On March 26, 2011, the 29-year-old WBA (Unified) featherweight world champion, Yuriorkis Gamboa (19-0, 15 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Mexican boxer Jorge Solís (41-2-2, 30 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 15 days. Solis was on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 22 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa stopped Jorge Solís via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Unified) featherweight title. Gamboa improves his record to 20-0 (16 KOs), while Solis adds a loss to his record at 41-3-2.
On January 23, 2010, the 28-year-old WBA (Regular) featherweight world champion, Yuriorkis Gamboa (16-0, 14 KOs), faced Rogers Mtagwa, in a title defense fight.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa made very easy work of Rogers Mtagwa, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Gamboa improves his record to 17-0 (15 KOs)
On October 10, 2009, the 27-year-old WBA (Regular) featherweight world champion, Yuriorkis Gamboa (15-0, 13 KOs), faced Whyber Garcia, in a title defense fight.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 23 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa stopped Whyber Garcia via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) featherweight title. Gamboa improves his record to 16-0 (14 KOs)
On September 11, 2010, the 28-year-old WBA (Unified) featherweight world champion, Yuriorkis Gamboa (18-0, 15 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Mexican boxer Orlando Salido (35-10-2, 23 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Salido was on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa defeated Orlando Salido via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Unified) featherweight title. Gamboa improves his record to 19-0, while Salido adds a loss to his record at 35-11-2.
On March 27, 2010, the 28-year-old WBA (Regular) featherweight world champion, Yuriorkis Gamboa (17-0, 15 KOs), faced Jonathan Victor Barros, in a title defense fight.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 4 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa defeated Jonathan Victor Barros via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) featherweight title. Gamboa improves his record to 18-0
On July 18, 2008, a 26-year-old Yuriorkis Gamboa (10-0, 8 KOs) and Al Seeger met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day.
Yuriorkis Gamboa stopped Al Seeger via TKO in the 2nd round. Gamboa improves his record to 11-0 (9 KOs)
On June 8, 2013, a 31-year-old Yuriorkis Gamboa (22-0, 16 KOs) and Darleys Pérez met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months.
Yuriorkis Gamboa defeated Darleys Pérez via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Gamboa improves his record to 23-0
On December 8, 2012, a 30-year-old Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KOs) and Michael Farenas met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 28 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa defeated Michael Farenas via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-featherweight fight. Gamboa improves his record to 22-0
On February 20, 2009, a 27-year-old Yuriorkis Gamboa (13-0, 11 KOs) and Walter Estrada met in the ring.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 11 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa stopped Walter Estrada via KO in the 1st round. Gamboa improves his record to 14-0 (12 KOs)
On October 4, 2008, a 26-year-old Yuriorkis Gamboa (11-0, 9 KOs) and Marcos Ramirez met in the ring.
Gamboa came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa stopped Marcos Ramirez via KO in the 2nd round. Gamboa improves his record to 12-0 (10 KOs)