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I didn't feel like showing up T... Stop Rank Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KOs) is one of the most exciting young fighters on the planet and is scheduled to fight Brandon Rios (29-0-1 22 KOs) April 14th in which would be one of the most exciting fights of the year.  That fight could be put of the skids quick as Gamboa failed to show up for a presser today in Miami. Top Rank, the Boxer’s promotional company was left clueless to what was happening the fighter after he no showed in his adopted hometown of Miami. “We did a press function in Miami because we were told Gamboa wanted a press function in Miami,” Top Rank spokesman Lee Samuels said Monday night. Rumor has it that Floyd Mayweather has signed the young fighter to Mayweather productions.  Nothing would make Mayweather happier than to stick it to his former boss, Top Rank’s Bob Arum.  Meanwhile, Rios may be left without an opponent, but if Gamboa goes MIA again a new opponent will be found for the hard ...
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