Yuriorkis Gamboa Record & Stats
14 years and 11 months into his professional boxing career, Yuriorkis Gamboa has fought 35 times with 30 wins and 5 losses. As of June 2023, Gamboa's boxing record stands at 30-5 (18 KO wins, 4 KO losses).
- Born
- Dec 23, 1981
- Age
- 41
- Debut
- Apr 27, 2007
- Record
- 30-5
- Rounds
- 225
- KOs
- 18 (51.4%)
- Height
- 166 cm
- Reach
- 165 cm
- Ape Index
- -1 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBA | IBF |
|---|---|
| FT e1 d5 | FT w1 d0 |
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Yuriorkis Gamboa (El Ciclon de Guantánamo) is a Cuban professional boxer. He was born in Guantánamo, Cuba on December 23, 1981. Gamboa made his professional boxing debut at the age of 25, on April 27, 2007. He is a featherweight world champion. Gamboa is 41 years old, he will turn 42 in six months and 14 days.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 35 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 30 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 18 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 1 |
| Title Defenses | 5 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 3 |
| Losses via KO | 4 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Apr 16, 2022 | 40 | Isaac Cruz | Loss | TKO5 |
| 34 | Nov 7, 2020 | 38 | Devin Haney | Loss * | UD |
| 33 | Dec 28, 2019 | 38 | Gervonta Davis | Loss * | TKO12 |
| 32 | Jul 27, 2019 | 37 | Román Martínez | Win | KO2 |
| 31 | Nov 10, 2018 | 36 | Miguel Beltrán Jr. | Win | UD |
| 30 | Nov 25, 2017 | 35 | Jason Sosa | Win | MD |
| 29 | Aug 12, 2017 | 35 | Alexis Reyes | Win | MD |
| 28 | May 5, 2017 | 35 | Robinson Castellanos | Loss | RTD7 |
| 27 | Mar 11, 2017 | 35 | René Alvarado | Win | UD |
| 26 | Dec 19, 2015 | 33 | Hylon Williams Jr. | Win | UD |
| 25 | Nov 15, 2014 | 32 | Joel Montes de Oca | Win | TKO6 |
| 24 | Jun 28, 2014 | 32 | Terence Crawford | Loss * | KO9 |
| 23 | Jun 8, 2013 | 31 | Darleys Pérez | Win | UD |
| 22 | Dec 8, 2012 | 30 | Michael Farenas | Win | UD |
| 21 | Sep 10, 2011 | 29 | Daniel Ponce de León | Win | TD |
| 20 | Mar 26, 2011 | 29 | Jorge Solís | Win * | TKO4 |
| 19 | Sep 11, 2010 | 28 | Orlando Salido | Win * | UD |
| 18 | Mar 27, 2010 | 28 | Jonathan Victor Barros | Win * | UD |
| 17 | Jan 23, 2010 | 28 | Rogers Mtagwa | Win * | KO2 |
| 16 | Oct 10, 2009 | 27 | Whyber Garcia | Win * | TKO4 |
| 15 | Apr 17, 2009 | 27 | Jose Rojas | Win | TKO10 |
| 14 | Feb 20, 2009 | 27 | Walter Estrada | Win | KO1 |
| 13 | Jan 9, 2009 | 27 | Roger Gonzalez | Win | TKO10 |
| 12 | Oct 4, 2008 | 26 | Marcos Ramirez | Win | KO2 |
| 11 | Jul 18, 2008 | 26 | Al Seeger | Win | TKO2 |
| 10 | May 17, 2008 | 26 | Darling Jimenez | Win | UD |
| 9 | Feb 22, 2008 | 26 | Johnnie Edwards | Win | TKO1 |
| 8 | Jan 5, 2008 | 26 | Gilberto Luque | Win | TKO1 |
| 7 | Oct 30, 2007 | 25 | Adailton de Jesus | Win | TKO6 |
| 6 | Oct 19, 2007 | 25 | Samuel Kebede | Win | TKO2 |
| 5 | Sep 21, 2007 | 25 | Nestor Hugo Paniagua | Win | KO1 |
| 4 | Sep 2, 2007 | 25 | Thomas Hengstberger | Win | TKO1 |
| 3 | Jul 6, 2007 | 25 | Joel Mayo | Win | TKO2 |
| 2 | Jun 16, 2007 | 25 | Araik Sachbazjan | Win | RTD3 |
| 1 | Apr 27, 2007 | 25 | Alexan Manvelyan | Win | UD |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Gamboa is a featherweight world champion. He has held two world titles at the featherweight weight division, one of which was a vacant title win and one of which was a championship elevation.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Featherweight | WBA, IBF |
Statistics
Yuriorkis Gamboa is 166 cm tall (5' 5.35") with a reach of 165 cm (5' 4.96"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of -1 cm (-0.39").
Gamboa has a 51.4% KO rate. Of his total 18 KO wins, 14 were in the early rounds, two in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has five first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Yuriorkis Gamboa made his professional boxing debut against Alexan Manvelyan at the age of 25 on April 27, 2007, defeating Manvelyan via 4 round unanimous decision. He went on to win 22 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 16 wins via stoppage.
