Robert Guerrero

At 41 years old, Robert Guerrero has this physical status:

Robert Joseph Guerrero (born March 27, 1983) is an American professional boxer.

He has competed in two weight classes, including the IBF featherweight title twice between 2006 and 2008, as well as the IBF junior lightweight championship from 2009 to 2010.

In addition, he has competed in various interim tournaments, both lightweight and welterweight.

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Professional career

Guerrero's father, Ruben Guerrero, a former amateur champion who introduced Robert and his five brothers to boxing as teenagers growing up in Gilroy, California, is trained by Guerrero. Robert converted pro at the age of 18, beginning at an early age, and defeating Alejandro Cruz in four-round unanimous decision on May 22, 2001. Guerrero defeated Cesar Figueroa on December 9, 2004, despite several victories and just a single draw later. Guerrero, who was contesting his NABF crown twice, was seen as a rising possibility until being able to fight Gamaliel Diaz on the Showtime channel on December 12, 2005. Guerrero was stunned by an enthralling Diaz, who took the NABF belt and the NABF championships in the process.

Guerrero recovered from his first loss by defeating Sandros Marcos in the third round, setting up a rematch against Diaz on Showtime. Guerrero knocked Diaz down in the first round and then beat Diaz early in the sixth round, eventually knocking out Diaz early in the sixth round. With the victory, he will meet IBF champion Eric Aiken.

Guerrero defeated Eric Aiken by an eighth-round technical knockout in Los Angeles in his first world championship bout on September 2, 2006. Guerrero used inside to fight, neutralizing Aiken's clout, and eventually yelling Aiken from his seat after the eighth round, earning his first world championship belt.

Guerrero lost the belt in his next fight against Orlando Salido in Las Vegas as a mandatory defense. Salido dominated the majority of the game and secured an unexpected decision victory with scores of 115–113, 117–110, 118–110. However, Salido would be booted of the IBF after testing positive for steroids, effectively ending the belt; the outcome of the match would also be changed to a twelve-round no decision by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Guerrero was later awarded the vacant featherweight title, which he won by a ninth-round technical knockout in Copenhagen, Denmark, against Albanian boxer Spend Abazi.

Guerrero's second title defense against Rocky Juarez (27–3, 19 KOs), but Juarez decided against WBC Super Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Márquez in a money fight rather; Guerrero's first defense was supposed to be against Martin Honorio (24–3–1) on November 3, 2007, and the showtime version of the Marquez-Juarez match was shown on Saturday. Guerrero's wife Casey was diagnosed with leukemia but was unable to attend the final press conference before the match. In a first round knockout, Guerrero defeated Honorio.

Guerrero defeated Jason Litzau in the eighth round on February 29, 2008. Guerrero later vacated the role to gain weight.

Guerrero defeated Daud Yordan in his HBO debut on March 7, 2009. Guerrero lost a headbutt that resulted in a gash above his eye in a second round "no contest" resultant in a gash above his eye. After the match Guerrero offered Yordan a match, Yordan reportedly declined, but Yordan declined.

Guerrero defeated Efren Hinojosa (30–5–1) on June 12, 2009, a record breaking match. In the seventh round, he sustained another deep cut near his left eye after a headbutt, but this time it didn't stifle his progress, as he won his eighth round TKO victory. After the fight, the media characterized him as having redeemed himself for his previous lackluster effort.

Guerrero defeated Malcolm Klassen for the IBF Super Featherweight Championship on August 22, 2009. Guerrero won the world championship by a unanimous vote. In his favor, the scores were 117–112, 116–112 and 115–113.

Guerrero renounced his Featherweight title in February 2010 in order to care for his ailing wife.

Guerrero defeated Robert Arrieta (35–15–4) on April 30, 2010, who advanced to the lightweight division. The confrontation took place at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. In the 8th round, Guerrero defeated TKO in the 8th round.

Guerrero expressed his excitement in versus Mexican champion Juan Manuel Márquez after the match.

Guerrero climbed to the junior welterweight division on July 31, 2010 and met Cuban fighter Joel Casamayor on the undercard of the Marquez vs. Diaz pay-per-view at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Guerrero defeated Casamayor by a unanimous vote in the 10-round.

He met Vicente Escobedo for the vacant WBO Intercontinental lightweight title on November 6, 2010. Guerrero dominated Escobedo in the third and sixth rounds, leading to a ten-round unanimous decision.

Guerrero met Michael Katsidis in the interim WBA and WBO lightweight titles on April 9, 2011. Guerrero took the fight after a 12-round unanimous decision. "It's great when you're the only thing besides garlic in Gilroy," he said in a post-fight interview. Guerrero had intended to face Marcos Maidana in August for the WBA junior welterweight championship, but he was forced to pull out of the competition after suffering a torn tendon injury in his rotator cuff. He underwent surgery to repair the injury and was out of the ring for six months.

Guerrero returned to the ring by lifting two weight classes to face Selcuk Aydin, the nation's top ten welterweight. Guerrero defeated Aydin in San Jose, California, by a unanimous vote for the interim WBC welterweight title.

Andre Berto, the former two-time world champion, was defeated 28–1, 22 KO) at the Citizens Bank Business Arena in Ontari, California, Guerrero's next fight was against him. Guerrero got off the track quickly, sending Berto to the ground every two rounds, as well as badly closing Berto's right eye early on. Berto came back to the fight in the middle rounds, securing strong uppercuts and right hands on Guerrero, who took the punches well. Berto on the ropes and Guerrero smothered him, but the majority of the time, they were out working him. Both of Berto's eyes and Guerrero's right eye had been closed by the time of the war. On all three scorecards, Guerrero received a unanimous decision by the scores of 116–110. Guerrero had a $1 million purse, while Berto's was $1.625 million. Guerrero said, "Good Boy, let's do it," in a post-fight interview.

