LOS ANGELES, June 5 – Former two-time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero now has a new opponent for his June 12th fight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, after original foe Johnnie Edwards withdrew from the bout due to a back injury. Stepping up to the plate for the ESPN “Friday Night Fights” main event is veteran contender Efren “Huracan” Hinojosa..
A native of Mexico City, Mexico, Hinojosa (30-5-1, 17 KOs) has fought boxing’s best over the course of his professional career. The owner of wins over the likes of Steve Quinonez, Lamar Murphy, Ivan Robinson and Jose Luis Soto Karass, this former USBA champion is eager to make another run at a world title and knows that beating Guerrero is a big step in that direction.
Guerrero vs. Hinojosa, a 10 round junior lightweight bout that headlines a hard-hitting night of world-class boxing, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions. The ESPN “Friday Night Fights” live telecast beginning at 10pm ET / 7pm PT will be broadcast on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com.
Tickets, priced at $100.00, $75.00, $50.00 and $25.00, are on sale now at the HP Pavilion Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
The co-featured bout on June 12th pits rising junior welterweight star Danny Garcia against Pavel Miranda in an eight round clash. Also in action in separate bouts on June 12th will be hot undefeated prospects Carlos Velasquez, Juan Velasquez, Eloy Perez of Salinas, San Francisco’s Ashanti Jordan and San Jose’s Anthony Johnson.
BURGOS AND HERRERA PUT UNBEATEN RECORDS ON THE LINE ON JUNE 12
ORANGE, June 8 – It’s a championship doubleheader for fight fans this Friday, June 12th, when unbeaten young guns Juan Carlos Burgos and Mauricio Herrera look to make the leap from prospects to contenders on Thompson Boxing Promotions’ highly-anticipated “New Blood IV” card at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.
In the main event, Burgos looks for his 22nd win without a loss when he battles fellow featherweight standout Vyacheslav Gusev for the WBC CABOFE title, and in the co-feature, Riverside’s own “El Maestro”, Mauricio Herrera, puts his perfect record on the line against Luis Alfredo Lugo for the WBC / USNBC Jr. welterweight belt.
“New Blood IV” a six-bout card of hard-hitting professional boxing action presented by Thompson Boxing Promotions in association with Fox Sports en Español, will take place at the Doubletree Hotel – Ontario, which is located at 222 N. Vineyard Avenue. For tickets, priced at $75, $45, and $30, please call 714-935-0900.
The nephew of former world champion Victor Burgos, Juan Carlos Burgos (21-0, 15 KOs) has been carving out his own niche in the competitive pro boxing world. Just 21 years old, the Tijuana native has already compiled 21 wins without a loss, and with each fight, he is seemingly getting better and better. Fresh from a second round TKO of Omar Lizarraga in February, Burgos is ready for his biggest challenge yet in Vyacheslav Gusev (16-1, 3 KOs). Hailing from Prokopyevsk, Russia, the 23-year old has already earned the Russian, WBA Intercontinental, and WBO Intercontinental titles while showing his maturity by going the 12 round distance twice. On June 12th, he hopes to add another title belt to his trophy case by beating Burgos.
Riverside’s own Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera (10-0, 5 KOs) returns to his home away from home at the Doubletree (where he is 6-0) to take on Los Mochis, Mexico’s Luis Alfredo Lugo (10-8-1, 6 KOs) in a ten round bout for the WBC / USNBC Jr. welterweight crown. It’s Herrera’s first ten rounder and first title fight, and after his fifth round TKO of William Correa in April, he’s ready for the step-up against the seasoned Lugo.
Also featured on the June 12th bill will be a six round featherweight showdown between Vista’s Aaron Garcia (9-1, 2 KOs) and Huntington Park’s unbeaten Jesus “Pollo” Hernandez (8-0, 2 KOs). Garcia, a former amateur star who won the 2003 US title and two National Golden Gloves championships, is returning to the ring for the first time since his win over Gabe Garcia last September. The 20-year old Hernandez, a native of Los Mochis, Mexico, has been on a tear that he hopes to continue against Garcia.
In undercard action, Alberto Herrera (1-0, 1 KO) and Alfredo Rivera (0-4) meet in a four round junior middleweight clash, welterweights Ignacio “Quiquiriqui” Garcia (2-1-1) of Pomona and Yakub Shideav (1-1, 1 KO) of Kyrgyzstan collide, and in the four round lightweight opener, Indio’s Miguel Uronia takes on Pacoima’s Oscar Chinchilla in a battle of pro debutants.
Doors open at 6:30pm, and the first bell is at 7:45pm. All bouts subject to change.