SOUTHHAVEN, Miss. (June 17, 2009) –
Undefeated middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero may have been flying
under the radar during his young pro career, but that ends Friday night
when he fights in his first main event, headlining the “Boxing’s Future
Champions” pay-per-view pro card at Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury,
Maryland.
Guerrero (13-0, 11 KOs), born in the Dominican Republic, has become
somewhat of a boxing cult hero in his hometown of Salisbury, where he
had “banged-out the house” in past appearances there. Even though he’s
fought twice on ESPN and once on Showtime, the multi-talented southpaw
will really spread his wings starting Friday against Brian “The
Assassin” Norman (17-8, 5 KOs) in the 8-round main event.
The 22-year-old Guerrero, who captured gold medals at the World Cadet
Junior Olympics and 2007 USA National Championships, embraces the
popularity he’s developed at home in Salisbury and he’s prepared to make
his mark at a higher level fighting on the www.PrizeFightTV.com PPV
event.
“Norman is my height (5-9) and I know he comes to fight,” Guerrero said.
“Fans watching me for the first time will see an exciting fighter with
all-around skills who is going to do whatever it takes to win. I’m going
to give them what they like and want – an aggressive fighter. He’s going
to go head-to-head with me, too. The louder the fans scream, the harder
we’ll fight. I can’t wait!”
Fernando will also have an opportunity to watch his older (by 5 years)
brother, cruiserweight Alex Guerrero, make his pro debut Friday evening
in a 4-round bout versus Rodrika Ray (2-1, 1 KO). “My brothers are the
reason I’m boxing,” Fernando explained. “My manager and trainer, Hal
Chernoff, came by our house to pick-up my brothers to bring them to his
gym (Main Street Gym in Salisbury). I was standing outside of our house
and Hal asked why I wasn’t coming to the gym. I said, ‘I’m the smart
one.’ I was a good athlete and played just about every sport other than
boxing. I finally went to the gym, tried boxing, but didn’t like it. I
went home and thought things over, thinking maybe I was just being lazy.
I decided to box, just to do something, and I’ve been there ever since.
It’s about time my brother turned pro and I’m excited about watching him
make his pro debut Friday night before I fight.”
The 6-round co-feature matches 2007 World Golden Gloves champion and
U.S. Olympic Team alternate, Shawn Porter (8-0, 6 KOs), against
upset-minded junior middleweight Dion Savage (5-0, 3 KOs), in a rare
match-up of unbeaten prospects.
Unbeaten super middleweights Farah Enis (10-0, 5 KOs), of Philadelphia,
and Bobby Jordan (6-0, 2 KOs) put their unbeaten records on the line in
an 8-round bout.
Also on the undercard is exciting middleweight Dominic Wade (2-0, 2 KOs)
against Anthony Cannon (4-12, 1 KO) in a 4-round bout, plus Farah’s
older brother, Derrick “Pooh” Ennis, Jr. (17-2, 12 KOs), takes on junior
middleweight Joshua “Poison” Onyango (14-17, 11 KOs) in an 8-round
match.
Ticket prices range between $15.00 and $125.00 (ringside) and are on
sale at the Wicomico Civic Center Box Office or on line at
WicomicoCivicCenter.org. Source/PR
