Yuriorkis Gamboa beat Darling Jimenez to win the vacant WBC international super featherweight championship. “El Ciclon de Guantanamo †dominated most of the fight but was down in the fourth when Jimenez caught him with a left. ARENA-CEO Ahmet Öner said, “Gamboa is a complete fighter but tonight I was not happy with his performance….
At 128.5 lb, super featherweight phenomenon Yuriorkis Gamboa showed himself in excellent condition for his shot at the vacant WBC international championship at today’s weigh-in at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resort in Nevada. His opponent Darling Jimenez weighed in at 131 lb. “I wouldn’t care if Jimenez weighed 150 poundsâ€, stated Gamboa. “I’ll beat him…
When super featherweight sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, 9-0 (8), steps into the right to fight Darling Jimenez, 23-2-2 (14), for the vacant WBC international championship in Primm, Nevada tonight, it is not only the HBO debut for the spectacular 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist from Cuba, but also the first HBO show for Gamboa’s promoter Ahmet Öner…
The Official Weigh-In, which is open to the public, for tomorrow night’s stellar card on HBO Boxing After Dark, takes place today in the Star of the Desert Arena at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts, in Primm, NV., beginning at 4:30 P.M. PT Yuriokis Gamboa, Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland, the undefeated trio of young boxing…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Undefeated Andre Dirrell answered his critics, made a statement and showed that he is a force to be reckoned with in the super middleweight division by stopping Anthony Hanshaw in the fifth round Friday on Showtime’s “ShoBox: The New Generation.â€
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing NOTE: WEIGHTS – Andre Dirrell weighed 168 ¼ pounds and Tony Hanshaw tipped the scales at 169 pounds during Thursday’s weigh-in. Antonio DeMarco weighed 135 pounds, while Juan Castaneda weighed 134 ¼.
In a match-up of top super middleweight prospects, undefeated 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell (14-0, nine KOs) will take on once-beaten Anthony Hanshaw (21-1-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round showdown Friday, May 2, live on SHOWTIME (ShoBox: The New Generation, 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).