Amateur Highlights
- Four-time Cuban national champion
- 2003 Pan American Games gold medalist
- 2004 Olympic gold medalists
- 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships bronze medalist
- 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalist
- 2006 World Cup champion
Gamboa's 2004 Olympic Boxing results were:
- Round of 32 - Defeated Igor Samoilenco of Moldava – PTS (46-33)
- Round of 16 - Defeated Somjit Jongjohor of Thailand – PTS (26-21)
- Quarterfinals - Defeated Georgy Balakshin of Russia – PTS (26-18)
- Semifinals - Defeated Rustamhodza Rahimov of Germany – PTS (20-11)
- Gold Medal Match - Defeated Jérôme Thomas of France – PTS (38-23)
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