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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).
Yuriorkis Gamboa's record currently stands at 30 wins, 4 loses and 0 draw.
Yuriorkis Gamboa's last fight took place against Isaac Cruz on April 16, 2022,. He lost by TKO in the 5 round. That fight was 11 months and 13 days ago.
Gamboa's last 3 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.
Gamboa was born in Cuba.
The Yuriorkis Gamboa is currently 41 years old. He was born on Dec. 23, 1981, so he will turn 42 in 8 months and 24 days.
Gamboa is 5' 5" (5 Foot and 5 inch) which is 166 cm (1 meter and 66 centimeters).
His reach is 65 inches (65") which is 165 cm (1 meter and 65 centimeters).
Gamboa fights from a orthodox, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.
Yuriorkis Gamboa doesn't currently have a fight scheduled
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