Michael Farenas (Philippines) vs Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) - Boxing Highlights HD

From Manila, the Philippines, here is Michael Ferreira! From Guantanamo, Cuba, the former WBA, IBF featherweight world champion, El Invicto, El Ciclón de Guantanamo, Yuriorkis Gamboa! Yuriorkis Gamboa entered the fight determined to remind the boxing world why he was once considered one of its most explosive and gifted fighters, eager to silence any doubts caused by his long layoff. With an undefeated record and Olympic pedigree behind him, Gamboa approached the bout confident that his talent and intensity would quickly re-establish him as a major force at superfeatherweight. For him, this fight was more than a return, it was a statement that the Cuban Flash was back and still capable of elite-level domination. You see the Hammer Ferreiras with a set of Pacquiao-like calves, let's see if he has Pacquiao-like skills and power. Well, he does have those Pacquiao calves, doesn't he? Yes, he does. Very fast mover, Yuriorkis Gamboa. Oh, that body shot hurt him. Well, I don't know if he's going to be able to find him or not because you can't just find him with your hand speed, you've got to have some feet to find him. CompuBox numbers in round one, Gamboa 5 of 54, Ferreiras 4 of 24. The kind of busy, fast-handed fighter that Gamboa was when he defected to the West, but now he seems to be reverting to the Cuban style. Buck, his knees were buckled just then. I told you last night, you've got to be very careful. You've got to let the Hammer, because the Hammer is throwing. Good body shot by Ferreiras. Now Gamboa is starting to land and find the target. Oh, that shot apparently woke him up. Tonight he's being trained by his father, Carlos Gamboa. Oh, good body shot. Body shots indeed by Gamboa. This time, Ferreiras takes him pretty well and comes back. Mason by Gamboa. Second time in his career that Michael Ferreiras has been knocked down. Here you see Gamboa start with a combination of punches, followed by a left hook, a short chop and right, and his next chop and right lands right on the chin, and I think it caught Ferreiras, but he wasn't ready for it. The combination opened the safe. Yes, and it wasn't that hard of a punch, but I think Ferreiras just did not see it coming. No music, no bass. Box numbers in round two, Gamboa 20 of 62, Ferreiras 11 of 38, 19 of Gamboa's 20. So already one knockdown for Gamboa. Lights, camera, and finally action. Ferreiras has landed a couple of good shots himself. I think 50 Cent's tailor made this outfit for Gamboa. I don't know, but I know Ferreiras is in trouble again. Hard left hand by Ferreiras. Now moves away. Another hard left hand by Ferreiras. With blood coming down both eyes, he better do something pretty quick. Good straight right hand by Gamboa, right on the button inside. Good body shot. Left hook by Gamboa. Round three comes to a close. Last night, here in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson hosted a benefit for homeless school children in Las Vegas. They're $6,000. Two different sets of gloves. Here you see Gamboa as the guy come out of the break, Ferreiras. He hit him with a headbutt right on his eye, but it didn't cut Gamboa. Gamboa attempts a punch this time, and they collide again. And for the second time, Gamboa did not get cut. Only Ferreiras did. When you knock a guy off his feet, you're entitled to an extra point. Lands a wide winging left. This is going to be an interesting test for Gamboa. That was a big shot by Ferreiras. Focus. Long right hand lands for Gamboa. Now you gain all that weight by putting glycogen fluid into your arms during intravenous. Quite some time, I gained a lot of respect for both fighters, but even more respect for Andre Berto, who I knew was a good fighter, but I didn't know he had it in him like that. You mean Guerrero? No, both. I knew Guerrero had it in him like that. Berto showed an exceptional heart to stay in that fight. Gamboa grabbed onto Ferreiras and held him after a body shot. There's another body shot. Those are excellent when a fighter has been laid off for quite some time. Gamboa says, I'll throw one of mine. Good hard left hand by Ferreiras to punctuate the round, as he keeps trying to talk his way into a Floyd Mayweather fight. Well, he deserves it. He was a champ at three weight divisions, why not? Oh, good shot by Ferreiras. Great timing by Ferreiras. And Gamboa's punches, to me, Roy, seem to be losing a little snap. No, they're not losing a snap, Jim. What he's doing, he's doing. But that's not what got Gamboa so much attention from the boxing world. Here you see Ferreiras coming in. He just can't seem to avoid that headbutt. He got a headbutt coming in and a headbutt coming out. He's just having bad luck with headbutts tonight. As you see him squinch, now