Yuriorkis Gamboa
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Gamboa (center) in 2011
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| Real name | Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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El Ciclon de Guantánamo ("The Cyclone from Guantánamo") |
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| Height | 5 ft 5 1⁄2 in (166 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 65 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December 23, 1981 Guantánamo, Cuba |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano (born December 23, 1981) is a Cuban professional boxer. He is a former unified featherweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2009 to 2011, and the IBF title from 2010 to 2011. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2004 Olympics, and bronze in the featherweight division at the 2005 World Championships.
Gamboa's 2004 Olympic Boxing results were:
While training in Venezuela, Gamboa, along with Cuban teammates Odlanier Solís and Yan Barthelemy, snuck out of camp and found their way to Colombia and eventually to Germany, where they applied for visas to enter the United States. Before defecting, he had sold his Olympic gold medal to support his family.
Gamboa made his professional boxing debut on April 27, 2007, in Hamburg, Germany against Alexan Manvelyan. He prepared for his pro debut and his next seven fights with technical specialist Manny Masson. Gamboa put Manvelyan on the canvas in the third round and won via a unanimous decision victory. Two months later, he defeated Araik Sachbazjan when Sachbazjan retired before the beginning of round 4.
After winning his first four fights in Germany, Gamboa made his United States debut on October 30, 2007, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, against Adailton De Jesus, who was dropped to the canvas halfway through the first round. A Gamboa slip in the fourth round was ruled a knockdown by the referee. Gamboa's relentless pressure eventually forced a stoppage in the sixth and final round.
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