In a dominant, Nov. 6 decision over 2004 Olympian Vicente Escobedo (22-3, 14 knockouts), southpaw lightweight (135 pounds) Robert Guerrero (28-1-1, 18 KOs) displayed punching power in scoring two knockdowns, as well as the fortitude to finish the fight despite suffering a broken left hand. Guerrero had similarly boxed his way to July’s unanimous decision rout of former four-time world champion and Cuban Olympic gold medalist Joel Casamayor (37-5-1, 22 KOs), surviving a final round knockdown in that fight.
A former two-time IBF featherweight (126 pounds) and one-time IBF super featherweight (130 pounds) titlist, Guerrero has a 12-fight winning streak that includes nine stoppages, having last suffered defeat by a December, 2005 split-decision to Gamaliel Diaz, whom Guerrero stopped in the sixth round of their June, 2006 rematch.
Guerrero was at ringside for Saturday night’s HBO televised, Golden Boy Promotions clash during which WBO and WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KOs) scored a ninth-round knockout over WBO interim king Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KOs).
Guerrero is the mandatory challenger to Marquez, but also told FanHouse that he thinks he can beat eight-division king Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), who is promoted by Top Rank Promotions and is the current holder of the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) and WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) crowns.
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