Gamboa's Trainer Fired!

Gamboa, who won a gold medal for the Cuban boxing team at the 2004 Olympic Games, had to earn his 10-round decision over Jimenez. Gamboa got too cocky and Jimenez dropped him in the fourth round, causing more than a few anxious moments in his corner. After the fight, Gamboa's promoter, Ahmet Öner of Arena Boxing, fired Gamboa's trainer, Osmiri Fernandez, in the dressing room. "Gamboa knows everything about boxing. He doesn't need somebody to teach him boxing," Öner said. "He needs someone he can respect as his trainer and someone to teach him to respect his opponents. He needs someone he will listen to." Öner said they will begin a search for a new trainer. Meanwhile, Luis De Cubas, who runs the American operation for Arena Boxing, said they want to get Gamboa back in the ring on June 27. De Cubas also acknowledged he'd had some concerns that Jimenez would be too big a step up for Gamboa. "I know Darling Jimenez is a rugged guy," De Cubas said. "This was a very big step up for him. It's not the type of fight I would want to give him with only nine fights, but when you get a chance to fight on HBO, you take who they say. The cream always rises to the top. I feel like he rose to the top with his performance." This was from ESPN, good move from Öner. Mayweather Sr. is the way to go.