Former world boxing champion Yuriorkis Gamboa arrested for involvement in fatal car crash
Former boxing champion Yuriorkis Gamboa arrested in Cuba This is reported by Cubanoticias 360.
A 41-year-old athlete was detained for participating in a fatal accident on the night of December 31. He ran into a pedestrian on an unlit section of the highway in the east of the country. It is noted that at the time of the incident, the boxer was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Gamboa is the 2004 Olympic champion. He was also a world champion in three weight categories. In total, the Cuban had 35 fights, in which he won 30 victories (18 of them by knockout) and suffered five defeats. He last fought in the spring of 2022 and lost by knockout to Mexican Isaac Cruz.
On December 22, it was reported that Elbi Bilindo Eseko, a boxer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, died in an accident during training. A 27-year-old African athlete was jogging when he was crushed to death by a car.
Source: Lenta
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