Fernando Guerrero: record, next fight and profile →
Fernando Guerrero is in search of his fourth straight win as well as past accolades as the still-promising prospect faces Juan Carlos Candelo in the Fox Deportes-televised* main event in Humble, Texas. In the televised co-feature, J'Leon Love remained perfect after scoring a 6th round knockout of Tyrone Selders.
Middleweight contender Fernando Guerrero (24-1, 18 KOs) and new trainer Virgil Hunter spoke to BoxingScene.com/CSNBayArea.com ahead of their Fox Sports Net/FUEL TV headliner this Saturday against J.C. Candelo (32-11-4, 21 KOs), at the Humble Civic Center in Humble, Tex. FERNANDO GUERRERO ON COMPARING HIS HOMETOWN OF SALISBURY, MD., TO LOS ANGELES AND THE BAY AREA: “It’s inspiring. The whole community there [in Salisbury] still gets behind me whenever I fight. They have dancers and people make bobbleheads. You can’t let them down. It makes you want to make them smile even more.
LOS ANGELES - Fists will be flying on Saturday, November 3, in Humble, Texas when middleweight young gun Fernando Guerrero and veteran contender J.C. Candelo face off in a 10 round fight at the Humble Civic Center which will be televised on FOX Sports Net, FOX Deportes and FUEL TV. In the co-feature, talented up-and-comer J'Leon Love will take on an opponent to be named in an eight round fight. Guerrero vs. Candelo is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with South Coast Promotions and sponsored by Corona and DeWalt Tools. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. PT on fight night and the first bell rings at 7:00 p.m. PT. The FOX Sports Net broadcast will air live at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT and the FOX Deportes Spanish language broadcast will air at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. FUEL TV will rebroadcast the fight on December 30 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT.
Trainer Virgil Hunter is becoming a busy man. Known for his success with WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward, Hunter has quickly acquired a growing stable of boxers. In a highly publicized split, British superstar Amir Khan broke away from trainer Freddie Roach and soon after hired Hunter in his place. In the coming days, Khan will arrive at Hunter's gym in Hayward, Calif., outside of Oakland.
At the Andre Ward-Chad Dawson weigh-in, middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero revealed he is now training with Virgil Hunter in the Bay Area. “Virg and I had an agreement to move out here in Oakland,” Guerrero (24-1, 18 KOs) told BoxingScene.com. “It’s more of a style I’m comfortable with, so we’re going to make it happen.” Guerrero had been training with rising cornerman Ricky Funez at the Ten Goose Gym in Van Nuys, Calif. The two enjoyed a successful partnership, going a perfect 2-0 with one stoppage during that period.
Ryan Burton speaks with middleweight contender Fernando Guerrero to discuss his big win on the Khan vs. Garcia undercard in Las Vegas, what he plans to do next and more.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Abner Cotto (14-0, 6KOs) slowly broke down Juan Manuel Montiel (7-6-3, 2KOs) and stopped him in the eight and final round. Montiel went down twice in the final round.
Ryan Burton catches up with middleweight contender Fernando Guerrero to discuss his upcoming fight with Jose Medina, training camp and more.
BoxingScene has been informed that middleweight contender Fernando Guerrero will be making his return to the ring on July 14th on the Amir-Khan vs. Danny Garcia undercard as he will take on Jose Medina.
Luis Sandoval catches up with middleweight contender Fernando Guerrero to discuss the status of his career and more.