Featherweight titleholder Yuriorkis Gamboa will pit his explosive speed and power against the experience and technique of Jorge Solis when the two meet Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J.
A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.
Head to head: Gamboa vs. Solis
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YURIORKIS GAMBOA vs. JORGE SOLIS When: Saturday, March 26 Where: Atlantic City, N.J. TV: HBO, 9:45 p.m. ET / PT (delayed on West Coast) Weight: Featherweight (126 pounds)
GAMBOA The essentials Age: 29 Height / Reach: 5-5½ (166cm) / 65 (165cm) Stance: Orthodox Hometown: Miami (from Cuba) Nickname: El Ciclon de Guantánamo Turned pro: 2007 Record: 29-0 (15 knockouts) Trainer: Ismael Salas Fight-by-fight: Click here The Ring rating: No. 2 featherweight Titles: WBA featherweight (2009-current); IBF featherweight (2010-current) Biggest victories: Jose Rojas, April 17, 2009, TKO 10 (for interim title); Whyber Garcia, Oct. 10, 2009, TKO 4; Rogers Mtagwa, Jan. 23, 2010, TKO 2; Jonathan Victor Barros, March 27, 2010; Orlando Salido, Sept. 11, 2010 (unified titles). Losses / draws: None.
SOLIS The essentials Age: 31 Height: 5-8½ (174cm) Stance: Orthodox Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico Nickname: Coloradito Turned pro: 1998 Record: 40-2-2 (29 knockouts) Trainer: Ulises Solis (brother) Fight-by-fight: Click here The Ring rating: None Titles: No. 6 super featherweight Biggest victories: Cristobal Cruz, Dec. 11, 2003, UD 10; Jorge Samudio, Sept. 15, 2008, TKO 4 (title eliminator); Monty Meza Clay, Jan. 31, 2009, TKO 5 (title eliminator); Likar Ramos, Feb. 6, 2010, KO 7 (interim title); Mario Santiago, May 8, 2010, UD 12; Francisco Cordero, Sept, 4, 2010, TKO 6. Losses: Manny Pacquiao, April 14, 2007, KO 8; Cristobal Cruz, July 7, 2009, UD 12 (for title). |