Gamboa to face Perez June 8 in Montreal

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Former Featherweight and currant Super Featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa will move up to Lightweight and face Darley Perez on June 8th in Montreal in the opening bout of an HBO doubleheader featuring Chad Dawson defending his title against Adonis Stevenson

“I believe that Darley has the tools to beat Gamboa,” Gary Shaw, Perez’s co-promoter with Thompson Boxing, told ESPN.com. “Whether he uses them will be a different story. Should be a real test for Gamboa, who is moving to 135, as Perez is a real 135-pounder.”