On Saturday, November 15, former Olympic gold medalist and one-time pound-for-pound darling, Yuriorkis "El Ciclon de Guantanamo" Gamboa (23-1, 16 KOs) will be gunning to get his career back on track after getting derailed five months ago by Nebraska native, Terrence Crawford. Gamboa will be facing Joel "Joe" Montes de Oca (18-3, 10 KOs), a fighter who has not yet stepped … [Read more...]
Yuriorkis Gamboa Set To Return: Is it Too Late for “El Ciclon?”
If someone were to write a textbook on how to ruin an elite-level fighter's career over the course of three years, the collective brain trust behind Yuriorkis Gamboa would certainly be up to the task. The talented Cuban Olympic gold medalist defected from Cuba, along with Odlanier Solis and Yan Barthelemy to make it big in the "free" world-- and he certainly had every reason … [Read more...]