Robert Guerrero

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Robert Guerrero
Real name	Robert Joseph Guerrero
Nickname	The Ghost
Weight	Featherweight
Nationality	American
Birth date	March 27, 1983
Birth place	Gilroy, California
Style	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	22
Wins	19
Wins by KO	12
Losses	2
Draws	1
No contests	0

Robert Joseph Guerrero (born March 27, 1983 in Gilroy, California) is a professional boxer and is the former IBF Featherweight Champion of the World. Nicknamed The Ghost, Guerrero's current record is 19 wins 1 loss, 1 draw, with 12 of his wins by coming way of knockout.

After an impressive amateur career at a very young age, Guerrero turned professional, at the age of 18, on May 22, 2001 with a four round decision win to Alejandro Cruz. A few impressive wins later, Guerrero won the NABF Featherweight title against Cesar Figueroa. After defending his NABF title successfully twice, Guerrero was gaining reputation as a premier prospect until he met his match against Gamaliel Diaz televised in ShoBox in Showtime, on December 12, 2005. A surprisingly aggressive Diaz upset Guerrero, winning by split decision and taking the NABF belt in the process.

Guerrero rebounded from his first loss defeated Sandros Marcos by third round, and set up a rematch against Gamaliel Diaz again on Showtime. Guerrero came out aggressive knocking down Diaz in the first round, and then eventually knocking out Diaz early in the sixth round defending his loss. The win set him up against IBF champion Eric Aiken.

In his first world championship defense on September 2, 2006, Guerrero shined as he defeated Eric Aiken by technical knockout. Guerrero used inside fighting, neutralizing Aiken's power, as he eventually made Aiken quit on his stool after the eighth round, and earning his world title belt.

Guerrero lost the belt in his next fight in a mandatory defense to unheralded Orlando Salido. Salido dominated the majority of the bout and pulled off an upset decision win with scores of 115-113, 117-111, 118-110 [1].