On March 11, 2017, Yuriorkis Gamboa (25-1, 17 KOs) and René Alvarado (24-7, 16 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Yuriorkis Gamboa is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Hylon Williams Jr., 1 year, 2 months, and 20 days ago. René Alvarado is on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Jayson Vélez, 7 months and 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Yuriorkis Gamboa at 99-1 winning odds. René Alvarado really doesn't have much to present against Gamboa.
Yuriorkis Gamboa defeated René Alvarado via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Gamboa improves his record to 26-1, while Alvarado adds a loss to his record at 24-8.