Gamboa vs Alvarado

Who won Gamboa vs Alvarado?

Yuriorkis Gamboa beat Rene Alvarado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 11th March 2017 at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in 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 the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Gamboa had a slight advantage in power over Alvarado, with a 68% knock out percentage over 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 & Rene Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gamboa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year earlier than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 67 less professional rounds, 224 to Alvarado's 291.

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 19th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Joel Montes de Oca on 15th November 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 28th June 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 beat Darleys Perez on 8th June 2013 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

He had won against Michael Farenas on 8th December 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Rene Alvarado made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.