Darleys Perez had no regrets following his June ‘13 narrow points loss to Yuriorkis Gamboa, which aired live on HBO. An unbeaten lightweight at the time, Perez offered a respectable account of himself, but fell prey to a couple of calls—a questionable knockdown in the opening round and then a no-call when Gamboa appeared to go down in round 11—to come up short in their interim title fight.
Lending credence to the old adage that losses are meant to be taken as learning experiences, the 31-year old from Colombia has the look of a different fighter during his current three-fight win streak. He plans to show off the new and improved version this Friday in the season premiere of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, as he headlines versus Jonathan Maicelo in a 12-round lightweight bout at Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.
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Lending credence to the old adage that losses are meant to be taken as learning experiences, the 31-year old from Colombia has the look of a different fighter during his current three-fight win streak. He plans to show off the new and improved version this Friday in the season premiere of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, as he headlines versus Jonathan Maicelo in a 12-round lightweight bout at Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.
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