Bamba was born in
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, on 15 August 1989. 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. 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. Bamba refused to fight, and on 13 November, the day of the fight, he was replaced by Cameroon
boxer Rolly Lambert to fight Fury. On
April 21, 2023 Bamba faced
UFC Bellator fighter
Chris Avila, and lost by a unanimous decision making his record 5–3. Following the defeat, he went on a knockout streak, with many of the wins believed to have been fixed. 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 entertainer
Ne-Yo's sports management company. Prior to that he had already captured the
WBA-NABA cruiserweight title,
WBA Fedecaribe and
Fedecentro titles. Bamba first met Ne-Yo as his trainer, teaching him boxing as part of Ne-Yo's workout routine. In 2024, Bamba fought 14 bouts ending in 14 KOs throughout the year and earned the
WBA Gold cruiserweight title after defeating
Rogelio Medina. == Death ==