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Former Cuban champions Gamboa and Rigondeaux returns on May 30 in Fort Lauderdale

Former Olympic gold medalist and former world champion Yuriolis Gamboa (30-5, 18 KOs), 44, appears ready for his return to professional boxing after reports indicated he would continue fighting bare-knuckle bouts.

Gamboa will return on May 30 against Ecuadorian Alexander Espinoza (20-5-1, 9 KOs) at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Gamboa resides in Miami and is also known to have a contract with BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing, where he is expected to make his bare-knuckle debut.

Another former Olympic and world champion, Guillermo Rigondeaux (23-3, 16 KOs), 45, will face Chilean José Velázquez (34-13-3, 24 KOs), 35.

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