Gamboa signing deal with Top Rank, Caballero's fight in serious doubt

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  1. Cubanborn87

    Cubanborn87 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Top Rank is finalizing a deal to become the co-promoter of interim featherweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa and heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis with Ahmet Öner's Arena Box, Bob Arum told ESPN.com. Gamboa and Solis won 2004 Olympic gold for Cuba before defecting. "I know Gamboa is very exciting," Arum said, adding that Top Rank president Todd duBoef was handling the deal with Öner. If finalized, Gamboa would defend on Top Rank's July 25 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-headlined pay-per-view card in Mexico. Originally ticketed for Cancun, it's been moved to another resort city, Nuevo Vallarta, Arum said. An August Showtime fight between Gamboa and unified junior featherweight titlist Celestino Caballero had been discussed, but the promoters and network were about $200,000 apart. Solis' first bout under the new arrangement would be June 27 in Atlantic City, N.J., on the untelevised undercard of another Top Rank PPV show.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/notebook?page=notebook/boxingmay29
     
    Cubanborn87, May 29, 2009
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  2. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    I dont like Arum, He might not do good with Gamboa.
     
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  3. Kid Cuba

    Kid Cuba Boxing Junkie banned

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    So no Gamboa/Caballero?
     
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  4. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Man that June 27th show is stacked if Solis is added.

    Odliander Solis on the untelevised undercard

    Then you got:
    Paulie Malignaggi vs Mike Alvarado
    Vanes Martyrosan vs Andre Tsurkan
    Fernando Montiel vs Eric Morel
    JuanMa Vs Lontche
     
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  5. azteclover

    azteclover Member Full Member

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    A must see card......
     
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  6. artofwar

    artofwar Well-Known Member Full Member

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    gamboa valero and guzman top rank mean buisness.
     
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  7. Tom_Tocca

    Tom_Tocca The Provider Full Member

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    Öner might very well be the key to Pavlik vs. Abraham in late 2009/early 2010... :deal
     
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  8. boxingwizard

    boxingwizard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Top Rank can give Gamboa even more exposure than he already has.
     
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