Gamboa got elevated as the featherweight world WBA (Regular) champion at the age of 27 after 15 professional fights, and had his first title defense fight against Whyber Garcia on October 10, 2009, and won via 4th round TKO.
He is a one-time unified featherweight world champion, and has won one world title at featherweight. He was elevated as world champion once. For all the details about Gamboa's world title wins and defenses refer to "Yuriorkis Gamboa World Titles".
Some of Gamboa's best fights and notable victories include wins over Jorge Solís, Román Martínez, Daniel Ponce de León, Orlando Salido, Miguel Beltrán Jr., René Alvarado, and Jason Sosa.
Gamboa has had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against Mexican boxer Isaac Cruz on April 16, 2022. Gamboa lost the fight via 5th round TKO. It's been 1 year, 1 month, and 24 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Gamboa has fought a total of 35 times till today, which includes 8 world-title fights at two weight divisions — lightweight and featherweight. These five fights are the highlight of his career.
October 10, 2009: Gamboa gets elevated as the WBA (Regular) featherweight champion and has his first world-title fight, and successfully defends the title against Whyber Garcia winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
September 11, 2010: Gamboa becomes a unified featherweight world champion by beating Orlando Salido via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBA (Unified) and IBF featherweight world-champion belts.
March 26, 2011: Gamboa successfully defends the WBA (Unified) featherweight title against Jorge Solís, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
September 10, 2011: Yuriorkis Gamboa beats Daniel Ponce de León via 8th round technical-decision.
July 27, 2019: Yuriorkis Gamboa beats Román Martínez via 2nd round KO.
Yuriorkis Gamboa Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Gamboa's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his latest loss against Isaac Cruz, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Isaac Cruz
Fight page: Gamboa vs. CruzOn April 16, 2022, a 40-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18 KO) fought Mexican boxer Isaac Cruz, who was 23 years old with a record of 22-2-1. Cruz was on a one-fight losing streak. Gamboa was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Cruz had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Gamboa lost to Cruz via 5th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight losing streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Devin Haney
Fight page: Gamboa vs. HaneyOn November 7, 2020, a 38-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-3, 18 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Devin Haney, who was 21 years old with a record of 24-0. Gamboa was challenging Haney's WBC lightweight title. Haney was on a 24-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Gamboa.
Gamboa lost to Haney via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight losing streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Gervonta Davis
Fight page: Gamboa vs. DavisOn December 28, 2019, a 38-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-2, 18 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Gervonta Davis, who was 25 years old with a record of 22-0 for the vacant WBA (Regular) (vacant) lightweight title. Davis was on a 22-fight win streak with 21 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Davis had a 6 cm reach advantage over Gamboa.
Gamboa lost to Davis via 12th round TKO. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Román Martínez
Fight page: Gamboa vs. MartínezOn July 27, 2019, a 37-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (29-2, 17 KO) fought Puerto Rican boxer Román Martínez, who was 36 years old with a record of 30-3-3. Martínez was on a one-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Gamboa. Coming into this fight, Martínez had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Gamboa defeated Martínez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Miguel Beltrán Jr.
Fight page: Gamboa vs. Beltrán Jr.On November 10, 2018, a 36-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (28-2, 17 KO) fought Mexican boxer Miguel Beltrán Jr., who was 29 years old with a record of 33-6. Beltrán Jr. was on a one-fight win streak with 22 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Beltrán Jr. had six losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Gamboa defeated Beltrán Jr. via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jason Sosa
Fight page: Gamboa vs. SosaOn November 25, 2017, a 35-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (27-2, 17 KO) fought American boxer Jason Sosa, who was 29 years old with a record of 20-2-4. Sosa was on a one-fight losing streak. Gamboa was the taller of the two by 1 cm but Sosa had a 5 cm reach advantage over Gamboa. Coming into this fight, Sosa had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Gamboa defeated Sosa via 10 round majority decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Alexis Reyes
On August 12, 2017, a 35-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (26-2, 17 KO) fought Alexis Reyes in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Reyes via 10th round majority decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Robinson Castellanos
Fight page: Gamboa vs. CastellanosOn May 5, 2017, a 35-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (26-1, 17 KO) fought Mexican boxer Robinson Castellanos, who was 35 years old with a record of 23-12. Castellanos was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage over Gamboa. Coming into this fight, Castellanos had 12 losses, seven of which were via stoppage.
Gamboa lost to Castellanos via 7th round RTD. His three-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. René Alvarado
Fight page: Gamboa vs. AlvaradoOn March 11, 2017, a 35-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (25-1, 17 KO) fought Nicaraguan boxer René Alvarado, who was 28 years old with a record of 24-7. Alvarado was on a one-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage over Gamboa. Coming into this fight, Alvarado had seven losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Gamboa defeated Alvarado via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Hylon Williams Jr.
