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By Jake Donovan - From the moment Bob Arum suggested the possibility of such a fight, it instantly crept towards the top of everyone’s wish list for 2010.
Juan Manuel Lopez versus Yuriorkis Gamboa. The featherweight clash that must happen.
Before they get the chance to glance in each other’s direction, they have the opportunity to scout one another. Lopez tops an independently distributed Top Rank pay-per-view show next Saturday, when he faces Rogers Mtwaga at Madison Square Garden’s WAMU Theatre in New York City.
The evening’s co-feature pits Gamboa (15-0) in his NYC debut, albeit in a less daunting task, as he faces Whyber Garcia in a 12-round featherweight title bout.
Assuming each fighter wins, the push is for the two to once again appear on the same show, possibly as soon as next January on HBO’s Boxing After Dark series. From there, an eventual head on collision or so boxing fans can only hope.
If it happens, it’s great for the sport, and even greater for the winner, who becomes the bank in a featherweight division suddenly enjoying a long overdue revival. [details]
Juan Manuel Lopez versus Yuriorkis Gamboa. The featherweight clash that must happen.
Before they get the chance to glance in each other’s direction, they have the opportunity to scout one another. Lopez tops an independently distributed Top Rank pay-per-view show next Saturday, when he faces Rogers Mtwaga at Madison Square Garden’s WAMU Theatre in New York City.
The evening’s co-feature pits Gamboa (15-0) in his NYC debut, albeit in a less daunting task, as he faces Whyber Garcia in a 12-round featherweight title bout.
Assuming each fighter wins, the push is for the two to once again appear on the same show, possibly as soon as next January on HBO’s Boxing After Dark series. From there, an eventual head on collision or so boxing fans can only hope.
If it happens, it’s great for the sport, and even greater for the winner, who becomes the bank in a featherweight division suddenly enjoying a long overdue revival. [details]
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