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Press Release: Dominican southpaw Fernando Guerrero (23-1, 18 KOs) of Salisbury, Md., will make his fifth appearance on ShoBox: The New Generation when he faces Chris “The Irish Ghost’’ Fitzpatrick (15-1, 6 KOs) of Las Vegas, Nev., in a ten-round super middleweight fight on Friday, April 20, live on Showtime (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) in Biloxi, Mississippi. Guerrero-Fitzpatrick will open a telecast headlined by a middleweight fight between former world middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KOs) and undefeated Caleb "Golden" Truax (18-0-1, 10 KOs). The co-feature will pit former Cuban amateur standout Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO’s) against Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s). The 5-foot-9, 25-year-old Guerrero is coming off of a fourth-round knockout over Jason Naugler last Feb. 18 in Cancun, Mexico. It was the second consecutive victory for Guerrero after his first pro loss to Grady Brewer on June 17, 2011. Fitzpatrick will be making his ShoBox debut and second start in 2012. A 24-year-old who has campaigned almost exclusively in the South, Fitzpatrick is coming off of a sixth-round technical knockout win over Kenneth Dunham in his most recent effort on Feb. 4th. A native of Cleveland, Fitzpatrick turned pro in February 2008 and was victorious in his first 14 fights before losing a 10-round decision to Jose Medina on Oct. 28, 2011, in Albany, N.Y.
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