By Dan Ambrose: 38-year-old former three division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) has some big things planned ahead of him once he gets little known #1 WBO light welterweight contender Cesar Rene Cuenca (42-0, 1 KO’s) out of the way in their April 14th fight for the interim World Boxing Organization light welterweight crown at the New Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Brandon Rios
Rios wants DeMarco if Gamboa won’t fight him; may move up to 140
By Jason Kim: Former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios is a fighter without a fight right now, as his scheduled April 14th opponent Yuriorkis Gamboa has blown of their two press conferences and it doesn’t look too promising that he’ll bother showing up next month in their fight at the at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gesta a possible option for Brandon Rios to replace Gamboa on 4/14
By Chris Williams: According to examinerc.com, No.7 WBA ranked lightweight contender Mercito Gesta (24-0-1, 12 KO’s) is a possible option to replace Yurirokis Gamboa for a fight against former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO’s) on April 14th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gamboa has failed to show up for two of the press conferences for the Rios fight this week and it’s thought that Gamboa won’t agree to fight Rios.
Gamboa blows off another press conference
By Chris Williams: Yuriorkis Gamboa did it again, blowing off a second press conference on Tuesday to promote his scheduled April 14th fight against lightweight Brandon Rios. It was no real surprise that Gamboa opted not to show, as he failed to show up for the Monday press conference in Miami, Florida and few people figured he’d show for the LA conference.
Gamboa never signed the bout agreement for Rios fight
By Dan Ambrose: It looks like former IBF/WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboas (21-0, 16 KO’s) has an out if he decides to pull out of his scheduled April 14th HBO televised bout against former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO’s) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. According to Dan Rafael at ESPN, the 30-year-old Gamboa never signed a bout agreement for the fight.
Gamboa blows off Miami press conference with Brandon Rios
By Dan Ambrose: In a really bad sign that something isn’t going right, Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO’s) blew off his Monday press conference with former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO’s) for some reason, and it’s got more than a few people thinking Gamboa may pull the same act on Tuesday for his scheduled Los Angeles, California press conference with Rios to hype their April 14th fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Mayweather-Cotto, Gamboa-Rios – Big fights coming up
By Jake Headland: With the summer fast approaching us fight fans the world over are looking forward to this years mega-fights. Ok, they’re looking at Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Manny Paquaio to see if they are at last fighting one and another………with the answer of course being no. I am one who still believes this fight will never happen, the problem is that success breeds egotism and when you have the 2 best fighters on the planet there is a lot of success and therefore a lot of egotism!
Gamboa-Rios: Yuriorkis should win unless he’s slowed by the weight
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO’s) and former IBF/WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO’s) will be getting it on in a Top Rank in house fight on April 14th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. To go along with this fight, light welterweight contenders Mike Alvarado and Mauricio Herrera and will be battling it out. Kelly Pavlik possibly will be fighting on the card as well if Bob Arum can convince him to fight on the card rather than in March.
Will Arum allow Rios or Gamboa to fight Broner?
By Chris Williams: WBO supper featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) looked like a superstar in the making in stopping top contender Eloy Perez in the 4th round last Saturday night at the Scottrade Center in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Gamboa will have problems with Rios’ weight unless he stops him early
By Dan Ambrose: Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO’s) must really want a payday badly, because he’s brave enough to move up two entire divisions to take on former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (29-0-1, 22 KO’s) on April 14th in a fight for the vacant World Boxing Association World lightweight title. at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.