gamboa would like to return to training as soon as possible. Gamboa was in action this past Saturday night in Atlanta, when he was dropped three times and stopped in the twelfth round by Gervonta Davis. The vacant WBA "regular" lightweight title was at stake in the contest.