A majority readers – 56.4 percent – who took part in the most-recent RingTV.com Poll want new RING featherweight champ Mikey Garcia to face Yuriorkis Gamboa in his next fight.
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RingTV Poll: Fans want Garcia vs. Gamboa
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Who would the fans like to see Mikey Garcia fight next? No doubt: Yuriorkis Gamboa. A majority readers – 56.4 percent – who took part in the most-recent RingTV.com Poll want the new RING featherweight champ to face the talented junior lightweight from Cuba in his next fight. The rest of the list: Chris John of Indonesia (21.4 percent), Juan Manuel Lopez (11.3), Daniel Ponce de Leon (5.6), Billy Dib (2.7) and Javier Fortuna (2.4). Garcia is coming off a sensational victory over Orlando Salido on Saturday in New York City, a technical decision that ended after eight rounds because of Garcia’s broken nose. Gamboa is coming of a unanimous-decision victory over Michael Farenas on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas. The poll question was: Who would you like to see Mikey Garcia fight next? 2,854 voted. |