Yuriorkis Gamboa: record, next fight and profile →
In a sudden turn of events, trainer Ismael Salas has bailed on former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (25-1, 17 KOs) - who returns tomorrow night in Réunion Island, which is a French department in the Indian Ocean.
Former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa is looking to avoid a full year of inactivity, and the Cuban Olympic gold medal winner will return to the ring on December 17. One of the most talented boxers of his generation, Gamboa will face an opponent to be determined in Saint Denis, France, to give continuity to a career that saw no action since December 19, 2015.
Promoter Greg Cohen believed he had a big fight lined up for his lightweight contender Mason Menard late last week. There were serious discussions for Menard to fight Olympic gold medal winner and former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa. The fight would have been showcased on a big televised card next month.
Olympic gold medal winner and former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (25-1, 17KOs) is ready to get back in the world title mix. He's willing to step in and challenge Puerto Rican world champion Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (22-0, 12KOs), who is the reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion at super featherweight.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, the Vice President of Miguel Cotto Promotions, Hector Soto, denied any and all reports that his fighter is considering the possibility of a catch-weight fight with Yuriorkis Gamboa.
Although there is still nothing official on the horizon, four division former world champion Miguel Angel Cotto has already begin his physical preparations for a potential return on a date in December.
Yuriorkis Gamboa 25-1-0 (17 KOs) recently returned to training with former coach Ismael Salas. Yuriorkis and Salas came together in Las Vegas more around three weeks ago to start the workouts, after a period of 6 months of inactivity.
On Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Terence Crawford unified the World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Council super lightweight world titles with a twelve round unanimous decision over Viktor Postol.
A video emerged over the past couple of days featuring former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (25-1, 17 KOs) and his fellow Cuban, esteemed trainer Ismael Salas, hitting the pads at his gym in Las Vegas. The two have worked together in the past.
The past couple of days Tony Gonzalez has been in contact with former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and according to the adviser, the talented Cuban will eventually be making his way down to the fertile junior lightweight division.