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GAMBOA WILL BE BACK AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER/EARLY OCTOBER

Bob Arum said Gamboa will have his Top Rank return on the next Latin Fury PPV card. He didn't get the proper papers for the weekend card in Mexico and the reason is quite complicated, so let's just copy PPVob Arum's words:

"Gamboa was supposed to fight this weekend in Mexico. But because he's a Cuban refugee, it would be difficult for him to go out of the United States to fight in Mexico and come back. You need special papers for that and it requires FBI clearance. And it takes a long time to get. So we weren't able to get it in time, even though we tried. So we took him off this card and he will be at our next Latin Fury card which will be at Madison Square Garden either the end of September or early October."


As Haye-Klitschko fell off and it's unlikely Klitschko will find an opponent accaptable for HBO, I think the September 12 date is free. Wouldn't it be awesome to have a Gamboa/JuanMa double-header, instead of having the two on a stupid Chavez Jr. PPV?

 

Gamboa vs. Garcia is back on the October 10 Latin Fury PPV card at Madison Square Garden!

NEW YORK (August 27, 2009) – Undefeated world champions JUAN MANUEL “JuanMa” LOPEZ and YURIORKIS GAMBOA will be serving shots of tropical punch when they defend their titles, in separate fights, headlining “Island Warriors: Latin Fury 12,” Saturday, October 10, broadcast Live on Pay-Per-View from the WaMu Theater in the “Mecca of Boxing,” Madison Square Garden. Lopez will be defending his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight title against top contender and Tanzania native ROGERS MTAGWA. Gamboa will be defending his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight belt against Panamanian strongman WHYBER GARCIA. The televised portion of this boxing extravaganza will begin at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT with two exciting 10-round bouts – undefeated Top-10 heavyweight contenders ODLANIER SOLIS of Cuba against KEVIN JOHNSON of Asbury Park, NJ, and world-rated super welterweight contenders VANES MARTIROSYAN of Glendale, Calif. against CARLOS NASCIMENTO of Brazil. These eight sluggers boast a combined record of 174-19-3 (125 KOs), a winning percentage of 89% and a victory by knockout ratio of 72%..

“The Latin Fury series is taking the next big step as it makes its debut at the “Mecca of Boxing” featuring the next generation of Hispanic superstars in JuanMa and Yuriorkis,” said promoter Bob Arum. “Latin icons like Roberto Duran and Felix Trinidad in the past and now Miguel Cotto, who has sold more tickets to The Garden than any other fighter in this millennium, have solidified their international popularity by fighting before standing room only crowds of rabid fans at The Garden. The atmosphere will be incredible when JuanMa moves up and takes on Yuriorkis.”

Gamboa (15-0, 13 KOs), a native of Guantanamo who now hails from Miami, Fla., has been considered one of boxing’s brightest lights dating back to his amateur days, which included winning Olympic gold at the 2004 games. Since making his professional debut in 2007, Gamboa has sought – and defeated – the toughest and most experienced opposition available. In only his second year as a professional he collected the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) and World Boxing Council (WBC) International super featherweight titles and then moved down in weight to collect the North American Boxing Organization (NABO) featherweight title in three consecutive fights, with victories over Johnnie Edwards, Darling Jimenez and Al Seeger, respectively, destroying Edwards and Seeger in the first round while winning a 10-round unanimous decision over Jimenez.. He captured the WBA featherweight title in his last fight knocking out four-time world title challenger Jose Rojas in the 10th round on April 17. The two-fisted Cuban KO artist boasts a lethal combination of power and speed, an amateur background second to none (he is a four-time Gold Medal winner in the Cuban National Championships) and a victory by knockout ratio that’s on par with JuanMa Lopez.

Garcia (22-6, 15 KOs), from Panama City, Panama, has an exciting and aggressive style as well as being a fan favorite. He enters this fight having won four of his last five fights. The lone blemish, a tough world title loss to WBA super featherweight champion Jorge Linares last year. He has won WBA Latin American titles at 126 and 130 pounds as well as the NABA featherweight title. He is currently world-rated No. 13 by the WBA.