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 19th December 2015 at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in 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 the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Gamboa had a massive power advantage over Williams Jr, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Williams Jr's 19%.

Yuriorkis Gamboa was the older man by 9 years, at 34 years old.

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

Both Yuriorkis Gamboa & 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, 224 to Williams Jr's 119.

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Gamboa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gamboa vs Williams Jr?

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