Guerrero lost by a unanimous decision in front of a 15,880 audience at the MGM Grand Arena on May 4, 2013, with all judges predicting the fight 117–111 in favour of Mayweather. Guerrero won the first three rounds, but Mayweather returned to his defensive style and took the lead from the 4th to the 12th rounds. When Guerrero was cut due to his left eye, Mayweather landed a high percentage of his power punches, which included 23 of 30 power punches in the eighth round. Mayweather landed 195 punches to 113 for Guerrero during the war. Guerrero is reportedly earning a career high of $3 million, while the war achieved 1 million ppv buys.

Guerrero took off a year before returning to the ring on June 21, 2014 to face Japanese boxer Yoshihiro Kamegai. Guererro could barely open his left eye until the end of the fight, but he secured a unanimous 12-round victory over the tough Kamegai with official scores of 116–112, 117–111, and 117–111, indicating a triumphant return to the ring.

Guerrero competed in NBC's first episode of their latest series "Premier Boxing Champions" at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on March 7. Keith Thurman, Guerrero's greatest rival, was undefeated. Thurman was the aggressor in the game, tossing him with numerous punches. Guerrero was able to withstand Thurman's blows until he was knocked down in the ninth round. Despite the fact that the game seemed to be bleak for Guerrero, he was able to fight back, putting on an exciting final three rounds in which he was the aggressor and pulled Thurman against the ropes. "The Ghost" ultimately lost by unanimous vote, but Guerrero's perseverance and sheer will to win had the MGM Grand audience cheering his name for the majority of the final round.

Guerrero defeated his gritty Aron Martinez (19–4–1, 4 KOs) on NBC on June 6, 2015 as part of the "Premier Boxing Champions" series at StubHub Center, California. Martinez proved himself to be an underdog with bite. In Round 2, the fight got off in earnest, with both fighters hard at work in a brutal brawl. Martinez continued to press the action in Round 4, resulting in a knockdown at the end of round 4 with hard body shots and then combinations to the head. But as Guerrero's direction changed in Round 6, the fight's momentum began to shift back to him, as he came from the outside. Both fighters had their moments in the second half of the match, but Guerrero was able to stop the distance, defeated Martinez, and pulled out a split-decision victory in a tense back-and-forth match.

Guerrero fought on FOX as part of the "Premier Boxing Champions" series at Staples Center, California, against undefeated Danny Garcia (31–0–0, 18 KOs) for the vacant WBC Welterweight Championship. Despite fighting on near-equal terms, the match was declared a unanimous decision in favour of Garcia. Guerrero's start was promising, but he became less efficient late in the match, losing to his third title in a welterweight tournament. Garcia delivered 163 of 496 punches (33%), while Guerrero landed 108 of 436 punches (25%).

Guerrero's next fight was announced on July 16, against Argentine boxer David Emanuel Persson (25–2–1, 14 KOs) on August 27. Guerrero was defeated, underclassed, and defeated by Perpeta. After 12 rounds, Perez won by a split decision, giving Guerrero his fourth defeat in his last six fights.

Guerrero will face Omar Figueroa Jr., an undefeated former WBC lightweight champion, on May 23, 2017 (26–0–1, 18 KOs) in Uniondale, New York, on May 23, 2017. The match will be fought as part of a triple header main event starring Sean Monaghan and Marcus Browne. Figueroa last fought in December 2015. Guerrero was disqualified in the third round of the Coliseum in 31 years after a crowd of 7,492. Before the match was suspended, Figueroa dropped Guerrero a total of five times. Figueroa delivered 88 of his 185 punches (48%), according to Compubox results, while Guerrero landed 78 of 201 (39%). Guerrero had a good start in round 1, but Figueroa had to call Guerrero down and give him his third straight loss. According to Nielsen Media, the show at 1,039,000 viewers on Fox attracted 1,039,000 viewers. The whole show averaged 886,000 viewers.

Guerrero announced his retirement from professional boxing a few days after his first stoppage loss. Guerrero had been on a decline since losing to Floyd Mayweather in 2013. In his last six fights, he had only lost two of his last two fights.

Guerrero said in a statement,

He also thanked advisor Al Haymon and praised him as "the most unique guy" he had ever encountered in his boxing career. He ended his career with 33 victories out of 42 games, with 18 wins coming within the distance.

Guerrero's surprise reveal on November 8, 2018 that he would return to the boxing arena, stating that he had "some fight left" and also wanted to promote his legacy. According to ESPN, his return bout on the Wilder vs. Fury Showtime PPV card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, will take place on December 1st. Guerrero was set to face Adam Mate, a 27-year-old Hungarian boxer, (28–12, 21 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight brawl. Guerrero was promised a $25,000 purse for his comeback. Guerrero knocked Mate out in round two of their scheduled 8-round match, for the first time in 16 months. In round 1, Mate was knocked down once more, taking a knee and twice in round 2. Referee Ray Corona stopped the fight after beating the clock for the second time. It was Guerrero's first stoppage victory in 13 fights dating back to April 2010.

Guerrero defeated Hevinson Herera in the fifth round by a technical knockout.

Guerrero defeated Gerald Thomas in his ensuing war. Guerrero won the contest by unanimous vote, scoring 99-91, 99-91, and 98-92 on the scorecards.

Guerrero met former world champion Victor Ortiz on August 21, 2021. All three judges unanimously favored Guerrero as the narrow victor in a contest that lacked action at times, with all three judges overwhelmingly supporting Guerrero, 96-94.

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