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Paul Bamba
Puerto Rican boxer (1989–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Bamba (15 August 1989 – 27 December 2024) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer.[4][5] In his last fight he won the WBA Gold cruiserweight title after defeating Rogelio Medina[6] on 21 December 2024.[7]
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Early life
Bamba was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, on 15 August 1989.[8]
Career
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On 4 October 2022, it was announced that Bamba would face British boxer Tommy Fury as the co-feature bout to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Deji at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.[9] However, during the weigh-in on 12 November, he weighed in at 176.6 Ibs while Fury weighed in at 181.4 Ibs. Both fighters stated that they made the weight that was stated in their contract.[10] Bamba refused to fight, and on 13 November, the day of the fight, he was replaced by Cameroon boxer Rolly Lambert to fight Fury.[11]
On April 21, 2023 Bamba faced former UFC, Bellator fighter Chris Avila, and lost by a unanimous decision making his record 5–3.
Following the defeat, Bamba went on a knockout streak, with many of the wins believed to have been fixed.[12]
In November 2024, having achieved a record of 18 wins and 3 losses with 17 knockouts in a span of a year and half since his last loss, with 13 straight wins since January 2024 winning all by knockouts, Bamba was the first fighter signed to American entertainer Ne-Yo's sports management company. Prior to that Bamba had already captured the WBA-NABA cruiserweight title, WBA Fedecaribe and Fedecentro titles. [13] Bamba first met Ne-Yo as his trainer, teaching him boxing as part of Ne-Yo's workout routine.[14]
In 2024, he fought 14 bouts ending in 14 KOs throughout the year and earned the WBA Gold Cruiserweight title after knocking out Rogelio Medina Luna.[15]
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Death
Bamba died on 27 December 2024, at the age of 35.[15][16] It was reported that he made brain damage admission weeks before death. After a fight against Avila, Paul later commented: "fighting Avila with a concussion and losing 22 lbs in 3 days gave me slight brain damage. Which was a bit scary and I had to take 8months off so it's not a joking matter." In a later tweet he claimed he wasn't able to speak about it until Misfits Boxing decided to.[17]
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