Former Cuban champions Gamboa and Rigondeaux returns on May 30 in Fort Lauderdale
By Gabriel F. Cordero
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 05 May 2026
Former Olympic gold medalist and former world champion Yuriolis Gamboa (30-5, 18 KOs), 44, appears ready for his return to professional boxing after reports indicated he would continue fighting bare-knuckle bouts.
Gamboa will return on May 30 against Ecuadorian Alexander Espinoza (20-5-1, 9 KOs) at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Gamboa resides in Miami and is also known to have a contract with BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing, where he is expected to make his bare-knuckle debut.
Another former Olympic and world champion, Guillermo Rigondeaux (23-3, 16 KOs), 45, will face Chilean José Velázquez (34-13-3, 24 KOs), 35.
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