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"The Ghost" Guerrero To Face Jorge Martinez on Holyfield-Tony Undercard

FROM MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER IN LAS VEGAS

29.08 – Twenty-year-old Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will battle once-beaten Jorge Martinez, 24, on the eagerly anticipated Oct. 4 pay-per-view fight card at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The announcement was made today by Jay Larkin, Senior Vice President, Sports and Event Programming, Showtime Networks, and promoter Dan Goossen of Goossen Tutor Promotions.

The 10-round featherweight bout will kick off the pay-per-view fight card headlined by four-time world champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield against three-time world champion and current International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Champion James “Lights Out” Toney. Highlighting the undercard will be a 12-round IBF title eliminator featuring two of boxing’s most talented fighters, former 130-pound world champions Diego “Chico” Corrales and Joel Casamayor. The telecast will begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Goossen Tutor Promotions will present the event, which is being distributed by SHOWTIME Pay Per View and carries a suggested retail price of $44.95. Tickets are priced at $650, $500, $300, $150 and $75, and are on sale now at the Mandalay Bay Box Office and all TicketMaster outlets. To order tickets by phone, call (702) 632-7580.

Guerrero (11-0, 4 KOs), of Gilroy, Calif., has knocked out each of his past three opponents inside of two rounds, including two in the opening stanza. In his last start, the promising southpaw registered a first-round TKO over Jose Tula on June 8, 2003, in Las Vegas. During an impressive amateur career, Guerrero won the gold medal at the National Junior Olympics at age 15, and was the youngest competitor at the 2000 United States Olympic Trials. Raised among a family of fighters, Guerrero turned pro on April 22, 2001, and registered a four-round decision over Alex Ramirez in Indio, Calif.

Martinez (11-1, 3 KOs), of Escondido, Calif., has won nine consecutive fights since suffering his lone defeat on a five-round decision to Juan Ruiz on April 13, 2001, in Palm Springs, Calif. A top amateur, Martinez won the vast majority of his 132 amateur bouts before turning pro on Feb. 15, 2001, with a four-round decision over Ulises Pena, in Irvine, Calif. In his last outing, the crowd-pleasing boxer-puncher captured the ABMH (Hispanic World Boxing Association) 130-pound belt with a 10th-round TKO over Victor Dominguez on April 12, 2003, from La Paz, Mexico.

Holyfield (38-6-2, 25 KOs), of Atlanta, became the only heavyweight in history to win a world title on four separate occasions when he captured the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over John Ruiz on Aug. 12, 2000, in Las Vegas. The legendary fighter previously became only the second man following Muhammad Ali to capture the heavyweight crown three times when he stopped Mike Tyson in the 11th round on Nov. 9, 1996.

Known worldwide for his warrior spirit and superior boxing skills, Holyfield is one of the most respected athletes of his era, and has battled every premiere heavyweight including Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Michael Moorer, Ray Mercer, Hasim Rahman and Chris Byrd. He has defeated each of them with the exception of Lewis and Byrd. Holyfield knocked out James “Buster” Douglas in the third round to win the undisputed heavyweight title on Oct. 25, 1990.

Toney (66-4-2, 42 KOs), of Los Angeles, by way of Grand Rapids, Mich., rocked the boxing world on April 2003 when, at the ripe, young age of 34, he won the IBF cruiserweight crown over Vassiliy Jirov in Ledyard, Conn. The victory represented Toney’s first world title triumph in nearly nine years after holding world titles at 160 lbs and 168 lbs. Able to weather the rushes and aggressiveness of Jirov with stinging counterpunches, Toney scored the bout’s lone knockdown in the 12th and final round. Like Holyfield, Toney has taken on many of his era’s most heralded fighters, including Roy Jones Jr., Iran Barkley, Jirov, Montell Griffin, Michael Nunn, Reggie Johnson and Mike McCallum.

After compiling a 25-0-1 record with 18 knockouts in his first 26 starts, Toney captured the IBF middleweight title with an 11th-round TKO over then-unbeaten champion Nunn on May 10, 1991. Following six successful title defenses, including victories over McCallum and Johnson, Toney moved up in weight and won the IBF super middleweight crown with a ninth-round TKO over Barkley on Feb. 13, 1993.

Following three successful super middleweight title defenses, Toney lost his championship and unbeaten record (44-0-2 going in) in his 47th bout when he dropped a 12-round unanimous decision to Jones Jr. on Nov. 18, 1994. Toney has won his past 12 contests, including the victory over Jirov in his last bout.

Corrales (37-1, 31 KOs), of Sacramento, Calif., is a former International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion. He captured the IBF belt on Oct. 23, 1999, with a seventh-round TKO over Robert Garcia. After successfully defending his crown three times, Corrales lost a battle of unbeatens when World Boxing Council (WBC) titleholder Floyd Mayweather defeated him in Las Vegas on Jan. 20, 2001. Corrales entered the grudge match in less than stellar condition and wound up suffering a 10th-round TKO. Since returning to the ring following a well-documented, two-year hiatus due to personal, managerial and promotional problems, Corrales has gone 4-0 with four knockouts in 2003. In his most recent start, the current World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 4 130-pound contender knocked Damian Fuller out in the third round on June 20 in Carson, Calif.

Casamayor (29-1, 18 KOs), of Guantanamo, Cuba, is a former World Boxing Association (WBA) champion. One of the most prolific amateur boxers in history, Casamayor captured the WBA interim 130-pound title with a 12-round decision over Antonio Hernandez on June 19, 1999. After successfully defending the interim crown in November 1999, the 1992 Olympic gold medallist captured the WBA world title with a fifth-round TKO over Jongkwon Baek on May 21, 2000. Casamayor made four successful defenses before suffering his only defeat on a 12-round unanimous decision to undefeated WBO 130-pound kingpin Acelino Freitas on SHOWTIME Jan. 12, 2002. Since the defeat, the current WBA No. 1 130-pound contender has gone 3-0, including a 10-round unanimous decision over Nate Campbell on Jan. 25, 2003.

Holyfield-Toney will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME Pay Per View.

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