Anaheim, CA - On Saturday night, the welterweight division got a shocker when Argentina's David Emanuel 'El Pirata' Peralta (26-2-1, 14 KOs) defeated former world champion Robert 'The Ghost' Guerrero, (33-5-1, 18 KOs).
Peralta boxed his way to a 12-round split decision in the main event of Premier Boxing Champion (PBC) on Spike Saturday night from the Honda Center in Anaheim. Photos by Andy Samuelson. The scores were 116-112 and 115-113 for Peralta and 115-113 for Guerrero.
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 turned the tables in the ninth, seemingly scoring a knockdown which wasn't called and landing right hands at will on Guerrero.
Guerrero was not happy with the scoring of the contest. He felt there was no doubt on who deserved the victory in the ring. The entire Guerrero team was very upset with the 116-112 scorecard in favor of Peralta, because the judge only scored four rounds in favor of Guerrero.
"I thought I clearly won the fight. For the judge to say I lost eight rounds sounds crazy to me. Peralta was very awkward but I felt I won. I won the rounds when I boxed. This is very disappointing but I'll be back, that you can count on," Guerrero said.
