By Dan Ambrose: With his 2nd round knockout victory over the B level fighter Mike Oliver (25-3, 8 KO’s) last Saturday night, former WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (31-1, 28 KO’s) now reportedly feels that he’s ready to fight a rematch against Orlando Salido, who destroyed Lopez easily in an 8th round TKO win last April. If not Salido, then Lopez feels he’s ready to fight Yuriorkis Gamboa or Jhonny Gonzalez.
Yuriorkis Gamboa
Arum: Gamboa vs. Donaire possible for 2013
By Dan Ambrose: Bob Arum is looking to let a fight between Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO’s) and Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) marinate some more rather than letting them fight before one of them gets beaten. Arum says he’ll match them up in 2013 after both of them move up to the lightweight division.
Juanma still clinging to the hopeless dream of fighting Gamboa
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (30-1, 27 KO’s) is still clinging to the hopes of a big money fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa in the future despite the fact that Gambos is moving up in weight to the super featherweight division and beyond to chase bigger fights against the likes of Manny Pacquiao.
Juanma not happy that Gamboa moving up in weight; Yuriorkis might come back for Donaire
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA World featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO’s) says he plans on leaving the 126 pound division to move up to try and get bigger and better fights. Juan Manuel Lopez, the former WBO featherweight champion, isn’t too happy about Gamboa’s decision to move up, and feels there are still a lot of big fights for Gamboa at featherweight starting with a fight against him.
Gamboa moving up in weight, wants Pacquiao but lacks size
By Jason Kim: Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO’s) says he’s done with the featherweight division and will be moving up in weight to chase Manny Pacquiao after Gamboa’s listless 8th round technical decision last Saturday night against Daniel Ponce De Leon (41-4, 34 KO’s) at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Gamboa defeats Ponce De Leon, fails to impress
By Eric Thomas: In a very unimpressive performance former two-time featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO’s) kept his undefeated record intact with an eight round technical decision victory over Daniel Ponce De Leon (41-4, 34 KO’s) at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Gamboa-Ponce De Leon on Saturday: Yuriorkis to fight Lopez-Salido winner next
By Jason Kim: Former IBF/WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KO’s) is in action this Saturday night against Daniel Ponce De Leon (41-3, 34 KO’s) in a fight that has a lot riding on it for the 29-year-old Gamboa.
A Gamboa Loss Good for Business?
By Chip Mitchell : As early as 2008, a winner-takes-all showdown between undefeated featherweights Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa seemed inevitable. It was a 50/50 fight if there ever was one, and Bob Arum proclaimed that it could be built to be the “biggest featherweight fight of all time”.
Why doesn’t Arum ever put Gamboa on Pacquiao’s undercards?
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has the best fighter in the featherweight division in 29-year-old Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 17 KO’s), who is a star in the making and a fighter that is probably good enough to move up and dominate at super featherweight, lightweight and possibly light welterweight.
Gamboa could face Lopez vs. Salido II winner in early 2012, says Arum
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is interested in matching former WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KO’s) against the winner of the rematch between current World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Orlando Salido (36-11-2, 24 KO’s) and Juan Manuel Lopez (30-1, 27 KO’s) next year after Salido and Lopez hopefully battle it out early in 2012.