By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated super featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa (10-0, 8 KOs) will be facing Al Seeger (27-3, 21 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino in Primm, Nevada on Friday night. Gamboa, 26, a former 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist from Cuba, was originally scheduled to face WBA number #2 ranked super featherweight Jose Rojas, but he pulled out suddenly, making the need to find a last minute replacement for the fight. Seeger, 28, a super bantamweight was found to replace Gamboa. Seeger has lost his last two bouts, being defeated by Daniel Ponce de Leon and Mike Oliver, so one could conclude that this fight may be over very early with Gamboa quickly destroying Seeger in a round or two.
Gamboa, 26, ranked #3 in the WBA and WBC, is coming off a disappointing performance in his last bout in May against Darling Jimenez, in which Gamboa was knocked down in the 4th round of the bout, but eventually won the fight by a 10-round unanimous decision. Gamboa, a fighter that is known for his quick knockouts and heavy pressure, showed signs of wearing down as early as the 5th round against Jimenez. As he usually does, Gamboa bum rushed Jimenez early in the fight, throwing a down pour of punches in hopes of scoring another quick knockout, but Jimenez, a tough fighter with a good chin, had little problem handling Gamboa’s shots, and then began landing even bigger shots of his own. In the 4th round, an already tired-looking Gamboa was knocked down by a big right hand from Jimenez.