Guerrero: It’s going to be a war against Maidana

By Dan Ambrose: At yesterday’s press conference with former two time former world champion Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) and two time World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) to promoter their August 27th fight at the HP Pavilion, in San Jose, California. Guerrero, 28, said it’s going to be a war between him and the 27-year-old Maidana in Guerrero’s nearby city of San Jose.

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Guerrero’s manager hoping a win over Maidana will lead to Mayweather or Khan fights

Image: Guerrero's manager hoping a win over Maidana will lead to Mayweather or Khan fightsBy Eric Thomas: Bob Santos, the manager for lightweight Robert Guerrero, is hoping that if Guerrero can beat WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana next month on August 27th, it will lead to fights against either WBA Super World light welterweight champion Amir Khan or Floyd Mayweather Jr. It sounds a little farfetched to me, because both Khan and Mayweather are interested in taking on other big stars and Guerrero thus far isn’t anywhere close to being a big star.

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Maidana vs. Guerrero to fight for Khan’s WBA title

Image: Maidana vs. Guerrero to fight for Khan's WBA titleBy Dan Ambrose: Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) and Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting for Amir Khan’s World Boxing Association World light welterweight title after the WBA made Khan the Super World Boxing Association light welterweight champion recently, and that’s the belt Khan will be defending on July 23 against IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah.

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Maidana vs. Guerrero finalized for August 27th – Breaking news!

Image: Maidana vs. Guerrero finalized for August 27th - Breaking news!By Dan Ambrose: Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, is reporting that the August 27th bout between two time world champion Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) and WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) has been finalized. The bout will be shown on HBO and will be taking place at the HP Pavilion, in San Jose, California. This will be the first fight for the 28-year-old Guerrero, who Golden Boy are very high on and hope he can make a mark in this division.

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Maidana vs. Guerrero on August 27th in San Jose, CA

Image: Maidana vs. Guerrero on August 27th in San Jose, CABy Dan Ambrose: Two time world champion Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) has reportedly signed the contract to face WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) on August 27th at the HP Pavilion, in San Jose, CA. Maidana has agreed to the contract and will be signing as well for the fight.

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Guerrero signs contract for Maidana fight

Image: Guerrero signs contract for Maidana fightBy Dan Ambrose: Former two division world champion Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 Ko’s) has signed a contract to face World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) for a fight that will be taking place on August 27th in the 28-year-old Guerrero’s nearby city of San Jose, California. Guerrero will be moving up in weight from lightweight to make this challenge, which will be Guerrero’s third world title if he’s successful.

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Maidana vs. Guerrero on August 6th a possibility

Image: Maidana vs. Guerrero on August 6th a possibilityBy Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (30-1, 27 KO’s) could be facing Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) on August 6th at the Shark Tank in San Jose, CA, according to Steve Kim. Maidana has been in search of an opponent for quite some time and he had been hoping to get a fight against WBA light welterweight champ Amir Khan.

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Maidana says he could be facing Guerrero or Morales in September; Khan rematch not happening

Image: Maidana says he could be facing Guerrero or Morales in September; Khan rematch not happeningBy William Mackay: WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) could be fighting fellow Golden Boy Promotions fighters Erik Morales or Robert Guerrero in August or September. Maidana would like to fight a rematch with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, who beat Maidana by a 12 round decision last December, but Khan isn’t too eager to make that fight happen. Maidana is Khan’s mandatory challenger. Maidana says that Khan is supposed to fight him in September otherwise he should give up his WBA belt.

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