On December 19, 2015, a 33-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (24-1, 17 KO) fought Hylon Williams Jr. in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Williams Jr. via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Joel Montes de Oca
On November 15, 2014, a 32-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (23-1, 16 KO) fought Joel Montes de Oca in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Oca via 6th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Terence Crawford
Fight page: Gamboa vs. CrawfordOn June 28, 2014, a 32-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (23-0, 16 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Terence Crawford, who was 26 years old with a record of 23-0. Gamboa was challenging Crawford's WBO lightweight title. Crawford was on a 23-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 23 cm reach advantage over Gamboa.
Gamboa lost to Crawford via 9th round KO. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 23-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Darleys Pérez
On June 8, 2013, a 31-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (22-0, 16 KO) fought Darleys Pérez in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Pérez via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Michael Farenas
On December 8, 2012, a 30-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO) fought Michael Farenas in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Farenas via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Daniel Ponce de León
Fight page: Gamboa vs. LeónOn September 10, 2011, a 29-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KO) fought Mexican boxer Daniel Ponce de León, who was 31 years old with a record of 41-3. León was on a one-fight losing streak. Gamboa was the taller of the two by 1 cm but León had a 13 cm reach advantage over Gamboa. Coming into this fight, León had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Gamboa defeated León via 8 round technical-decision. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jorge Solís
Fight page: Gamboa vs. SolísOn March 26, 2011, a 29-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (19-0, 15 KO) faced Mexican boxer Jorge Solís, who was 31 years old with a record of 41-2-2 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Solís was on a three-fight win streak with 30 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Gamboa. Coming into this fight, Solis had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Gamboa defeated Solis via 4th round TKO to retain the WBA (Unified) featherweight title. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Orlando Salido
Fight page: Gamboa vs. SalidoOn September 11, 2010, a 28-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (18-0, 15 KO) faced Mexican boxer Orlando Salido, who was 31 years old with a record of 35-10-2 in a featherweight title-unification fight. Salido was on a three-fight win streak with 23 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Gamboa. Coming into this fight, Salido had 10 losses, five of which were via stoppage.
Gamboa defeated Salido via 12 round unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF featherweight title and retain the WBA (Unified) featherweight title. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jonathan Victor Barros
On March 27, 2010, a 28-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (17-0, 15 KO) faced Jonathan Victor Barros in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Barros via 12th round unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Regular) featherweight title. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Rogers Mtagwa
On January 23, 2010, a 28-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (16-0, 14 KO) faced Rogers Mtagwa in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Mtagwa via 2nd round KO to retain the WBA (Regular) featherweight title. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Whyber Garcia
On October 10, 2009, a 27-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (15-0, 13 KO) got elevated as WBA (Regular) featherweight champion and defended the title against Whyber Garcia. He defeated Garcia via 4th round TKO to retain the WBA (Regular) featherweight title. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jose Rojas
On April 17, 2009, a 27-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (14-0, 12 KO) fought Jose Rojas in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Rojas via 10th round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Walter Estrada
On February 20, 2009, a 27-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (13-0, 11 KO) fought Walter Estrada in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Estrada via 1st round KO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Roger Gonzalez
On January 9, 2009, a 27-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (12-0, 10 KO) fought Roger Gonzalez in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Gonzalez via 10th round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Marcos Ramirez
On October 4, 2008, a 26-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (11-0, 9 KO) fought Marcos Ramirez in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Ramirez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Al Seeger
On July 18, 2008, a 26-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (10-0, 8 KO) fought Al Seeger in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Seeger via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Darling Jimenez
On May 17, 2008, a 26-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (9-0, 8 KO) fought Darling Jimenez in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Jimenez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Johnnie Edwards
On February 22, 2008, a 26-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (8-0, 7 KO) fought Johnnie Edwards in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Edwards via 1st round TKO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Gilberto Luque
On January 5, 2008, a 26-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (7-0, 6 KO) fought Gilberto Luque in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Luque via 1st round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Adailton de Jesus
On October 30, 2007, a 25-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (6-0, 5 KO) fought Adailton de Jesus in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Jesus via 6th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Samuel Kebede
On October 19, 2007, a 25-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (5-0, 4 KO) fought Samuel Kebede in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Kebede via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Nestor Hugo Paniagua
On September 21, 2007, a 25-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (4-0, 3 KO) fought Nestor Hugo Paniagua in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Paniagua via 1st round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Thomas Hengstberger
On September 2, 2007, a 25-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (3-0, 2 KO) fought Thomas Hengstberger in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Hengstberger via 1st round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Joel Mayo
On July 6, 2007, a 25-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (2-0, 1 KO) fought Joel Mayo in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Mayo via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Araik Sachbazjan
On June 16, 2007, a 25-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa (1-0) fought Araik Sachbazjan in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Sachbazjan via 3rd round RTD. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Alexan Manvelyan
On April 27, 2007, a 25-year old Yuriorkis Gamboa successfully debuted against Alexan Manvelyan. He defeated Manvelyan via 4th round unanimous decision.
FAQs
How many KOs does Yuriorkis Gamboa have on his record?
Gamboa has knocked out 18 of his 35 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 51.4%. Of his total 30 wins, 18 of them have been via KO (60%).