Yuriorkis Gamboa Record
| Total Fights | 35 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 30 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 1 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 5 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 3 |
| KO Wins | 18 |
| KO Losses | 4 |
- Born
- Dec 23, 1981
- Age
- 41
- Debut
- Apr 27, 2007
- Record
- 30-5
- Title Fights
- 8
- 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 |
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What is Yuriorkis Gamboa's record?
14 years and 11 months into his professional boxing career, Yuriorkis Gamboa has fought 35 times with 30 wins and 5 losses.
Gamboa's boxing record is currently 30-5, which includes one world-championship elevation, one world-title win, and five successful title defense fights at the featherweight weight division. He has a 51.4% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 18 of his total 35 fights being knockout wins, three of which were in title fights. Gamboa has suffered four knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 5th round TKO defeat to Isaac Cruz on April 16, 2022. He is on a three-fight losing streak.
Some of Gamboa's best fights and notable victories include wins over Jorge Solís, Orlando Salido, Román Martínez, Daniel Ponce de León, René Alvarado, Miguel Beltrán Jr., and Jason Sosa.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | 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
Boxing career
Yuriorkis Gamboa (El Ciclon de Guantánamo) is a 41-year old Cuban professional boxer. He was born in Guantánamo, Cuba on December 23, 1981. He is a former featherweight world champion.
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.
He 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.
Yuriorkis Gamboa 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".
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, 7 months, and 23 days since this fight.
For a very detailed list Gamboa's fights refer to "All of Yuriorkis Gamboa's fights".
Highlights
Gamboa has fought a total of 35 times till today, which includes 8 world-title fights at two weight divisions. These six 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.
November 25, 2017: Yuriorkis Gamboa beats Jason Sosa via 10th round majority decision.
July 27, 2019: Yuriorkis Gamboa beats Román Martínez via 2nd round KO.
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 |