the cut will start bleeding again. Look at Jim, I've got it. Five rounds to one, 59-54. Yuriokis Gamboa. He's just landed too many clean shots. Ferreiras there. Touched his glove to the canvas. That's a knockdown for Gamboa. Four, five, six, seven. Second knockdown of the fight. It was like he trained in the first half of the fight. Now he's starting to fight. You better be careful. Stop, stop, stop. And you were saying that Gamboa better be careful because he's swinging wide, trying to nail Ferreiras with these big shots, and he's leaving himself open to a potential counter left hand. Wide open, wide open. He goes hands down. Why was he grabbing him? Manny is smiling as he listens to us discuss him watching the fight. Hello, Manny. He's ready to get to it, so it's best that he does what pleases him. Good shot by the hammer. That chopping left hand seemed momentarily to wobble. Michael Ferreiras has been down twice, but has by no means given up as he continues to stalk Yuriokis Gamboa. And this right here where you see the referee did call this a knockdown. The reason he called this one a knockdown was because after the straight left hand, his gloves were down and touched the canvas. As the gloves touched the canvas, after the contact to the face like that right there, that is a knockdown. So he's well ahead on the scorecards in all probability as we arrive at the eighth. No, no, no, no, no. One hand tackle by Ferreiras. Don't do that. Tony Weeks, another excellent Nevada referee, has a really good reputation. If Ferreiras' corner was smart, they'd advise Ferreiras to go for the body because Gamboa can't move the head or as quick as he can move the body. As a fighter, as you watch him, I mean, he's doing so many different things here. Gamboa backs him into the corner and Ferreiras starts to wobble and Gamboa is making constant contact here. Down goes Gamboa on a straight left hand counter. Just like I told you. He said exactly what was happening. He left himself wide open for the straight left hand counter and Ferreiras took a shot. And now Gamboa reaches out and holds him. That's the sixth time in Gamboa's career. To the guy's head, not making the guy come up or not going to the guy's body, making the guy use his hands for defense. You know, Roy, he made his reputation in which his offense worked. You see Gamboa on the attack and Ferreiras on the defense. Once again, the overhand came from out of nowhere. He was not ready for it. He never thought Ferreiras was going to punch back. Gamboa has had two knockdowns. How do you have it now? It was interesting, that knockdown in round 9. Not only did he hit him with a straight left hand, he kicked him. 72 Gamboa. There's no doubt he's winning with two body shots. It would have been over with for Ferreiras. Taylor had put Pavlik down with a brilliant head shot earlier in the fight, but didn't have the same awareness of exactly how to finish. Suddenly Gamboa puts his right hand up next to his chin for the first time. Oh, good hook by Gamboa. Against Michael Ferreiras of the Philippines in the gold trunks. Every time Ferreiras hits Gamboa with his tape. Oh, watch it. Gamboa's remarkable hand speed rounds. Then sometimes Gamboa walks around and takes time off. Marinas tried it again. Throws it off every time. It'll do the same thing. It messes up his rhythm. Totally offset everything that he's thinking about doing. The referee should do something about his tape, but maybe he's waiting for something. It's okay. Okay? Move your head. When he does... Disconnected punches for Farinas in the 11th. Overall, this landed a 147 to only 84 for Farinas. It's been far more entertaining than the other two fights we covered on the undercard. So he seems to be cutting out. No, no, no, no, no, no. He has a cut over his right eye. I mean, his left eye. So at least we know we had a fight this time. That's right. Although, of course, both cuts on Ferenus' face are from headbutts. I didn't see Ferenus land a right hook that would have caused that cut. I didn't either. Stop, stop, stop. My guess is it's a butt. I mean, I think the 14 months off are a big factor as a fighter is. I guess I'd give him a B. No, no, no, no, no. Comes off with higher marks than was expected. Put it that way. No, no, no. But it shows you that he's tiring out. His legs, despite all that musculature, are not all there anymore. Howard-type shots. Hey! And at the end of the day, another representative win for Gamboa. Round 2. Michael Ferenus in the corner. Gamboa catches him with a hook down. Round 7. Another flurry of punches from Gamboa, and Ferenus touches the canvas with his right. Flurry against Ferenus on the ropes. Boom. Tremendous left-hand counter shot. All to the winner by unanimous decision, now the interim champion, still undefeated, El Ciclón de Guantánamo, Yoriyuki Gamboa.