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Yuriorkis Gamboa Eyes Chris John, Elio Rojas, Juan Manuel Lopez

WBA champion in recess, Chris John, of Indonesia, and, WBA king, Cuban-born, Yuriorkis Gamboa, of Miami, have been mandated by their sanctioning organization to meet within 120 days from Sept. 11. Sept. 11 was the day that the 28-year-old Gamboa (19-0, 15 knockouts), a former Cuban Olympic gold medalist, scored a...

Yuriorkis Gamboa Eyes Orlando Salido, Not Celestino Caballero

Newly-crowned IBF featherweight (126 pounds) champ Orlando Salido is the preferred replacement to face WBA king Yuriorkis Gamboa (pictured at right) in an an HBO-televised Sept. 11 fight, this after an apparent shoulder injury caused the pullout of initial rival and WBC titlist, Elio Rojas, Top Rank Promotions' CEO, Bob...

Elio Rojas' Shoulder Injury Scuttles Clash With Yuriorkis Gamboa

Citing a shoulder injury suffered in training camp, BoxingScene.com is reporting that WBC featherweight champion Elio Rojas is out as a featherweight (126 pounds) title unification opponent for a scheduled, HBO-televised, Sept. 11, clash with WBA champion Yuriorkis Gamboa. The exit of Rojas (22-1, 13 KOs) marks the...

Orlando Salido Dethrones Cristobal Cruz in Rematch

Orlando Salido won Saturday night's featherweight (126 pounds) rematch of world champions by split-decision to dethrone IBF titlist, Cristobal Cruz, of Tijuana, Mex., in Salido's hometown of Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mex., at Estadio "Tomás Oroz Gaytán. The 29-year-old Salido won for the third striaght time to improve to...

Celestino Caballero Signs With Lou DiBella

ATLANTIC CITY -- Former WBA super bantamweight (122 pounds) king, Celestino Caballero of Panama City, Panama, has been signed to a multi-fight deal by Lou DiBella, the promoter told FanHouse on Friday night. Caballero rose to featherweight (126 pounds) to score Saturday night's HBO-televised, unanimous, 12-round...