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\n

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)\u2014Yuriorkis Gamboa stopped Jorge Solis in the
\nfourth round Saturday night to defend his WBA and IBF featherweight titles.<\/p>\n

Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) delivered a sensational performance before a sellout
\ncrowd of 2,913 at Boardwalk Hall\u2019s Adrian Phillips Ballroom.<\/p>\n

The Cuban defector who now lives in Miami knocked down Solis five times,
\ntwice in the fourth.<\/p>\n

Solis, from Guadalajara, Mexico, hit the canvas early in the fourth from a
\nstraight right. He got up, but Gamboa pinned him in a corner and pummeled him
\nwith punches until referee David Fields stepped in to halt the bout at 1:31 of
\nthe round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very good fight,\u201d Gamboa said through an interpreter. \u201cI am
\ncompletely different from (earlier in his career). The package is complete.\u201d<\/p>\n

He dropped Solis twice in the second round behind a left hook and overhand
\nright, respectively, then flattened him with a left hook to the jaw just before
\nthe bell to end the third round.<\/p>\n

Solis, from Guadalajara, Mexico, dropped to 40-3-1.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll fight anyone now,\u201d Gamboa said.<\/p>\n

Most boxing fans are clamoring for Gamboa to take on WBO champion Juan
\nManuel Lopez, who was in attendance at ringside and joined Gamboa in the ring
\nafterward.<\/p>\n

Chris John is also a possibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never said no and he\u2019s never said no,\u201d Lopez said through an
\ninterpreter. \u201cWe have to negotiate it. We\u2019re the best in the division. We have
\nto do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old Gamboa, 29, was making the fifth defense of the WBA title he
\nearned in 2009, just two years after defecting from his native Cuba and making
\nhis pro debut.<\/p>\n

He won an Olympic gold medal for Cuba in the 2004 Summer Games in Athens,
\nbut said he sold the medal a few months later for $1,500 to pay for a first
\nbirthday party for his daughter, Brenda, who is now six.<\/p>\n

That was also about the time he realized he needed to leave Cuba.<\/p>\n

In 2006, while training for the Pan American Games with the Cuban national
\nteam in Venezuela, Gamboa and two other 2004 gold medalists\u2014Odlanier Solis and
\nYan Barthelemy\u2014defected.<\/p>\n

With the help of manager Tony Gonzalez, they first made their way to
\nColombia before ultimately settling in Miami.<\/p>\n

If a Gamboa-Lopez or Gamboa-John fight cannot be made, he may wind up taking
\non top contender Mikey Garcia (25-0, 21 KOs).<\/p>\n

Garcia, from Oxnard, Calif., proved himself to be a legitimate challenger
\nwith an 10th-round TKO over Matt Remillard (23-1, 13 KOs), of Manchester, Conn.<\/p>\n

Garcia scored three total knockdowns in the ninth and 10th, prompting
\nRemillard\u2019s corner to stop it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready for either (Gamboa or Lopez),\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n

Garcia prevailed despite getting sick before the fight. He said he ate some
\npizza on the Atlantic City Boardwalk earlier in the day and developed a serious
\nstomachache.<\/p>\n

He considered quitting after the second round, but his brother\/trainer,
\nRobert Garcia, convinced him to continue.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia junior-featherweight contender Teon Kennedy (17-0-1) registered
\ntwo knockdowns en route to a 12-round unanimous decision over New Brunswick,
\nN.J., prospect Jorge Diaz (15-1).<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens<\/a> safety Tommy Zbikowski (3-0, 2 KOs) went the distance for
\nthe first time in his brief boxing career in gaining a hard-fought, four-round
\nunanimous decision over Caleb Grummet (0-1-1), of Lake Odessa, Mich.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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