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Arum lining up Ponce De Leon for Gamboa in September
Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
Former WBO super-bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon could be set to face former unified featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa on September 10th. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has expressed an interest in matching the pair on Gamboa’s scheduled date in the fall and has spoken to Golden Boy’s Richard Schaefer about the possibility.
The 30 year-old was beaten over ten rounds in his last contest against the undefeated Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner after moving up to 130lbs and may now move back down to featherweight or face Gamboa, 29, at the super-featherweight limit in what could turn out to be an eliminator or for shot at a world title.
Gamboa, from Cuba, held the IBF and WBA ‘super’ titles until recently when he missed the IBF’s mandatory second weigh in the build-up to his victory over Jorge Solis. Even though he won the bout and retained his WBA belt in March, he was stripped by the IBF before the bout at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and he title immediately became vacant.
Due to the fact that he was no longer a unified champion, the WBA decided to strip ‘El Ciclon de Guantanamo’ of his WBA version leaving him without a title although still unbeaten in 20 contests. The general consensus is that Gamboa will get a shot at some sort of title after his potential September bout with De Leon as he still holds high rankings with all the major organisations.
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Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
Former WBO super-bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon could be set to face former unified featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa on September 10th. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has expressed an interest in matching the pair on Gamboa’s scheduled date in the fall and has spoken to Golden Boy’s Richard Schaefer about the possibility.
The 30 year-old was beaten over ten rounds in his last contest against the undefeated Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner after moving up to 130lbs and may now move back down to featherweight or face Gamboa, 29, at the super-featherweight limit in what could turn out to be an eliminator or for shot at a world title.
Gamboa, from Cuba, held the IBF and WBA ‘super’ titles until recently when he missed the IBF’s mandatory second weigh in the build-up to his victory over Jorge Solis. Even though he won the bout and retained his WBA belt in March, he was stripped by the IBF before the bout at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and he title immediately became vacant.
Due to the fact that he was no longer a unified champion, the WBA decided to strip ‘El Ciclon de Guantanamo’ of his WBA version leaving him without a title although still unbeaten in 20 contests. The general consensus is that Gamboa will get a shot at some sort of title after his potential September bout with De Leon as he still holds high rankings with all the major organisations.
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http://www.***************.net/2011/...or-gamboa.html
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