LOS ANGELES - Eager to resume his quest for a world championship in 2016, the fighting pride of the Bronx, Eddie "Eboy" Gomez (18-1, 11 KOs), will do so with Golden Boy Promotions in his corner once again. The highly-regarded 23-year-old super welterweight, has re-signed with boxing's premier promoter, guaranteeing that the world will continue to see his talent on the sport's biggest stages.
"2016 is going to be a big year for all of us and I am glad that Golden Boy Promotions will continue to be on my side," said Eddie Gomez. "I am looking forward to taking on any challenges to gain a championship title and I know I can trust the team at Golden Boy to guide me in the right direction, they have my loyalty."
"Eddie Gomez is one of the top fighters to emerge from New York in several years, and we've already seen what he can do in the ring against tough competition," said Golden Boy Promotions Chairman and CEO, Oscar De La Hoya. "We're excited to have him on our team and in 2016, we're going to keep him busy and get him into the world title picture."
A former amateur star, of Honduran decent, has thrilled the knowledgeable fans on the east coast fight circuit, Eddie "Eboy" Gomez has a mix of talents that can see him box or bang, depending on what the fight calls for. Owner of wins over the likes of Luis "Morochito" Hernandez, Steve Upsher Chambers and Daquan Arnett, Gomez bounced back in style from the lone loss of his career against Francisco "Chia" Santana in 2014, shutting out James Winchester at the Barclays Center on Dec. 16, 2014. Since then, Gomez fought Jonathan Batista on April 18, 2015 on the undercard and 'Fight of the Year' candidate of Lucas "La Maquina" Mathysse versus "The Siberian Rocky" Ruslan Provodnikov. Now, Gomez is ready to take his career to the next level and add a title belt to his collection.
Gomez' next bout will be announced shortly.
Eddie Gomez Extends Pact With Golden Boy Promotions
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LOCOMEX89Sat Feb 13, 2016, 8:01 PM UTC
Surprised
Surprised Eddie resigned with Golden Boy. He's a very talented fighter who should have gotten more opportunities last year.
I love what Oscar is doing with his West Coast talent but he needs to make a better effort on showcasing his East Coast and Southern fighters. Golden Boy has so much talent and their mostly young talent so it will be interesting what more they do.
Eddie Gomez is a prime example of a guy who needs more opportunities
IMDAZEDSat Feb 13, 2016, 3:02 PM UTC
Such a talented fighter, where the hell has he been?
Scipio2009Sat Feb 13, 2016, 2:15 AM UTC
lol
Eddie Gomez, a 154 fighter, claims to have world title aspiration yet now, with following through on the deal, has put himself in a position where he's unlikely to fight the WBA (Erislandy Lara, pending the Cotto offer), IBF(Charlo), or WBC(tournament fighters seem to all be on good terms with Haymon) 154 champions and the WBO 154 belt is currently around the waist of a non-traveling Brit(with the WBO rare to enforce mandatories).
To that, you can also add that Golden Boy isn't actually flush with TV dates (sans Canelo's fights, I doubt you see Golden Boy on HBO even 5 times this year), and things make even less sense.
good luck, I guess.
