ARGENTINE CAB DRIVER DAVID PERALTA STUNS FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT ?THE GHOST? GUERRERO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 28 Aug 2016
Argentine cab driver David Emanuel "El Pirata" Peralta has stunned former world champion Robert "The Ghost Guerrero, winning a twelve round split decision in the main event of Premier Boxing Champion (PBC) on Spike Saturday night from the Honda Center in Anaheim.
Scores were 116-112 and 115-113 for Peralta and 115-113 for Guerrero in the main event of the televised tripleheader promoted by TGB Promotions.
Boxing Scene reported that Guerrero opened strong in the first two rounds, scoring at will over the slower Peralta. Guerrero continued to have success in the third stanza as they traded back and forth throughout the round. Peralta started to mount a consistent attack in the fifth round, upping the tempo and using movement to keep the oncoming Guerrero at bay.
The middle rounds featured excellent exchanges with Guerrero using a blistering uppercut to score points against Peralta. However, Peralta who is handled by well-known international promoter and matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz, turned the tables in the ninth, seemingly scoring a knockdown which wasn't called and landing right hands at will on Guerrero.
Peralta continued to land and score in the final three rounds earning the split decision. In a post-fight interview the victorious Peralta said "I was a cab driver, driving cabs in Argentina. I was offered a chance to fight in the U.S. and came away victorious.
I came to fight and I knew I would win. He is a very good fighter but I hit him with the harder shots.? Peralta added "Yes, I want to fight bigger names now, no way I'm going to retire now. I'll be ready again to fight soon, this was no joke and I can beat a lot of great fighters."
David Peralta of Argentina celebrates after earning a split decision victory over Robert Guerrero of California Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Photo by Jhay Otamias / PhilBoxing.com.
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