Gamboa vs Solis

Who won Gamboa vs Solis?

Yuriorkis Gamboa beat Jorge Solis by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, March 26th, 2011, at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Gamboa vs Solis stats

Back in March 2011, Yuriorkis Gamboa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jorge Solis made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Yuriorkis Gamboa was the older man by 43 years, at 29 years old.

Solis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gamboa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Yuriorkis Gamboa and Jorge Solis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gamboa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 9 years and 2 months later than Solis, whose first professional fight was in 1998. He had fought 65 fewer professional rounds, totaling 224 compared to Solis' 289.

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What time did Gamboa vs Solis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gamboa vs Solis?

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