GORRES -GUERREO BATTLE ELEVATED TO IBF TITLE ELIMINATOR
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 15 Jun 2007
Z “The Dream” Gorres’ battle with Mexican Gerson Guerrero which will be among the six fights on the much-awaited “World Cup: showdown between the Philippines and Mexico has been elevated to an IBF title eliminator.
The “World Cup” headlined by what promises to be a classic between undefeated Filipino ring sensation Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista and reigning WBO super bantamweight king Daniel Ponce De Leon takes place at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California on August 11.
Respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer told Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today that Golden Boy Promotions had informed him that the fight will be a title eliminator with the winner getting a crack at the IBF crown .
“El Nene” Guerrero has a record of 33-7 with 25 knockouts and is coming off back-to-back KO victories over Julio Grimaldo and Lupillo Sanchez. He is known to be a tough fighter who could give Gorres problems. However, if the classy southpaw Gorres demonstrates the superb skills he showed against WBO champion Fernando Montiel when he was robbed of the title in what many considered a horrendous decision he should prevail and set himself up for an IBF title shot.
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