Gamboa vs Alvarado

Who won Gamboa vs Alvarado?

Yuriorkis Gamboa beat Rene Alvarado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 11th, 2017, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-92, 97-92 in favor of winner Yuriorkis Gamboa.

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 Alvarado stats

Back in March 2017, Yuriorkis Gamboa stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rene Alvarado made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gamboa had a slight advantage in power over Alvarado, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Alvarado's 67%.

Yuriorkis Gamboa was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Alvarado had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gamboa. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Yuriorkis Gamboa and Rene Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gamboa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year earlier than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 87 fewer professional rounds, totaling 224 compared to Alvarado's 311.

Gamboa vs Alvarado 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 defeated Hylon Williams Jr on December 19, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Joel Montes de Oca on November 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Mexico.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Michael Farenas on December 8, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Gamboa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Alvarado's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Gamboa vs Alvarado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gamboa vs Alvarado?

Yuriorkis Gamboa was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Rene Alvarado made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.