Boxing’s next generation of stars will be present and accounted for on Saturday, March 7, when Golden Boy Promotions presents an explosive triple-header boxing event featuring the top young talent in the sport at HP Pavilion at San Jose located in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Robert Guerrero
Guerrero Stops Ruiz
By Manuel Perez: Two-time International Boxing Federation featherweight champion Robert Guerrero (23-1-1, 16 KOs) was too much for journeyman Edel Ruiz (31-22-4, 22 KOs) on Saturday night, whom he defeated by a 1st round TKO on the undercard of the WBA welterweight championship bout between Shane Mosley and champion Antonio Margarito at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California.
Guerrero Crushes Litzau
By Christopher Ferris: IBF featherweight champion Robert Guerrero (22-1-1, 15 KOs) totally dominated challenger Jason Litzau (23-2, 19 KOs), battering him around the ring at will before stopping him in the 8th round of scheduled 12-round bout on Friday night at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, in Lemoore, California. The end came in the 8th round after Guerrero, 24, knocked Litzau down twice in the round with left hooks and right hands to the head. Referee David Mendoza moved in and stopped the fight at 2:25 of the 8th round.
The bout was mostly dull for the most part, as it was completely one-sided with Guerrero controlling most of the action. There’s nothing wrong with that, except that Guerrero appeared to win by default, because Litzau, 24, did next to nothing all fight long. He seemed badly afraid of Guerrero from the opening moments of the fight, so much so that he rarely let his hands go. Instead, Litzau mostly stood around attempting to get out of the way of Guerrero’s shots, and not doing a good job of it. The fight really should have been stopped after the 4th round when it became apparent that Litzau wasn’t into the fight and had no interest in punching back.