Yuriokis Gamboa Wants Gevonta Davis Rematch With A Win Over Isaac Cruz

Yuriokis Gamboa wants to run it back with Gervonta Davis.

Gamboa is set to face Isaac Cruz on the Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas undercard on April 16 in Dallas, Texas in an intriguing matchup. Gamboa has suffered back-to-back losses to Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney but for the 40-year-old, he wants a rematch with Davis as he believes he can win the fight.

“When I beat Isaac Cruz, I want the rematch with Gervonta Davis,” Gamboa said through a translator during a recent virtual press conference to promote the Spence-Ugas event (via BoxingScene). “I really didn’t feel comfortable with the way that first fight unfolded. I fought with a torn Achilles for 11 rounds, but I was still able to withstand everything and get to the finish. I need another bite at the apple and I need to show that I have the quality to beat him. I need to fight him while I’m healthy and 100 percent, because that fight will be totally different.”

Gamboa does have a lot to prove on April 16, as if he loses it would be three in a row and likely out of the title picture. However, his last two fights have come to two of the best and he still has confidence in himself even at 40.

As for Cruz, he’s coming off a decision loss to Davis in a fight many thought Cruz should have won. It was just the second loss of his career but should he beat Gamboa, perhaps he can get a rematch in the near future.

“I’m going to show everybody that’s watching on TV and that’s watching in the stands that Yuriorkis Gamboa is still here to stay and that Yuriorkis Gamboa can still be the best in the division,” Gamboa said. “There’s definitely a lot of people that are overlooking what I still have left in the tank and the quality of fighter that I still am. People are going to see that that’s just noise.”

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