Yuriorkis Gamboa (13-0, 11 KOs) scored a tenth round TKO over Roger “Speedy” Gonzalez (27-3, 18 KOs). Gonzalez briefly dropped Gamboa in round two, but the knockdown only served to wake up the heavy-handed Gamboa, who was right back on the offensive and dominated the bout until referee Robert Byrd rather suddenly stopped the bout with 0:48 remaining in the final stanza. Gamboa’s, who was a 2004 Olympic gold medallist, is expected to fight for the WBC interim featherweight championship in his next bout. The fight took place at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada.
Future Hall of Fame middleweight and light heavyweight great Bernard Hopkins was hired by ESPN as a “boxing analyst” for the 2009 season of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. Hopkins, who will make a series of regular appearances on the show, handled his first assignment tonight alongside ESPN longtime host Brian Kenny.
B-Hop has always had something to say about the sport and love him, hate him or somewhere in between, he does speak the truth. Can’t wait to hear what he has to say about the Pavlik fight and his future in the ring.