Gamboa vs Williams Jr

Who won Gamboa vs Williams Jr?

Yuriorkis Gamboa beat Hylon Williams Jr by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 19th, 2015, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 98-92, 98-92 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 Williams Jr stats

Back in December 2015, Yuriorkis Gamboa stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hylon Williams Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gamboa had a massive power advantage over Williams Jr, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Williams Jr's 19%.

Yuriorkis Gamboa was the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

Williams Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gamboa.

Both Yuriorkis Gamboa and Hylon Williams Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gamboa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 11 months earlier than Williams Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 105 more professional rounds, totaling 224 compared to Williams Jr's 119.

Gamboa vs Williams Jr form

Gamboa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Joel Montes de Oca on November 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Mexico.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Darleys Perez on June 8, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had won against Jorge Solis on March 26, 2011, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

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Gamboa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

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