Yuriorkis Gamboa hopes to be back in the ring later in the year after undergoing surgery for a torn Achilles tendon.
Gamboa said he underwent a successful procedure Thursday in Miami to repair an injury to the right tendon sustained in his 12th-round stoppage loss to Gervonta Davis on Dec. 28 in Atlanta.
Gamboa, a former featherweight champion, said on social media that he wants a rematch with Davis.
“Like I said, lets dance again when I’m at 100%,” said Gamboa, (30-3, 18 KOs), a 38-year-old Olympic gold medalist from Cuba.
Gamboa said he suffered the injury in the second round of a bout for a lightweight title.
Initially, it was believed that Gamboa would not need surgery. But a subsequent MRI showed he had suffered a complete tear of the tendon, according Dr. Eric Godreau, a Miami radiologist.