Sosa vs Gamboa

Who won Sosa vs Gamboa?

Yuriorkis Gamboa beat Jason Sosa by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 25th, 2017, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Yuriorkis Gamboa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Sosa vs Gamboa stats

Back in November 2017, Jason Sosa stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws.

Yuriorkis Gamboa made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Jason Sosa was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Sosa had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jason Sosa and Yuriorkis Gamboa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sosa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 6 months later than Gamboa, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 58 fewer professional rounds, totaling 166 compared to Gamboa's 224.

Jason Sosa went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC at super featherweight.

Sosa vs Gamboa form

Sosa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Vasyl Lomachenko on April 8, 2017, by in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight and WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Stephen Smith on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had won against Javier Fortuna on June 24, 2016, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Capital Gym, Beijing, China.

Before that, he had drawn with Nicholas Walters on December 19, 2015, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

He had beaten Jorge Pazos on October 2, 2015, by knockout in the 6th round at 2300 Arena, Philadelphia.

Gamboa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Robinson Castellanos on May 5, 2017, by knockout in the 7th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Rene Alvarado on March 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hylon Williams Jr on December 19, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Before that, he had defeated Joel Montes de Oca on November 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Mexico.

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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jason Sosa had been fighting more than Yuriorkis Gamboa.

Going into this contest, Jason Sosa had last fought 7 months and 17 days ago, while Yuriorkis Gamboa's last outing had been 6 months and 20 days ago.

Sosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Gamboa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Sosa vs Gamboa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sosa vs Gamboa?

Sosa vs Gamboa was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Sosa vs Gamboa?

Jason Sosa was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Yuriorkis Gamboa made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.