Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-5, 18 KOs) has been under arrest since the beginning of the year and was only able to be released on bail on Wednesday. The Olympic champion and former world champion among professionals in three weight categories knocked down a man to death. The fact that the road was unlit, and he himself was not under the influence of any prohibited substances served in favor of the Cuban. The tragic event happened on the eve of the New Year.
Details are still being finalized, but several media outlets report that the former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa is currently behind bars in connection with a fatal accident that occurred on the night of December 31 in Santiago de Cuba in Cuba. Sources close to the situation report that the Olympic champion allegedly ran into a pedestrian on a section of the road without lighting. Gamboa was not intoxicated, and the situation is just a tragic accident.
April 16 in Arlington, Texas Isaac Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs) will fight with the ex-world champion in three weight categories Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18 KOs).
At DAZN Boxing Night in Florida, two Olympic heavyweight medalists - Philip Hrgovic (12-0, 10 KOs) and Zhang Zhilei (22-0, 17 KOs) decorated their records with stoppage wins.
WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney (24-0, 15 KOs) is due to return to the ring on October 3 in the United States. This was announced by the American's promoter Eddie Hearn. Haney's rival will likely be Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-3, 18 KOs).