Can Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero Make One More Push For a Championship?

By Anthony “Stacks” Saldaña

Known for being a true warrior in the ring, at 33 Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, 33-4-1, 18 KO’s looks to make another push for a welterweight title. That journey begins this Saturday night at The Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Guerrero is set to take on David Emanuel Peralta, 25-2-1, 14 KO’s. Peralta who has fought all his fights in Argentina will be making his US debut against Guerrero this Saturday. Born and raised in Gilroy, California, Guerrero has always given fight fans exciting fights, having gone toe to toe with world champions Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman, along with a hard fought victory over Aron Martinez. Prior to 2015, the 33-year-old picked up victories over Andre Berto, Secluk Aydin and Michael Katsidis while winning world titles in multiple divisions. The brawling warrior has been in several “Fight of the Year” candidates throughout his career, including an all-out war at the Stubhub Center in Southern California with Yoshihiro Kamegai in 2014 and will hope to bring that same electricity this Saturday against the unknown Argentinian, Peralta.

With that being said Guerrero’s three of his four losses have come in his last five fights against Floyd Mayweather, JR. Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia while his only other loss came 11 years ago. For Guerrero many feel his win Vs Aron Martinez should have been a loss as well, as he was brutally knocked down in the 4th round of a fight that handed a him a controversial decision victory. So for Guerrero this may be his last chance for a title run in a welterweight division that’s loaded with talent. A division where Errol Spence, JR. has become the new face of boxing. Even with a victory Saturday many critics will still be skeptical of what Guerrero has left in the tank, his opponent is unknown to many boxing fans and Peralta is coming off loss to a club fighter with a record of 14-7-1. At the recent press conference for his upcoming bout Guerrero stated “I don’t need to prove anything to myself. I know I can fight. I come in and work hard every day. I have to go and prove it to the fans. The fans are what makes us. I have to prove it to everybody watching that I’m there at the top level.” Robert definitely has nothing to prove to us as fans. He’s a true champion not only inside but outside of the ring. In the biggest fight of his career Robert showed the mentality of a perseverance of champion as his wife Casey battled Leukemia. Robert’s come forward boxing style has always given fans action packed fights and as he enters a new journey in his career let’s hope for his sake he’ll make the right decisions for his future and his family.

In the Co-main event Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo 24-5, 20 KO’s take on Mexican journeyman Freddy Hernandez, 33-8, 22 KO’s. The fight will be Angulo’s first in a year, since a fifth-round knockout of Hector Munoz last Aug. 29. “I want to show people that ‘El Perro’ is back and that I still want to compete in the biggest fights. If I work hard, I think that I can have an opportunity by next year for a title shot,” Angulo said.

Also part of the triple header Saturday night in Anaheim is Junior middleweight Terrell Gausha, 18-0, 9 KO’s. As he takes on Steve Martinez, 16-2, 13 KO’s. Gausha of Cleveland but who fights out of the Rock Gym in Carson, California, represented the United States in the 2012 Olympic games in London and turned pro a few months later, now feels he is nearly ready to fight for a world title. “I think I’m ready for a title shot soon,” Gausha said. “I want to go out there and take care of this guy and show that I’m ready to take over the division. I don’t need to call anybody out. My way of doing it is by my performance. I’m a laid back and humble guy. I will fight anybody though. It’s a yes to any name. Each fight I feel like I’ve been growing. I’ve been learning and taking something from every experience in the ring. I’m a student of the game. I’m always training and I feel like I’m getting sharper and better.”

Other bouts included:

Stephen Shaw, 7-0, 5 KO’s vs. Jonathan Rice, 4-1-1, 2 KO’s (6 rounds) heavyweight
Luis Bello, 7-4, 3 KO’s Vs Omsr Reyes, 2-3 (6 rounds) junior welterweight
Antonio Santa Cruz, 3-2, 2 KO’s Vs Carlos Ramirez, 0-1 (4 rounds) bantamweight
Victor Moreales, JR. (Debut) Vs Erick Lainez, 1-2 (4 rounds) featherweight
Abram Martinez, (Debut) Vs Phillip Percy, (Debut) (4 rounds) featherweight
Neri Romero, 2-0, 2 KO’s Vs Luis Silva, 2-8 (4 rounds) junior welterweight
Daniel Gonzales (Debut) Vs Javier Cepeda, 0-1, (4 Rounds) Featherweight

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