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By Jake Donovan - It was a clean sweep for the "Rising Stars" side of HBO Boxing After Dark's tripleheader, as Yuriorkis Gamboa, Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland remained unbeaten with very different forms of victory in Primm, Nevada.
Despite entering the fight with just nine pro fights and having never appeared on a show beyond the ESPN Friday Fight Nights level, transplanted Cuban and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa claimed top billing on the card. He left an impression, but also showed room for improvement in overcoming a fourth round knockdown to otherwise dominate fringe lightweight contender Darling Jimenez over ten rounds.
Jimenez entered the fight coming off of a year-long layoff, in fact his last fight falling on the same date in which Gamboa made his pro debut (April 27, 2007). The ring activity showed, particularly in the first three rounds, with very little variance offered between the frames. [details]
Despite entering the fight with just nine pro fights and having never appeared on a show beyond the ESPN Friday Fight Nights level, transplanted Cuban and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa claimed top billing on the card. He left an impression, but also showed room for improvement in overcoming a fourth round knockdown to otherwise dominate fringe lightweight contender Darling Jimenez over ten rounds.
Jimenez entered the fight coming off of a year-long layoff, in fact his last fight falling on the same date in which Gamboa made his pro debut (April 27, 2007). The ring activity showed, particularly in the first three rounds, with very little variance offered between the frames. [details]
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