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.
The winning odds are at 80.5-19.5 in favor of Yuriorkis Gamboa. René Alvarado is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Gamboa should win this fight.
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.