Gamboa vs Espinoza

Who won Gamboa vs Espinoza?

Alexander Espinoza beat Yuriorkis Gamboa by split decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, May 30th, 2026, at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale.

The scorecards were announced as 76-57, 76-75, 78-73 in favor of winner Alexander Espinoza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Rigondeaux vs Velasquez.

Gamboa vs Espinoza stats

Yuriorkis Gamboa stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Espinoza made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gamboa had an advantage in power over Espinoza, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Espinoza's 45%.

Yuriorkis Gamboa was the older man by 11 years, at 44 years old.

Espinoza had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gamboa.

Both Yuriorkis Gamboa and Alexander Espinoza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gamboa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Espinoza, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 84 more professional rounds, totaling 232 compared to Espinoza's 148.

Gamboa vs Espinoza form

Gamboa had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on April 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on November 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on December 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Before that, he had defeated Roman Martinez on July 27, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore.

He had beaten Jason Sosa on November 25, 2017, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Gamboa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Gamboa vs Espinoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gamboa vs Espinoza?

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