Gamboa vs Espinoza

When is Gamboa vs Espinoza?

Yuriorkis Gamboa is set to take on Alexander Espinoza on Saturday, May 30th, 2026, at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale.

The fight is scheduled for 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

The undercard is set to feature the clash of Rigondeaux vs Velasquez.

Gamboa vs Espinoza stats

Yuriorkis Gamboa steps 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 will make 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 suggest Gamboa has an advantage in power over Espinoza, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Espinoza's 45%.

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

Espinoza has a height advantage of 2 inches over Gamboa.

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

Gamboa is 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 has fought 84 more professional rounds, totaling 224 compared to Espinoza's 140.

Gamboa vs Espinoza form

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

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

What time does Gamboa vs Espinoza start?

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

What are the odds on Gamboa vs Espinoza?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Gamboa vs Espinoza yet. If odds are not available initially after the fight is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.