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By Steve Kim - On February 29th IBF featherweight champion Robert Guerrero impressively halted Jason Litzau in Lemoore, California in eight rounds. With the win, the young man who hails from nearby Gilroy had seemingly found his groove in the ring after some earlier inconsistencies, and 'The Ghost', as he is called, was coming into his own as one of the sport’s brightest young champions.
After losing the IBF title to Orlando Salido (who later flunked his post-fight urinalysis and was thus stripped of the title) in November of 2006, Guerrero - under the guidance of his father in the corner - had now put together three solid knockout victories, and along the way had re-captured the IBF crown he originally won against Erik Aiken in September of 2006. He had even played to a standing room only crowd at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in his dismantling of Litzau.
It seemed as though they had all the momentum in the world.
So why are we into July and there are no sightings of 'The Ghost'?
"Ask Shelly," said the normally talkative promoter, Dan Goossen, who developed Guerrero from a fledgling prospect into a world champion. 'Shelly' would be one Shelly Finkel, who co-manages Guerrero alongside Bob Santos. [details]
After losing the IBF title to Orlando Salido (who later flunked his post-fight urinalysis and was thus stripped of the title) in November of 2006, Guerrero - under the guidance of his father in the corner - had now put together three solid knockout victories, and along the way had re-captured the IBF crown he originally won against Erik Aiken in September of 2006. He had even played to a standing room only crowd at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in his dismantling of Litzau.
It seemed as though they had all the momentum in the world.
So why are we into July and there are no sightings of 'The Ghost'?
"Ask Shelly," said the normally talkative promoter, Dan Goossen, who developed Guerrero from a fledgling prospect into a world champion. 'Shelly' would be one Shelly Finkel, who co-manages Guerrero alongside Bob Santos. [details]
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