LAS VEGAS (AP) Former Cuban Olympic gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa gained his or her fight Saturday night around the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez undercard, giving rapper fifty Cent your victory throughout his debut as being a boxing promoter.
Gamboa, fighting for the initial time frame inside more than a year, made it some sort of ninth-round knockdown to adopt a unanimous 12-round verdict through Michael Farenas with the Philippines inside the 130-pound fight.
It seemed to be the very first fight for Gamboa (22-0) with fifty Cent, and yes it resolved to go for a longer time than sometimes mma fighter or promoter can be liked. Gamboa knocked down Farenas in the second rounded in addition to yet again inside seventh, nevertheless when he / she tried to end him out of he / she wound up receiving tagged himself.
Gamboa, which resides in Miami, showed haircuts all over both eye balls involving Farenas early in addition to applied his or her quickness to land quite a few big shots . But Farenas (34-4-4) had been constant along with nearly switched the deal with about when he landed a huge still left hook inside the ninth rounded as Gamboa seemed to be looking to drop him again.
Gamboa, which won an Olympic precious metal throughout 2008 before defecting out of Cuba, bought way up plus accomplished that around nonetheless appeared to be shaky. He argued back cautiously the rest of the way, content to acquire this decision.
50 Cent, that received their Nevada promoter's licenses last month, apparently settled $1 million for your contract to market Gamboa.
Before the fight, fifty Cent ended up being decreased in the diamond ring on the rafters associated with your MGM Grand business while this individual rapped among his songs.
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