Gamboa opponent named !! Edwards with a 13-1-1 7 ko's record, sounds good.

[boxeo#1]

Gamboa to face Edwards!
Wednesday, January 30 2008

Unbeaten 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Yuriorkis "El Ciclon" Gamboa (8-0, 7 KOs) will return on February 22nd at Xtreme Indoor Karting in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The WBA #5 featherweight Gamboa will face WBA #12 rated Johnnie Edwards (13-1-1, 7 KOs) in a nationally televised bout. Also featured is IBF #10 welterweight Richard Gutierrez (21-1) vs. Miguel Angel Vasquez (20-1, 9 KOs). In another notable bout, Gamboa's Arena Box-Promotion stablemate, 2004 gold medal winner and undefeated flyweight Yan Barthelemy (4-0) will see action against an opponent to be named. The undercard will feature local talent in light heavyweight Dyah Davis (11-1), and heavyweights Kasim Howard (6-0) and Erik Leander (1-0) in separate bouts. The ESPN2-televised card is presented by Arena Box-Promotion from Hamburg, Germany in association with DeCubas Presents.

[SavonSolis]

whos he fighting the 8th?? Im heading down to see him fight but its still TBA

[richie leon]

I looked this Edwards up on the site where they keep records, and he didn't fight all creampuffs either. The one loss was a 10-round decision to 18-0 Elio Rojas and in his last fight he beat Freddie Norwood, albeit by DQ. Seems pretty interesting, and i can't wait to find out how far this guy Gamboa is gonna go. Watching boxing all the time, i'm not easily impressed anymore, but Gamboa was the first fighter in a long time to really make my jaw drop when i saw him the first time against DeJesus. Still has a lot to learn in the pro game though.

[Antwuan Maxx]

I remember seeing Edwards get shutout by Elio Rojas last year on Shobox. He's pretty limited. Gamboa should stop him.

[KayEpps]

whos he fighting the 8th?? Im heading down to see him fight but its still TBA

I'll be there too and I don't even care who he's fighting. I just want to see this guy fight in person and try to meet Teddy Atlas.

[sean]

so thats why edwards annouced he was no longer running.
next for gamboa after edwards.
guliani

[Brickhaus]

Edwards is ranked because of a bunk win over a shot Norwood. Norwood was leading on all the cards when the fight was stopped. Norwood being Norwood, he threw down Edwards a few times, then threw 3 or 4 low blows before the ref finally called it.

I doubt he fights anyone who's a remote threat on the 8th if he plans on fighting a ranked contender two weeks later.

I hope the televised fights run short. I wouldn't mind seeing Kasim Howard again, who's in the walkout bout.

[Odo]

so thats why edwards annouced he was no longer running.
next for gamboa after edwards.
guliani

haha! Gamboa only takes on the elite fighters,sean!
Guiliami? Gamboa by tko before the fight takes place!