Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
‘The Ghost’ set to earn WBC title chance
WBN Editor
‘The Ghost’ set to earn WBC title chance
Although unconfirmed, Robert Guerrero looks set to earn a
shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 4th, beating light-middleweight king Saul
Alvarez for the privilege of challenging the greatest fighter of his generation.
The 29 year-old has been slated to be the 44th foe to
attempt to overthrow Mayweather in his sixteen-year career by several sources,
including statistics website Boxrec, and could conceivably be formally
announced before the New Year.
The card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is to be named ‘Cinco
de Mayweather’ as it takes place on the same weekend as the Mexican holiday and
will hold significance for Guerrero, who is of Latino descent.
The bout will be the first for Mayweather, 35, since his incarceration
between June and August this year, with a second fight planned for September as
the American looks to cement his place as the pound for pound best.
The impending contest should now mean that Mayweather will relinquish
the WBA 154lb super title that ‘Money’ claimed when defeating Miguel Cotto in
May this year and would then leave Austin Trout as the sole belt holder.