Yuriorkis Gamboa (12-0-0, 10 KOs) beat formerly undefeated Marcos Ramirez (25-1-0, 16 KOs) of Kansas City by 2nd round KO on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the Pechanga Entertainment Center in Temecula, California. The fight headlined the HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader card promoted by Gary Shaw. Gamboa was down from a counter left punch and an elbow to the chin in round one. Ramirez was down twice in round two before being counted out by a quick count.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamboa vs TBA |
Yuriorkis "El Ciclon de Guantanamo" Gamboa
Yuriorkis Gamboa, 2004 Olympic gold medalist from Cuba defected along with teammates Odlanier Solis and Yan Barthelemy to Columbia in December 2006 while training with the Cuban national boxing team in Venezuela for the Pan American Games. The three signed with Ahmet Oner / Arena Box Promotion.
Gamboa, promoted by Ahmet Oner of Germany made his pro debut on April 27, 2007 at the Arena Gym in Hamburg, Germany beating Alexan Manvelyan by 4-round unanimous decision.
Gamboa vs De Jesus
Gamboa made his US debut on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida where he beat Brazilian Adailton De Jesus (19-3-0, 17 KOs) by 6th round TKO.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs Johnnie Edwards
Yuriorkis Gamboa beats Johnnie Edwards (13-2-1, 7 KOs) at 1:34 of round one by TKO on Friday, February 22, 2008 at Xtreme Indoor Karting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on ESPN Friday Night Fights. It was Gamboa's US TV debut. Gamboa also won the vacant NABF super featherweight title in the bout.
Gamboa vs Jimenez Highlights
Yuriorkis Gamboa beat Bronx Darling Jimenez (23-2-2, 14 KOs) by 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Buffalo Bill's Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nevada. The judges score cards read 97-92, 97-92 and 99-91 all for Gamboa. In addition to his win Gamboa picked up the vacant WBC International super featherweight title in the bout.
Gamboa's hand speed is amazing. He is able to throw rapid combinations non-stop for up to 30 seconds. He moves well and has good ring generalship. Gamboa's only fault is that he holds his hands too low and showboats. Jimenez caught Gamboa with a right hand and downed him in round four and buzzed him in round eight with another. Gamboa's trainer Osmiri Fernandez was fired after the bout.
On Friday, July 18, 2008 at Buffalo Bill's Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nevada Gamboa, beat Al Seeger (27-4-0, 21 KOs) by first round knockout. Gamboa caught Seeger with a big right hand that twisted Seeger's head about 180 degrees and flattened him at 2:30 of round one. Referee Robert Byrd waved off the fight without even counting. This is the third fight in a row that Seeger has lost by knock out. With legendary Cuban trainer Ismeal Salas now in Gamboa's corner there was no snowboating tonight just good effective punching.
Gamboa vs Ramirez
It was a quick night for Gamboa who scored a knockout at 1:41 of round two.