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Yesterday's weigh-in pictures:

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The fight is coming up in a couple of hours, don't miss it!

 

Gamboa KO2 Ramirez!

What a fight! Although Ramirez put him down in the 1st, the replay clearly showed that it was an ELBOW that hurt him and sent him down. So before jumping on him still being open for precise punces (which is true), it wasn't a legit knockdown.

Not unlike his 2 KDs in the second! He put the unbeaten Ramirez down for the very first time in his whole career (amateur and pro) with a beautiful right uppercut followed by a couple of punches then for the 2nd time and for good with a huge combo of lefts and rights to the head and a really painful left hook to the body. Classic finishing punch, the last right uppercut wasn't even necessary. The ref counted Ramirez out although the count from nine to ten was very quick. But at 8 Ramirez still didn't respond and give a sign he wants to get up so he was counted out. Maybe the ref prevented us to see another highlight knockout but maybe that was the best for Ramirez' health, who suffers his first loss.

Gamboa's new record:
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Gamboa vs. Ramirez: watch here:

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Yep, he's hittable, he was down legitimately in the Jimenez fight, still arrogaint in the ring, still doesn't care about defending himself... Kellerman was spot on with the Hamed comperition.

Gifs on the elbow knockdown and the finishing combo. Look how the shoulder sets up the elbow

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But where should he step up, guys? He fought former world title challenger Kebede in his 6th pro fight. Puncher and highly ranked Adailton De Jesus in his 7th. Ranked Johnny Edwards who beat Freddie Norwood before and again by KO after the Gamboa fight. Ranked Darling Jimenez (who's not at all a world beater but still a tough Dominican fighter) and now Ramirez with a padded record, I agree, not the best Gamboa has ever faced.

Also he was the first fighter to stop De Jesus, Johnnie Edwards, legitimately KO Al Seeger and the first one to knock down and ultimately stop Ramirez. And still at just 12 fights, he's done more than a lot others before stipping into the ring for a world title.

What he HAS to do is work on that D... but the next step up in competition in today's FW class is non other than Oscar Larios, as Larios is not as good as once was... Give Gamboa one or two more minor fights and he'll beat the warrior soul out of Chololo, I guarantee!

 

World title fight next/soon?

"We are already negotiating with different world champions", states promoter Ahmet Öner. "Fact is that HBO wants to go on with Gamboa. I am pretty sure that we will agree on a date and opponent soon. Yuri is just incredible. He is without a doubt the most exciting prospect in the sport; the people just love his spectacular style. And we all want to see him go for a title."



What do you think guys?
Is he ready for a Larios type of world champion?
What titles could they looking for? Maybe one of the vacant belts?