Robert Guerrero | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Robert Joseph Guerrero |
Nickname(s) | The Ghost |
Rated at | |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born |
Gilroy, California, U.S. |
March 27, 1983
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 33 |
Wins by KO | 18 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 2 |
Robert Joseph Guerrero (born March 27, 1983) is an American professional boxer. He is a former two-weight world champion, having held the IBF featherweight title twice, from 2006 to 2008, and the IBF junior lightweight title from 2009 to 2010. Additionally, he held the WBA interim and WBO interim lightweight titles in 2011, and the WBC interim welterweight title from 2012 to 2013. Guerrero is trained by his father Ruben Guerrero, a former amateur champion, who introduced Robert and his five brothers to boxing as youngsters growing up in Gilroy, California.
After an impressive amateur career begun at a very young age, Guerrero turned professional, at the age of 18, on May 22, 2001 with a four-round unanimous decision win against Alejandro Cruz. After several wins and only a single draw later, Guerrero won the WBC NABF Featherweight title against Cesar Figueroa on December 9, 2004. Defending his NABF title twice, Guerrero was seen as a rising prospect, until meeting Gamaliel Diaz in a bout televised on ShoBox, on the Showtime channel, on December 12, 2005. An aggressive Diaz upset Guerrero, winning by split decision and taking the NABF belt in the process.
Guerrero rebounded from his first loss by defeating Sandros Marcos via third-round technical knock-out, setting up a rematch against Diaz, again on Showtime. Guerrero knocked down Diaz in the first round, and eventually knocking out Diaz early in the sixth round. The win set him up to face IBF champion Eric Aiken.