Robert Guerrero Eyes Move To Junior Welterweight
By Ryan Burton
BoxingScene.com was on hand for three time world champion Robert Guerrero's most recent sparring session at the Pound4Pound Gym in Las Vegas, NV. Guerrero is in the middle of his training camp for his April 9th showdown with Michael Katsidis of Australia. The fight is the co-feature to Erik Morales versus Marcos Maidana and takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be broadcast on HBO pay per view.
Including the Katsidis bout, three of Guerrero's past four fights will have been fought at the lightweight level (his fight versus Joel Casamayor last year was fought at the junior welterweight limt). Guerrero doesn't plan on staying in the division long. He has his eyes set on mixing it up in the hot junior welterweight division.
"After the Katsidis fight a lot of doors should be open for me. I want to fight for a belt (at 135 lbs.) after the Katsidis fight and then move immediately up to 140. That is a hot division."
Guerrero, who is a former world champion at featherweight and super featherweight doesn't plan on stopping at 140 pounds. The tall, lanky southpaw has his sights set on becoming a six division champion.
"I think I can eventually move up to 154 pounds before I retire. I am tall and I think I have the type of frame that I can add the weight. The key is that I have carried the power as I move up in weight."
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