Gamboa vs Castellanos

Who won Gamboa vs Castellanos?

Robinson Castellanos beat Yuriorkis Gamboa by on Friday, May 5th, 2017, at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Robinson Castellanos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Gamboa vs Castellanos stats

Back in May 2017, Yuriorkis Gamboa stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robinson Castellanos made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gamboa had a slight advantage in power over Castellanos, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Castellanos' 57%.

Yuriorkis Gamboa was the same age as Robinson Castellanos, at 35 years old.

Castellanos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gamboa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Yuriorkis Gamboa and Robinson Castellanos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gamboa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 1 month later than Castellanos, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 36 fewer professional rounds, totaling 224 compared to Castellanos' 260.

Gamboa vs Castellanos form

Gamboa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Rene Alvarado on March 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Hylon Williams Jr on December 19, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joel Montes de Oca on November 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Mexico.

Before that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on June 28, 2014, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States.

He had beaten Darleys Perez on June 8, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Activity check

Gamboa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Gamboa vs Castellanos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gamboa vs Castellanos?

Yuriorkis Gamboa was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Robinson Castellanos made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.